Blog of what we did in Wyoming
Nikolai
10-17-11
When we were in Wyoming we shot Mozmagits and .22s. That was really sweet. For Miles’ birthday, we went to Golden Coral for dinner. It was really good. When we were driving in the van, we saw a grizzly bear and tons of elk and ducks. We also saw a lot of half cow half bison. We saw Old Faithful, visited the bear and wolf center, and Imax.
The first week, we were really bad. We were being non- compliant. Only one person was really good. That was a really bad week but we changed it around so that’s a plus. One night, we put ourselves in a bathroom. Six out of 7 people went into the bathroom and locked it. That night, we never went to sleep because we stayed there and went in and out of the bathroom, but almost always we went back in. I was behaving very badly. I now realize that.
We are now back on track. We broke down the old foundation of trust and started a new one. We are still working on other stuff. Sometimes we fight with each other but it’s not that much. I feel like we are going the right way now.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Nikolai
When we were in Wyoming, we shot mozmagits and .22s. That was really sweet .For miles birth we went to Golden Coral for dinner it was really good. When we were driving in the van, we saw a grizzly bear and a ton of elk and ducks. We also saw a lot of half cow half bison. We saw old faithful visited a bear and wolf center and Imax. The first week,we were bad really bad . we were being noncompliant. Only 1 person was really good. That was a really bad week but we changed it around d,so that’s a +. We are now back on track. We broke down the old foundation and started a new one. We still work on other stuff sometimes we fight with each other but its not that. I feel like we are going the right way.
When we were in Wyoming, we shot mozmagits and .22s. That was really sweet .For miles birth we went to Golden Coral for dinner it was really good. When we were driving in the van, we saw a grizzly bear and a ton of elk and ducks. We also saw a lot of half cow half bison. We saw old faithful visited a bear and wolf center and Imax. The first week,we were bad really bad . we were being noncompliant. Only 1 person was really good. That was a really bad week but we changed it around d,so that’s a +. We are now back on track. We broke down the old foundation and started a new one. We still work on other stuff sometimes we fight with each other but its not that. I feel like we are going the right way.
Tristan's second blog!
Tristan’s second blog!
O.k. so now you know you know a little about me I shall ramble on about my second expedition.
Here are some things I shall talk about…
• E.V.R. (Eagle View Ranch)
• Shooting rifles
• Wild animals
• Eating out
Ok so the first topic I shall ramble on about is Eagle View Ranch. E.V.R. is basically a large ranch on the side of a mountain in Wyoming. I personally like the E.V.R. base better than Balsam base. The only drawback is that the lower base and upper base at E.V.R. are just so far apart. The things that I like about E.V.R. are listed below
• Heated bathrooms
• Heated showers
• A massive fire place
• A massive covered dining area
• A cowboy tent
• A fire place in the cowboy tent
• A griddle twice as big than the one at Balsam base
So there are some of the beautiful features about Eagle View Ranch.
Ok so now I shall talk about shooting rifles. That was not my first time shooting rifles. It was more like my fourth. I really enjoy firing firearms. We shot little .22 rifles. Jeremy said if I got a good enough 5 shot grouping I would be able to shoot the Russian rifle. Surely enough I did get a good grouping. In fact; I got a great grouping. I earned 3 shots with the Russian rifle. I forgot the name of it because it was not really my favorite gun. I would have to say my favorite guns would have to be any .338 rifle and of course the famous AR15. Those are my favorite guns because they are just so accurate and reliable.
Ok on to the next topic. The next topic I shall discuss shall be wild animals. The wild animals are sweet. Some of the animals I saw were a wild grizzly bear, birds, lots of birds, fish, more birds, and wolfs.
I will have to say that the most exciting thing to see was the wild grizzly because I have never saw a wild grizzly. If I have not seen the wolfs in a discovery center and in the wild instead then that would beat the wild grizzly bear by a mile. But that did not happen! I saw the wolfs in a discovery center so yes the grizzly bear is the coolest thing.
