Tetons

I got to spend my birthday at Teton Science School and I couldn't be more happy. The entire week was awesome. I thought that I would be freaking out with my phone but it turns out that it actually was a nice thing. The staff was super friendly and I would love to come back.
John Kearns

Teton

I have really enjoyed this entire week at Teton Science School.  I thought that giving up electronics was going to suck but it has been great.  I love being seperated from Salt Lake.  I really hope that i can do something like this again later in life and i will never forget this experience.

Jacob S Allen

Final Evening

Waking up before the sun rises,
Wrapping goosebumped arms in wool,
Lacing up used ski boots just in time to take them off again.

Stepping blindly into sparkling pearl,
Skipping to the log kitchen,
Licking the syrup from our satisfied fingers.

Snapping toes into cross country skis,
Climbing through the overcast clouds,
Gliding past forests with only our falls to slow us down.

Piling into the mess hall with grumbling stomachs,
Feeding the hungry dishwasher the plates we attempted to clean,
Keeping eyes open to the facts of glittering geology.

At last,
Plopping exhausted into the cobwebbed bunk you've spent a week in,
And realizing this is the last night it will cradle your slumber.


-Christina

My Week

Where do I start? Well when I arrived in the Tetons I had no idea what to expect. I was thinking it was going to be something of a valley-camp where we stayed in a hotel and took a bus up to the mountains. I was very wrong. I woke up from the five hour bus ride and took a look around me. I saw four-foot snowbanks, log cabins, and vegitation everywhere. We were right on the mountains! Our backyard was the forest and all of the things that inhabited it. Throughout the week I learned all about the environment and nature that was the Tetons. From 6:30 A.M. until 9:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, I was immersed in a world of science. It definatly was one of the best weeks of my life. Especially Coyote Rock, just check out our pictures! It was sick!
-TRENT

Reflection

This week has been great. Every day we've done something new and explored a different part of the greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Each morning, we wake up and walk out our cabin to a stunning view of the Teton Mountains. The food is great, and we get to learn in an inspiring setting each day. When we return to camp, we are again well fed, and at night we have a great view of the stars. I can't think of a better place to spend a week, with great people and great surroundings.
Going into the week, I didn't understand the reasoning behing taking our phones.  Throughout the week, I realized that, by disconnecting ourselves from what we left at home, we have become more connected with this amazing place and these amazing people.
-Charlie Murphy

Our Last Day

On our last day here we are skiing to coyote rock.  They keep telling us it will be the farthest ski we have done, but it is well worth it.  We have all had an amazing time to say the least, but we are also ready to get back to the day to day life.  It has been wonderful to get closer to each other, and learn many new things we wouldn't necesarily have been able to do sitting in a classroom at school. It is really cool to be able to learn things hands on, such as learning about the various wildlife communities, and how the whole yellowstone ecosystem was formed.  Like I said, we have all had an amazing time, and it was a wonderful experience most of us wouldn't be able to get back at home. It has been really cool to wake up with the tetons right out side our window, and have the oppourtunity go out and experience wildlife so close and hands on.
-Marshall Wallace

Our Last Breakfast

When we walked into the dining hall this morning there was a sense of happiness and sorrow, because we were about to eat the last of the wonderfull breakfasts we have been enjoying all week long. It was a delicious breakfast of, scrambled eggs of Ina, which is a recipe the cook learned from a lady in Vermont, they were delicious! We also enjoyed cofee cake and fresh fruit, yogurt and smoothies. We have had many delicious meals this week and will miss them.
                                            -Josh