Beautiful, clear morning in the Tetons.

Good morning. Beautiful sunrise on Grand Teton.

Anneke takes a picture of the sunrise on the Teton Mountains.

Kat and Charlie gaze out at the inspiring view.

View from outside our classroom.

Zoey has the perfect response to Paul’s question.

Karlie and Kat talk about how to explain their type of geological fault.

Tiffany has the answer.

Kristin gives a drawing demonstration in the Teton National Park Visitor Center.

Karlie and Kat count the Lodgepole Pine whorls to estimate the age of the trees.

Karlie takes a picture of snow piled on a pine branch.

Students snowshoe into the whiteness.

The 2009 Teton Group.

We met the day ready to get started.

The main lodge with Aspens in front.

Michael Booth talks about the connection between the scientific method and art.

Zoey takes notes while listening to Michael Booth.

Ashton listens intently.

Students learn to cross-country ski. Carolyn leads the pack.

Khale, one of our Graduate Student Instructors, talks about animal identification and habitat.

Christian relaxes in the snow.

Khale shows us the properties of snow in the snow pit.

Heading back to the classroom after a great day in the field.

Anneke draws from a small bird specimen in our classroom.

Carolyn and Wren create a story for this Coyote in the Murie Museum.

Zoey and Garrett study specimens in a museum case.

Tiffany and Michael work on a story for their chosen specimen.

Research Day: Tracks and Snow Pits.

Adding color to the pages.

We had two research groups. One looked for answers in a snow pit, while the other hunted for tracks in different ecotones.

The trackers search the Sagebrush Ecotone.

There is always time for some play.

Sarah finds an air-pocket and sinks up to hear knee despite wearing snowshoes.

Now Genevieve knows what sage tastes like.

Charlie brushes off the looser snow to find the layers.

With the layers revealed, Delali can measure them for their research data.

One of the snow pits was dug in the Aspen Ecotone.

It takes a group effort to collect all of the necessary data.

Sarah sits in the snow to record her data about the tracks she has discovered.

Mrs. VanRiper and Genevieve have found some tracks to identify deep in the Conifer Ecotone.

The pines leave only small openings to the sky.

Sarah nearly stumbled upon this resting moose.

The mountains appeared for us today, momentarily, through a light veil of cloud.

Listening to Michael Booth recite examples of poetry.

Time to share.

A momentary glimpse of the mountains.

Getting the shot.

Snow clings to the roofs like marshmallow goo.

Elk find good nibbles by the river.

Coyote bounces across the snow in search of a small morsel.

We got up pretty close to the Elk.

Guess what we saw in Eagle Tree?

Students huddle close to stay warm on the sleigh ride through the Elk Refuge.

Big Horn Sheep on the ridge of Miller’s Butte.

We jumped in the snow around the TSS sign for a group shot.

Our students gathered with the Whitefish Bay students for a concert by Beth McIntosh.

Will we see the Teton Mountains if we get closer? Not today.

Our second moose nibbles just across the road from the dinning hall.

Where is the dining hall you ask? It’s right across the road from the moose.

Gather ’round the map. So where are we in relation to the Tetons?

Our instructor demonstrates how the Teton mountains were made.

A small stream slithers beneath the snow. We crossed this stream on a narrow foot bridge.

The snow makes some amazing shapes.

A short climb doesn’t slow down the troops.

Snowshoeing through the landscape is a feast for the soul.

What is there to take pictures of? Look in any direction.

The snow has a story to tell. But you have to do a little digging. Wait; is that the sun up there?

Once the pit is dug, and the snow begins it’s stories, you have to listen. The students collected data for later analysis.