Celebration Day!

Celebration ski.

There were a few climbs.

Anneke and Ashton made it to the Upper Meadow.

There were many obstacles.

Lunch break.

Garrett lounges in the snow.

Michael shares his favorite moment.

That deserves a cheer.

Heading back down was trickier than climbing up. Take it easy Karlie. Pizza slice.

Sunset over TSS. The building at the back is our classroom building.

Teton sunset. Inspiring.

Momma Moose.

Baby moose is trying to catch up to its mom.

Starry night over TSS with the Moon and Venus.

Scientific research on field day.

Another beautiful sunrise on the Tetons.

View East from our classroom.

The perfect spot for collecting our data.

Charlie and Christian pick a reference point for observing cloud movement over the valley.

Carolyn and Ashton observe cloud movement over the mountains.

A lot to consider.

Ashton points out clouds features for data points.

Tiffany jots notes into her journal.

Wren takes the notes for her group.

Research Presentations

Both groups did well thought through presentations. Definitely “A” work.

A fun-filled day

Beautiful, clear morning in the Tetons.

Good morning. Beautiful sunrise on Grand Teton.

Anneke takes a picture of the sunrise on the Teton Mountains.

Kat and Charlie gaze out at the inspiring view.

View from outside our classroom.

Zoey has the perfect response to Paul’s question.

Karlie and Kat talk about how to explain their type of geological fault.

Tiffany has the answer.

Kristin gives a drawing demonstration in the Teton National Park Visitor Center.

Karlie and Kat count the Lodgepole Pine whorls to estimate the age of the trees.

Karlie takes a picture of snow piled on a pine branch.

Students snowshoe into the whiteness.

The 2009 Teton Group.

We met the day ready to get started.

The main lodge with Aspens in front.

Michael Booth talks about the connection between the scientific method and art.

Zoey takes notes while listening to Michael Booth.

Ashton listens intently.

Students learn to cross-country ski. Carolyn leads the pack.

Khale, one of our Graduate Student Instructors, talks about animal identification and habitat.

Christian relaxes in the snow.

Khale shows us the properties of snow in the snow pit.

Heading back to the classroom after a great day in the field.

Anneke draws from a small bird specimen in our classroom.

Carolyn and Wren create a story for this Coyote in the Murie Museum.

Zoey and Garrett study specimens in a museum case.

Tiffany and Michael work on a story for their chosen specimen.