Slideshow: Trail Blazers

Video: Mink Trail Building

Video: The Pronghorn Climb Blacktail Butte

By Tom Jameson and Carlos Mayers

(with acknowledgment to the 2011 videography of Aidan Lucey)


Pronghorn Hike from Tom Jameson on Vimeo.

Carlos & co land at LGA

Getting antsy....

Waiting to deboard!

Our fearless leader!

Thumbs up; eyes down. Happy to be back in town.

Touchdown at LGA!

Olivia and Ananda, tired and happy to be home-ish.

Sam says farewell to the Tetons, for now.

High Praise from High Up

United flight attendant Cindy (right): "I just have to tell you that this is the most well behaved group of children I've ever flown with in 40 years."
Me: "Thank you."

Landed in Denver.

The 8th grade landed safely in Denver for another KYocera. After seeing the Tetons, Gemma and Lindsay don't find Denver Int'l Airport quite so fascinating anymore.

All Aboard! Jackson to Denver

Will and Grace

Ready for take off to Denver!

Goodbye, TSS!

Feeling Better, Headed Home

We'd like to update everyone on the status of our group

We spent a restful and non-eventful night. Students and faculty had a good night's sleep.

Most of the children who got ill are on the mend. All will be travelling home!

We will be leaving Teton Science Schools at 11:00 mountain time. Please consult the blog for the times of our flights and for arrival time back in Brooklyn.

The children have been intrepid travelers and impressive outdoor scientists; you would be proud.

Lodge Clean Up Jazz Hands!

Charlie's Antisepticizing Angels

Before final morning presentations and check out, Tess, Lauren, Lilian, and Olivia strike a pose while cleansing the second floor of the North Lodge.

Antiseptic Avengers

Delilah, Alice, Grace, and Sneha keeping the planet footloose, germ-free, and fancy-free!

Dawn in Coyote Canyon

Amirah on the swing!

Citizen Scientists

Today the Bison went out in the field and collected data for a long-term statewide study of stream ecology.  Students collected data regarding the amount of dissolved oxygen in the stream, turbidity, conductivity, temperature, pH, alkalinity, and the different types of macro-invertebrates.  The data will be entered into a large data base that tracks stream health over the years and throughout the seasons. They also developed their own question for the stream which was: Is the temperature of a stream affected by stream bank vegetation? They concluded that data was insufficient because the streams were too different to accurately compare. It was a good day of data collection and gaining experience as a citizen scientists.    

Game of Chumkah before we headed out for the day

 Making observations about the stream

 Miles and Grace getting ready to test dissolved oxygen

Carlos and Lydia testing pH and alkalinity

Carlos stirring up the stream to collect macro-invertebrates