Since my last post, the students spent two days mapping the Snake Range (that was planned); we camped in rain, snow, and fog at Wheeler Campground in Great Basin National Park (as planned, but not ideal), and John P. and I spent Sunday in the Ely, NV hospital to fix up his broken pinkie finger (definitely not planned). I'm happy to report that he will make a full recovery!
We returned to Delta late Sunday night to dry out gear and to allow the students to spend Monday working on their final projects in a dry environment. Which of course meant that the weather cleared up at Great Basin as we were leaving. I'm just glad the students got to see the views before we left. I was very sad to leave without the traditional climb to Wheeler Peak.
We left Delta on Tuesday and spent last night in Logan, UT. We arrived in Jackson Hole, WY around lunchtime today and everyone had an enjoyable day exploring the town, despite the thunderstorms rolling through. We're hoping for clear weather tomorrow as we travel through Grand Teton NP and into Yellowstone. We will stop at Old Faithful and other classic YNP sights along our way to Madison campground, where we will sleep tomorrow night. Then we'll finish our trek through Yellowstone on Friday morning, arriving in Bozeman, MT for our last night on the road.
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