Monday, June 26, 2017
10:00 a.m. - gather at ASD
10:30 a.m.- depart for Logan International Airport, Boston
12:30 p.m. - arrive at Logan International Airport, check in, print boarding passes, check luggage, go to gate
3:30 - 4:43 p.m - .flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport
8:45 - 11:30 p.m. - flight (delayed) to Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
7:30 a.m. - delayed wake up due to very late arrival (much appreciated!!), ready for the day
8:30 a.m. - late breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt, granola, juice)
pack hoorahs (lunch box) for lunch in the field
9:00 a.m. - back to the dorm room to change shoes, etc.
9:45 a.m. - meet Charlie and Whitney at the cafeteria porch
go to Equipment room to get gear (backpack, water bottles, raincoats, hats, sunglasses)
discuss the day's plan, pick volunteers for snack, binoculars, sunscreen, bug spray, field books
play a game of "butt ball"
10:30 a.m. - drive to Teton National Park for Introduction Hike
exploration of land and trees (aspen, conifers - fir, pine, spruce), blindfold tree identification
12:00 p.m. - lunch in the field
12:30 - 3:00 p.m. - focus on ABCs (abiotic - biotic - culture), Question/Clue/Answer about aspen trees
4:00 p.m. - arrive back to TSS, drop off hoorahs, "Whale Watch" teambuilding game, debrief, quiet time in dorm
5:30 p.m. - dinner (pizza, salad, chocolate chip cookie)
after-dinner basketball
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. - back to dorm, ready for bed, lights out
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
6:30 a.m.- wake up, ready for the day
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.- breakfast (cheesy scrambled eggs, bacon, yogurt, granola, fruit, juice), pack hoorah lunch
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - breakfast clean up duty, pack gear
9:00 a.m. - check gear, discuss plan for the day - Adventure Hike, load van for Laurance Rockefeller Preserve
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Adventure Hike at Laurance Rockerfeller Preserve - shortened because of severe thunderstorm/hail!
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch and research in library. Present to each other on research topics, discuss plan change to travel to Jenny Lake
1:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Adventure Hike Part 2 - drive to Jenny Lake to continue exploration
4:30 p.m. - return from hike, Hoorah cleaning duty, back to rooms
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. - dinner (hamburgers, salad, tater tots, brownies, milk/juice/water), clean up duty
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. - back to dorm, ready for bed, lights out
Thursday, June 29, 2017
6:30 a.m. - wake up, ready for the day
7:15 - 8:30 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, waffles, bacon, yogurt, fruit, milk & juice), clean up duty, pack hoorah lunch
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. - back to dorm, gather gear
9:00 a.m. - check gear, discuss plan for the day - Stewardship at Menos Ferry site on the Snake River in Teton National Park
10:00 - 12:00 a.m. - arrive Menos Ferry, meet Park Ranger (Angela), discuss site and jobs (weeding area, scraping and painting benches and fences)
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - lunch
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. - continue Stewardship work, end early due to rain, plan to meet Park Ranger (Elizabeth) at Craig Thomas Visitor and Information Center
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - visit Craig Thomas Center, presentation about wildlife (pelts, skulls, antlers/horns), get National Park Passes
4:30 p.m. - return to TSS, Hoorah clean up duty, back to rooms
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. - dinner (vegetarian enchiladas, rice, salad, Rice Krispie squares, milk/juice)
6:15 - 8:45 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:00 p.m. - back to dorm, early bedtime for Yellowstone National Park tomorrow!
