Selena Humphreys and Tasha Purcell, Instructors – Explore Wyoming
Monday’s drive from Cheyenne to Lander was a long, hot one! We passed through Rawlins at mid-day, stopping by the Old Wyoming Penitentiary, a highlight of Rawlins that Ivey shared with us. It is a beautiful old stone building that held prisoners from 1901 to 1981. We drove up the street to eat lunch in a (more…)
July 28th, 2010
All Participants – Explore Wyoming
We wrapped up our Friday night in Casper at the Casper Planetarium. We had the best tour of the night sky by a young guy not much older than we are, and was the cutest little nerd we ever met. He was totally in his element as he pointed out constellations and nebulae that we could see in the summer sky. Our (more…)
July 26th, 2010
All Participants – Explore Wyoming
Although we spent a rainy night at our Devil’s Tower campsite, we woke up to a beautiful morning. We went on the morning ranger walk around the base of the tower. Our ranger was a Lakota Sioux named Chris, who shared with us many Native American stories about the area. Our favorite was one about the Great (more…)
July 23rd, 2010
Laurel Wyckoff, Events Coordinator – Teton Science Schools
Saturday, August 21st is a special day for Teton Science Schools – it’s our 33rd Annual Fundraising Auction! From 2:00 – 5:00 PM at the Jackson Campus, hundreds of unique items, one-of-a-kind experiences, and merchandise will be on the auction block to help raise funds to support programs for local kids (more…)
July 22nd, 2010
Bethany, Participant – Explore Wyoming
We left the Christ Episcopal Church on Tuesday morning and headed off into the Big Horn Mountains where we were inspired by the beautiful scenery. When we arrived in Gillette, Mark Winland, a local high school biology teacher toured us around McManaman Park, a local wetlands park he and other community (more…)
July 22nd, 2010
Tammie Van Holland, Director of Admissions – Journeys School
Journeys School Parent Council invites EVERYONE (students, parents, new families, faculty, staff, friends) to the all school summer picnic. Games will be played, grill will be fired up, and fun will be had by kids and adults. This will be a great chance to reconnect and share your summer travels and local adventures. (more…)
July 21st, 2010
Vivie and Taylor, Explore Wyoming Participants - Educational Programs
On our way through Yellowstone, we stopped at West Thumb to take a look at some geothermal activity. We brought our temperature-reading laser gun out on the boardwalk and used it to read the different levels of heat in the pools and microbial mats. The highest temperature was 176 degrees Fahrenheit! We drove (more…)
July 20th, 2010