We had an early start this morning as we were awoken at
approximately 5 am. We started the day off with a traveling breakfast and a
short ride to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Once we arrived, the researchers presented
their findings. Meredith Bowen and Aulden Hopper did their research on the Yellowstone
National Park. Katie Edwards shared her information on the Old Faithful geyser.
Dylan Heffner was in charge of researching the state of Wyoming. Graceanna Sessions
presented her findings on the Grand Tetons. We spent the late morning/early
afternoon shopping at the local store called “Shirt Off My Back,” where we
splurged on the local attire and souvenirs.
Many of us had the local delicacy meal, the famous “Bison Burger.” We
wrapped up our visit at this wonderful town around 12 pm and headed on our way
to Yellowstone National Park.
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The Antler Arch in Jackson Hole
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| Dani Ariza |
Dylan Heafner
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| Meredith Bowen |
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| Katie Edwards |
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| Aulden Hopper |
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| Graceanna (Miss Lake Waccamaw herself) |
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| Reid loved by Grant and Katti |
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| Waiting for Old Faithful |
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| Katie always has to have a group picture! |
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All the crows perched up on the Yellowstone Center balcony (KAWW)
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Our very own Geyserologist Dr. John Pfiefer
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| Maren's AWESOME TWB journal! Can we all have one? |
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The little Grand Canyon (Don't worry, no hiking here)
Zack Merritt, why do you have so much stuff?
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| Our precious Katie Shytle |
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| Sam Roche and Megan |
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| Always a good time on the bus |
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| Meredith Nanney needed her hair did by our one and only, Katti! |
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| Syndey and Mikayla! |
On our way out of Jackson Hole we stopped at The Chapel of Transfiguration overlooking the Grand Tetons. Man, it was beautiful! Those snowcap mountains were unreal! Then we loaded up
and headed towards Yellowstone hoping to see lots of bison.
Our embark to Yellowstone was far from short and stops were
few and far between… that is until we got in the park. On the bus, one might
have found delusional children breaking out in awkward yet amusing dance and
song. Due to the limitations of the smaller vans, the other kids found themselves
sleeping in the most uncomfortable seating arrangements, as well as listening
to the “wonderful” songs of the great state of Wyoming. Once we reached
Yellowstone, we sat and watched a great steaming hole-“Old Faithful”-spit out
tons of steaming hot water. We sure do miss steaming showers but this is one we
might have to miss. Shopping at Yellowstone was much like attending your local
mall; tons of people buying stuff they really don’t need but decide they want
it in the heat of the moment. Once we reloaded the bus and vans, we traveled to
the other geysers in the park. Onlookers might assume that the foul odor was
deriving from someone’s bad Mexican lunch…fortunately it was only the sulfur
from these great beasts. Our last stop at Yellowstone was at the Little Grand
Canyon. Due to the nightmares formed over the Grand Canyon hike, many of the
kids felt fear of another torturous fate. Luckily it was only a stop for some
more pictures.