Ok so on Miles birthday we went out to eat. We went to GOLDEN CORRAL!!!!!!!!!! I had for beginners a tray with mac and cheese, hush puppies, pigs on a blanket, broccoli dipped in nacho cheese, and one fudge ball covered in rainbow sprinkles. On my second dish I had a whole plate of teriyaki chicken and on another plate I had fettuccini Alf redo. I was so full after that. So yes I had a great dinner.
To conclude I had a decent expedition.
See y’all next time
O.k. so now you know you know a little about me I shall ramble on about my second expedition.
Here are some things I shall talk about…
• E.V.R. (Eagle View Ranch)
• Shooting rifles
• Wild animals
• Eating out
Ok so the first topic I shall ramble on about is Eagle View Ranch. E.V.R. is basically a large ranch on the side of a mountain in Wyoming. I personally like the E.V.R. base better than Balsam base. The only drawback is that the lower base and upper base at E.V.R. are just so far apart. The things that I like about E.V.R. are listed below
• Heated bathrooms
• Heated showers
• A massive fire place
• A massive covered dining area
• A cowboy tent
• A fire place in the cowboy tent
• A griddle twice as big than the one at Balsam base
So there are some of the beautiful features about Eagle View Ranch.
Ok so now I shall talk about shooting rifles. That was not my first time shooting rifles. It was more like my fourth. I really enjoy firing firearms. We shot little .22 rifles. Jeremy said if I got a good enough 5 shot grouping I would be able to shoot the Russian rifle. Surely enough I did get a good grouping. In fact; I got a great grouping. I earned 3 shots with the Russian rifle. I forgot the name of it because it was not really my favorite gun. I would have to say my favorite guns would have to be any .338 rifle and of course the famous AR15. Those are my favorite guns because they are just so accurate and reliable.
Ok on to the next topic. The next topic I shall discuss shall be wild animals. The wild animals are sweet. Some of the animals I saw were a wild grizzly bear, birds, lots of birds, fish, more birds, and wolfs.
I will have to say that the most exciting thing to see was the wild grizzly because I have never saw a wild grizzly. If I have not seen the wolfs in a discovery center and in the wild instead then that would beat the wild grizzly bear by a mile. But that did not happen! I saw the wolfs in a discovery center so yes the grizzly bear is the coolest thing.
Ok so on Miles birthday we went out to eat. We went to GOLDEN CORRAL!!!!!!!!!! I had for beginners a tray with mac and cheese, hush puppies, pigs on a blanket, broccoli dipped in nacho cheese, and one fudge ball covered in rainbow sprinkles. On my second dish I had a whole plate of teriyaki chicken and on another plate I had fettuccini Alf redo. I was so full after that. So yes I had a great dinner.
To conclude I had a decent expedition.
See y’all next time
Miles Gibson
Blog October/18/2011 Wyoming second ex
Well I’m back from Wyoming and on base, its pretty good to be back. I enjoy the pleasantries of being on base, like a shower more often, and a better school day, better food options etc. plus it is nice to be back in my home state. Anyway we were in deep crap half the ex so we did not do much but we did go to Yellowstone for a little while and it is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. As far as I can tell the only thing wrong with it was temperature it was absolutely freezing. We also went to Eagle View Ranch which is the base at Wyoming for Soar. It was pretty sweet. They had nice warm showers. But my personal favorite thing about last ex was defiantly going to the rifle range and shooting 22 and the Mosenaget because I’ve never shot a real rifle before, just a pistol. Anyway pretty good ex. We definately pulled our act together too.
