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Yellowstone

Sorry this is just an outline, this week is going to be very busy, but if you have questions on any of the things, feel free to ask, hopefully I will be able to flesh this out at a later date. 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

·         Apparently Mount Rushmore could be seen from the plane.

·         Idaho Falls, ID

·         Oregon trail- memorial rock

·         Snake river plain

Sunday, October 14, 2012          

·         Twin Falls, ID

·         Awesome bridge

·         Outcrop

·         Craters of the moon

·         Aa aa

·         Pahaehoe

·         Pillow lava

·         Climbed a cinder cone

·         Got junior ranger things….

·         Arco, ID

·         First nuclear city

·         Pickle’s Place

·         Graffiti on the hills- class years

·         Nuclear Submarine conning tower, in a park in the town.

Monday, October 15, 2012

(Drive to Yellowstone)

·         Mesa Tuff

·         Arrive in Park

·         Yellowstone Caldera Rim

·         Hoodoos

·         Mammoth Springs

·         Saw our Cabin- YA Overlook Field Campus

Tuesday, October 16, 2012                    

·         Natural History and Geology of Yellowstone field trip

·         Discuss the ’86 fire

·         The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

·         Lava Creek Tuff at Wraith Falls

Wednesday, October 17, 2012              

·         Student led field trips

·         Norris Geyser Basin

·         Cistern Spring/Steamboat Geyser             

·         Echinus Geyser                                             

·         Chocolate Pots

·         Sheepeater Cliff

·         Obsidian Cliff

Thursday, October 18, 2012                  

·         Climb Bunsen Peak

·         Try to see Wolves

·         Petrified Tree

Friday, October 19, 2012            

·         Student led field trips

·         Upper Geyser Basin

·         Old Faithful

·         Old Faithful and Anemone  

·         Midway Geyser Basin

·         Excelsior Geyser

·         Grand Prismatic Spring

·         Lower Geyser Basin

·         Clepsydra Geyser

·         Fountain Paint Pot

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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Return to Vassar

In Twin Falls, the Snake River Valley

Snake River Valley

Lava Tube Cave

Lave Tube 

Near Caldera Rim

Hoodoos

Mammoth Spring

Mammoth Sprin

Mammoth Spring

Mammoth Spring

Erin, and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

View near our Cabin

View near out Cabin

View from ascent up Bunsen Peak

Frozen steam from thermal pool on tree

Norris Basin

Norris Basin

Norris Basin

Norris Basin

Chocolate Pot

Sheepeater Cliff

Sheepeater Cliff

Old Faithful

Upper Geyser Basin

Upper Geyset Basin

View down to Old Faithful

Grand Prismatic Spring

Newr Grand Prismatic Spring

San Antonio, Houston and New Orleans, oh my!

Well, I have been putting this off. I did my forth a final Texas Trip this summer to New Orleans via bus, (meaning I went to San Antonio, then Houston, and then finally New Orleans. It was really cool to stop at each place through.

San Antonio has the Alamo and a river walk, that is reminiscent of Venice, there are bridges, restaurants, and boats of people going around in circles, it’s actually pretty cool.

Houston is full of Skyscrapers and oil companies I believe. But it’s not too bad to walk around, they have some mass transport, a theatre district, and the other usual thing’s

Prior to this trip I had seen maybe one or two refineries, I now know where all of the refineries in America all, they are between Houston and New Orleans, miles of pipe just lie in between the two places. One of them even had a flare (which is one of the projects that I had been working on this summer, so that was neat.

New Orleans is an interesting place. The bus rolled into it around Midnight. In some ways, it reminds me of my time in Las Vegas, in that it had Casinos anyway. I was able to walk up and down the Mississippi river and around the French Quarter on Friday. The French Quarter is has a lot of history and is vibrant. There are street performers, museums, art galleries, and bars, I don’t think it ever has a quiet moment. But other than that I kind of got a dirty vibe from New Orleans. Many buildings are still boarded up, and areas are still recovering. In my time there it rained a lot, we were actually in a flash flood warning at one time!

Another thing the New Orleans is famed for is their cemeteries. Because the nature of the areas and the soil, there are burial vaults instead of in-ground burial. Because if the area floods the casket will pop out.

New Orleans brought my travels around the country this summer to an end. But I feel that my adventures are just beginning, I hope I can keep them up. As the school year ramps up again, I will be drowned in work, but I am hoping to have some adventures. Hope to have some more news soon! 

SAN ANTONIO

A more exciting off-shoot of the riverwalk

But isn't the riverwalk pretty?


HOUSTON

NEW ORLEANS