Kristin reads “Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard at the edge of the Snake River.

Snowshoeing out to the Snake River.

Paul Hansen, Executive Director of The Murie Center and Docent explains the Murie Legacy and what the ranch is used for.

The remaining students at Murie Ranch.

Footloose Moose

The Coyotes

Snow Wyatt and the Seven Dwarfs.

The group

Trail to the lodge at night

Moonbow

Guy’s cabin

Friday sunset.

Tetons from Lower Meadow lit by moonlight.

Painting trees with light.

Painting trees with light and the moon.

Saturday morning alpenglow.

Eagle Tree on the Elk Refuge.

Elk sparring.

The elk herd.

Drawing the art.

Maria’s moose encounter at the art museum.

Kristin works with the students on designing creative presentations.

Noel takes the temperature of the Kelly Warm Spring.

Group 1 collects their data.

Group 1 analyzes their data.

…and prepares for their presentation.

Clouds catch the light of sunset.

Well after sunset. One minute exposure.

Presentations

Kristin teaches gesture drawing.

Tetons by moonlight.

The dining lodge glows invitingly pre-dawn.

Merran, Parker and Kaylea.

Snowshoeing up the trail.

Mighty Marion.

Escaping the “ring of fire”

What can you learn from a map?

Group 2 poses on the terminal moraine under Grand Teton after learning about the geology of the area — specifically the effect of glaciation.

Leaving Bradley-Taggert before the snow arrives.

Digging into snow science

Measuring layers and density.

Gauging temperatures at different depths.

Starting the evening program on Communication Chaos

A glorious sunset sent us off to bed.

Back to campus

Up to the sage brush flat.

Noel takes notes.

Coyote tracks? or maybe fox.

Elsa writes a list of abiotic, biotic and cultural observations.

Sunken in the snow

Eating with a view

Lunch time

First hill

Field science discussion

Circle up before hitting the trail.

In the spot light

Learning to ski.

Instructors demonstrate falling.

Using the art supplies

Noel

Katelin

Maria

Valerie

Katie

Barrett

Kristin shares journal art with the students.

Tarn shares writing from her morning.

Sunrise on the Tetons captured us for several minutes as we gazed out the Dining Room window or stood on the porch with cameras clicking.

Julia, one of the Teton Science School graduate instructors, introduces the schedule to the students.

First wildlife encounter, a red fox. After this pose, it ran up to a ridge where there was a companion.