The Lost Wonder Hut

Here are the last of the pictures for the week. I’m going to forgo the captions so that I can relax and watch Life of Pi with the kids.

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Testimony meeting around the campfire.

Testimony meeting around the campfire.

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My dog ears.

My dog ears.

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HDR image.

HDR image.

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View of the Lost Wonder Hut in the distance.

View of the Lost Wonder Hut in the distance.

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Reading the fourth Harry Potter book.

Reading the fourth Harry Potter book.

Sophie in the snow shelter.

Sophie in the snow shelter.

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HDR Image of the Lost Wonder Hut.

HDR Image of the Lost Wonder Hut.

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Cross-country Ski Day

The students did a great job learning cross-country skiing. Snow conditions were much better on South Fork Lake Creek Trail. There won’t be any pictures posted for the next two days while we are up at the Lost Wonder Hut. I’ll work on getting them posted when we come back down, but it may not be until we return to St. Louis.

The group waits for their turn to take the hill.

The group waits for their turn to take the hill.

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Taylor falls with style.

Taylor falls with style.

Tim works his way up the hill.

Tim works his way up the hill.

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Time for throwing a few snowballs.

Time for throwing a few snowballs.

The sun made our journaling time comfortable.

The sun made our journaling time comfortable.

Tatyana and Suze fill in their pages.

Tatyana and Suze fill in their pages.

The whole group journaling.

The whole group journaling.

Working up close.

Working up close.

Sara sketches another detailed drawing.

Sara sketches another detailed drawing.

Rachael takes in the scene for her writing prompt.

Rachael takes in the scene for her writing prompt.

Tim is looking at the "wide view" for his drawing.

Tim is looking at the “wide view” for his drawing.

Monday: Downhill or Cross-country

Most student went downhill skiing at Monarch, but three went cross-country skiing with me and Kristin.

Down the black diamond at Monarch

Down the black diamond at Monarch

Downhill at Monarch

Downhill at Monarch

Braid bonding.

Braid bonding.

Making monkey bread

Making monkey bread

Comic smiles

Comic smiles

Practicing chords

Practicing chords

Relaxing with a book

Relaxing with a book

Weaseling in a photo

Weaseling in a photo

Cross-country group takes a little journaling time

Cross-country group takes a little journaling time

Up Cottonwood Pass framed with Aspen.

Up Cottonwood Pass framed with Aspen.

Starting down the Cottonwood Pass trail. Snow was pretty wet and sticky.

Starting down the Cottonwood Pass trail. Snow was pretty wet and sticky.

Making lunches for our field day

Making lunches for our field day

Bagging lunch, an art

Bagging lunch, an art

A little down time after the writing and art blocks

A little down time after the writing and art blocks

Writing block; making a word bank

Writing block; making a word bank

Makenzie introduces her session on finding interesting words to use in writing

Makenzie introduces her session on finding interesting words to use in writing

Reflective writing in the yurt.

Reflective writing in the yurt.

First Real Day at Link

We woke to alpenglow and clear skies.

Time for laughs. YouTube?

Time for laughs. YouTube?

Where we spend most of our time -- the lodge.

Where we spend most of our time — the lodge.

Hanging on under the sun. They didn't last long.

Hanging on under the sun. They didn’t last long.

Snowshoeing started with a steep,  uphill hike -- 1k of evelation.

Snowshoeing started with a steep, uphill hike — 1k of evelation.

Lead group marching on.

Lead group marching on.

A teaching moment from Bobby.

A teaching moment from Bobby.

Shadows

Shadows

Art lesson with Kristin.

Art lesson with Kristin.

Kristin talks about the connections between art and science.

Kristin talks about the connections between art and science.

Try a little drawing.

Try a little drawing.

Drawing an orange. What do you see, Tim?

Drawing an orange. What do you see, Tim?

Sara works on her orange sketch with color pencils.

Sara works on her orange sketch with color pencils.

Rachael puts in the details.

Rachael puts in the details.

Gage works on a landscape sketch.

Gage works on a landscape sketch.

Sun behind pines

Sun behind pines

Friday -Celebration Day

We took a challenging ski up to the highest point on the TSS campus to celebrate our experiences.

The first climb.

A short break before tackling our next climb.

A moment to reflect.

... and up through the conifer.

Breaking out of the conifer and into the sunshine.

Just a little more climbing to go.

Our summit is in sight.

Time for a group photo to mark our celebration.

Everyone agrees that lunch in the field is the best meal.

Lunch with a view.

Heading down can be trickier than climbing up.

Another slope to go.

Thursday – Research Day

A warming hot chocolate after a morning ski before breakfast.

One group researched tracks around this elk kill.

Track made by the wing of a raven or magpie.

Coyote tracks.

Katie explains how we can tell it was an older female elk.

Nate and Ron eat lunch with a great view.

The ski back to campus under the gaze of Grand Teton.

Research Presentations:

Wednesday 2001 -Day 3

A day full of nature, art and wildlife.

The group at the Murie Ranch.

Doing a writing exercise in Adolph and Louise Murie's house.

Deanna works on her assignment by a window.

The students work in their journals on the bank of the Snake River.

A bull elk on the Elk Refuge.

"Can't quite reach that itch."

Two bulls spar while a third referees.

Sarah pets the nose of one of the sleight horses.

Our driver, Lynn.

Anna studies a painting in the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

A wolf tries to sneak up on some bighorn sheep.

The sheep watch warily as the wolves pass by.

Writing and art with Matt and Greg.

Tuesday 2011 -Day 2

A sun warmed day on the slopes of the terminal moraine at the foot of the Tetons.

Creative writing with Matt Daly at the Bradley Taggert Visiting Center.

Deanna works on a poem.

Matt talks about how to get ideas for something to write about.

The group works on their writing by this big window.

Ross and Deanna look over displays in the Visitor's Center.

Zach and Anna look for details to write about.

Ron refines the stanzas of his poem.

A poem develops for Nate.

Heidi points out important aspects of the Teton Range terrain.

At the Bradley Taggert trail head.

The Ripping Riparian Group poses on a bridge heading up to the moraine.

The sun heated up our day. Perfect for our research.

Ron and Anna research the species of Conifer -- Subalpine Fir.

Katie points out evidence of a relatively recent burn.

Carrie was caught during a game of "Camouflage".

Heading down from Bradley Taggert.

Sarah reflects in her journal about her experience up in the Bradley Taggert trail.

Sarah reflects in her journal about her experience up in the Bradley Taggert trail.

Greg worked with the students on values and shading.

Clay gets into some detail on his drawing.

Ross gets some help from Greg.

In the Murie Museum, Doug talks about the Murie's and their contribution to conservation.

Sarah sketches one of Olaus Murie's stuffed animals.