Friday, June 30, 2017
5:45 a.m. - wake up and get ready for the day
6:30 - 7:00 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, bacon, yogurt, fruit, milk/juice), pack brown bag lunch
7:15 a.m. - check gear, depart for Yellowstone National Park
9:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - explore Yellowstone National Park - - West Thumb Geothermal area, Old Faithful geyser and Geyser Hill, Old Faithful Lodge, Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin
6:00 p.m. - dinner at Leeks restaurant (cheese and pepperoni pizzas, Coke, Sprite)
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - travel to TSS
8:30 - 9:15 p.m. - start on OTR journals (continue tomorrow)
9:15 - 9:45 p.m. - back to dorm, ready for bed, lights out
Saturday, July 1, 2017
6:45 a.m. - wake up, get ready for the day
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, waffles, sausage, yogurt, fruit, milk/juice), pack hoorah lunch
9:00 a.m. - check gear, discuss plan for the day - Art and Ecology
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - visit National Museum of American Wildlife, view exhibits and discussion
11:30 a.m. - travel to TSS Kelly Campus
12:00 p.m. - arrive Kelly Campus, eat lunch
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. - meadow hike, reflection and watercolor painting, visit/explore "museum room" of Olaus and Mardy Murie
4:00 p.m. - return to TSS, drop off hoorahs, back to rooms (begin packing)
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. - dinner (lasagna, salad, brownies, milk/juice)
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. - ready for bed, lights out
Sunday, July 2, 2017
6:45 a.m. - wake up, finish packing
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, sausage, biscuits, yogurt, fruit, milk/juice), pack brown bag lunch for airport
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - clean rooms (ready for next group)
8:45 - 9:30 a.m. - finish writing and editing OTR journals
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - wrap up activities - low ropes challenge, debrief, Chiji cards
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - SURPRISE cupcakes for Dylan and Chloe's birthdays (on July 3rd) and OREOS!
Final TSS picture and goodbyes
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - load bus, drive to airport, goodbyes to Whitney and Charlie
1:30 - 2:55 p.m. - fly from Jackson Hole to Denver
4:23 - 10:20 p.m. - fly from Denver to Boston
11:00 p.m. - 1:15 a.m. - drive from Logan Airport to West Hartford (stop for dinner at service plaza on Mass Pike)
1:15 a.m. - arrive ASD - - OTR 2017 successfully completed!!
10:00 a.m. - gather at ASD
10:30 a.m.- depart for Logan International Airport, Boston
12:30 p.m. - arrive at Logan International Airport, check in, print boarding passes, check luggage, go to gate
3:30 - 4:43 p.m - .flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport
8:45 - 11:30 p.m. - flight (delayed) to Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
7:30 a.m. - delayed wake up due to very late arrival (much appreciated!!), ready for the day
8:30 a.m. - late breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt, granola, juice)
pack hoorahs (lunch box) for lunch in the field
9:00 a.m. - back to the dorm room to change shoes, etc.
9:45 a.m. - meet Charlie and Whitney at the cafeteria porch
go to Equipment room to get gear (backpack, water bottles, raincoats, hats, sunglasses)
discuss the day's plan, pick volunteers for snack, binoculars, sunscreen, bug spray, field books
play a game of "butt ball"
10:30 a.m. - drive to Teton National Park for Introduction Hike
exploration of land and trees (aspen, conifers - fir, pine, spruce), blindfold tree identification
12:00 p.m. - lunch in the field
12:30 - 3:00 p.m. - focus on ABCs (abiotic - biotic - culture), Question/Clue/Answer about aspen trees
4:00 p.m. - arrive back to TSS, drop off hoorahs, "Whale Watch" teambuilding game, debrief, quiet time in dorm
5:30 p.m. - dinner (pizza, salad, chocolate chip cookie)
after-dinner basketball
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. - back to dorm, ready for bed, lights out
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
6:30 a.m.- wake up, ready for the day
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.- breakfast (cheesy scrambled eggs, bacon, yogurt, granola, fruit, juice), pack hoorah lunch
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - breakfast clean up duty, pack gear
9:00 a.m. - check gear, discuss plan for the day - Adventure Hike, load van for Laurance Rockefeller Preserve
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Adventure Hike at Laurance Rockerfeller Preserve - shortened because of severe thunderstorm/hail!
