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| Just sprinklers today....plenty of Sun! |
This Post Brought to You by our 10 Science School Students: Jess, Elise, Ashlyn, Taylor, Josh, Dan, Mike, Seth, David, and Grayson.
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One day in the grand Tetons we started our day off with breakfast of waffles, eggs, and other stuff like lemonade. Afterward we had to do the dishes and tables by a lot of people. Then we got ready for the day by filling water bottles, bringing extra clothes etc. Next we loaded in the van for a great day of adventure!
Driving down any road was amazing, seeing the sights of the Grand Tetons from place to place for about 30 minutes hours per ride.It made the time so fun! We left from the school and drove to String Lake. There we unloaded our gear, including our canoes.
When we got to String Lake we got our life vests on and tested them to make sure they fit.
Then we got out all the stuff we didn't want to get wet which was really "a fail" because everything in our pack got soaking wet anyway. Next we learned how to use our oars by playing a game using the different parts of a boat as call signs. It was lots of fun and Grayson was the last of our group to be in the game. BUT, then he let his paddle touch the ground so he got a penalty....he had to kiss his paddle which he did lovingly.
Then, we went canoeing.
In order to get to the different lakes we had to carry a thousand of those heavy "ships" everywhere (called Portage).
For lunch we paddled to boulder island or what we called "cannibal island" in which, one camper, Taylor Bowles, got captured and eaten by them (just kidding).
Next, on our way back, we played canoe games and people got very wet. We played this one called canoe basketball that was really fun.Later we played another where we had to be in our canoe team and use our hands and arms to paddle which was surprisingly impossible. Finally, we played this one where we connected three canoes together and raced while we were connected, and Grayson, Mr. B, Mrs. Kann, Scarp, Dan, and Jes, won!! Even after having to perform a penalty 360 for paddling on the same side...WOOT!
On our way back from canoeing, we were all spent!
Some of us were improvising dry clothes...but then the guides gave us dry clothes in case we didn't have any.
After dinner (steak burritos) we got ready for a wildlife car safari. We went driving through the Grand Tetons to see all the wild life like Bison and Pronghorns. While there weren't many animals out, we also stopped to see the early Jackson settlements called Mormon Row.
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| Can you find the Swallow Nests? |
Finally we went back to the school and played a game of Apples to Apples! That's a really fun game! After a long night of games we had to hit the sack. When we all went to bed we all probably talked about how cool it was to see all of the animals and going canoeing and good quality horror movies. We have had an awesome time during the trip so far. We all would definitely come here again.
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Day 4 Photo Album
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