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch and research in library. Present to each other on research topics, discuss plan change to travel to Jenny Lake
1:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Adventure Hike Part 2 - drive to Jenny Lake to continue exploration
4:30 p.m. - return from hike, Hoorah cleaning duty, back to rooms
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. - dinner (hamburgers, salad, tater tots, brownies, milk/juice/water), clean up duty
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. - back to dorm, ready for bed, lights out
Thursday, June 29, 2017
6:30 a.m. - wake up, ready for the day
7:15 - 8:30 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, waffles, bacon, yogurt, fruit, milk & juice), clean up duty, pack hoorah lunch
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. - back to dorm, gather gear
9:00 a.m. - check gear, discuss plan for the day - Stewardship at Menos Ferry site on the Snake River in Teton National Park
10:00 - 12:00 a.m. - arrive Menos Ferry, meet Park Ranger (Angela), discuss site and jobs (weeding area, scraping and painting benches and fences)
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - lunch
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. - continue Stewardship work, end early due to rain, plan to meet Park Ranger (Elizabeth) at Craig Thomas Visitor and Information Center
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - visit Craig Thomas Center, presentation about wildlife (pelts, skulls, antlers/horns), get National Park Passes
4:30 p.m. - return to TSS, Hoorah clean up duty, back to rooms
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. - dinner (vegetarian enchiladas, rice, salad, Rice Krispie squares, milk/juice)
6:15 - 8:45 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:00 p.m. - back to dorm, early bedtime for Yellowstone National Park tomorrow!
Friday, June 30, 2017
5:45 a.m. - wake up and get ready for the day
6:30 - 7:00 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, bacon, yogurt, fruit, milk/juice), pack brown bag lunch
7:15 a.m. - check gear, depart for Yellowstone National Park
9:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - explore Yellowstone National Park - - West Thumb Geothermal area, Old Faithful geyser and Geyser Hill, Old Faithful Lodge, Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin
6:00 p.m. - dinner at Leeks restaurant (cheese and pepperoni pizzas, Coke, Sprite)
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - travel to TSS
8:30 - 9:15 p.m. - start on OTR journals (continue tomorrow)
9:15 - 9:45 p.m. - back to dorm, ready for bed, lights out
Saturday, July 1, 2017
6:45 a.m. - wake up, get ready for the day
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, waffles, sausage, yogurt, fruit, milk/juice), pack hoorah lunch
9:00 a.m. - check gear, discuss plan for the day - Art and Ecology
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - visit National Museum of American Wildlife, view exhibits and discussion
11:30 a.m. - travel to TSS Kelly Campus
12:00 p.m. - arrive Kelly Campus, eat lunch
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. - meadow hike, reflection and watercolor painting, visit/explore "museum room" of Olaus and Mardy Murie
4:00 p.m. - return to TSS, drop off hoorahs, back to rooms (begin packing)
5:30 - 6:15 p.m. - dinner (lasagna, salad, brownies, milk/juice)
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - write and edit OTR journals
9:30 - 9:45 p.m. - ready for bed, lights out
Sunday, July 2, 2017
6:45 a.m. - wake up, finish packing
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. - breakfast (eggs, sausage, biscuits, yogurt, fruit, milk/juice), pack brown bag lunch for airport
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. - clean rooms (ready for next group)
8:45 - 9:30 a.m. - finish writing and editing OTR journals
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - wrap up activities - low ropes challenge, debrief, Chiji cards
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - SURPRISE cupcakes for Dylan and Chloe's birthdays (on July 3rd) and OREOS!
Final TSS picture and goodbyes
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - load bus, drive to airport, goodbyes to Whitney and Charlie
1:30 - 2:55 p.m. - fly from Jackson Hole to Denver
4:23 - 10:20 p.m. - fly from Denver to Boston
11:00 p.m. - 1:15 a.m. - drive from Logan Airport to West Hartford (stop for dinner at service plaza on Mass Pike)
1:15 a.m. - arrive ASD - - OTR 2017 successfully completed!!