Blog October/18/2011 Wyoming second ex
Well I’m back from Wyoming and on base, its pretty good to be back. I enjoy the pleasantries of being on base, like a shower more often, and a better school day, better food options etc. plus it is nice to be back in my home state. Anyway we were in deep crap half the ex so we did not do much but we did go to Yellowstone for a little while and it is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. As far as I can tell the only thing wrong with it was temperature it was absolutely freezing. We also went to Eagle View Ranch which is the base at Wyoming for Soar. It was pretty sweet. They had nice warm showers. But my personal favorite thing about last ex was defiantly going to the rifle range and shooting 22 and the Mosenaget because I’ve never shot a real rifle before, just a pistol. Anyway pretty good ex. We definately pulled our act together too.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
my 3rd post by andy j saunders
YELLOWSTONE EXPIDITION
By Andrew J Saunders
What we did on ex is saw Old Faithful go off and we saw a live grizzly bear in captivity and in the wild. Another thing we did is shoot .22’s and a German sniper rifle. All of my shots hit the 5” by 5” target. We also went to a Golden Corral for Miles‘s b day. I am having so much fun at Soar. We are going to the Grand Canyon some time. It’s either this next ex- or the next one. Bet you’re jealous. Can’t wait to get some fun stuff to do at base. Judson Maggie & Anne are tied for the #1 spot on my favorite counselor list.
That’s all for now Andy says” by or (peace out):)
By Andrew J Saunders
What we did on ex is saw Old Faithful go off and we saw a live grizzly bear in captivity and in the wild. Another thing we did is shoot .22’s and a German sniper rifle. All of my shots hit the 5” by 5” target. We also went to a Golden Corral for Miles‘s b day. I am having so much fun at Soar. We are going to the Grand Canyon some time. It’s either this next ex- or the next one. Bet you’re jealous. Can’t wait to get some fun stuff to do at base. Judson Maggie & Anne are tied for the #1 spot on my favorite counselor list.
That’s all for now Andy says” by or (peace out):)
nick blog 10/21
Our Wyoming expedition was a huge letdown. In my opinion we didn’t do anything that interesting and the opportunity of a lifetime was taken away from me. I’ll never have another chance to go backpacking in Yellowstone. It’s very, very unlikely that I’ll ever get that chance again. I feel I was really letdown because this expedition was what I was looking forward to the whole semester. I don’t feel like we couldn’t handle it or anything . We went in public afterwards for a few days we did fine.
So four days or so in the backcountry we could have easily handled it. But that is in the past those opportunities are wasted and I’m done. On the other hand it’s nice to be back at base again I like it here. I got a sweet care package from my parents and made a bunch of Mexican food. It was really good I made some guacamole to go with it. I got my rule books for Warhammer fantasy . Everyone wants me to send them some prepainted Warhammer minis. I told them if they sent them I would paint them but there is that bond of artist to their work so it would be hard to let go of them when they’re done because I look at them when I’m done and feel a sense of total satisfaction. You can’t spend two hours on painting them and not feel that when their done it’s almost impossible.
Today we get to go to the Waynesville Rec Center and go swimming. That’s a good thing because its raining really hard today and its an indoor pool. We are almost done with a spending proposal so we can buy a soda/snack at a gas station or the Rec Center vending machine and or straps for my hammock. Because I’m using climbing rope for straps they work. But the slap straps you can set up in like less than a minute. Hopefully it’s in the cards.
We have a lot planned for the week if we Write the proposal for it we might go to the Drum Circle. One of us has a birthday on Saturday and were probably going to a nice Chinese restaurant for dinner .
So four days or so in the backcountry we could have easily handled it. But that is in the past those opportunities are wasted and I’m done. On the other hand it’s nice to be back at base again I like it here. I got a sweet care package from my parents and made a bunch of Mexican food. It was really good I made some guacamole to go with it. I got my rule books for Warhammer fantasy . Everyone wants me to send them some prepainted Warhammer minis. I told them if they sent them I would paint them but there is that bond of artist to their work so it would be hard to let go of them when they’re done because I look at them when I’m done and feel a sense of total satisfaction. You can’t spend two hours on painting them and not feel that when their done it’s almost impossible.
Today we get to go to the Waynesville Rec Center and go swimming. That’s a good thing because its raining really hard today and its an indoor pool. We are almost done with a spending proposal so we can buy a soda/snack at a gas station or the Rec Center vending machine and or straps for my hammock. Because I’m using climbing rope for straps they work. But the slap straps you can set up in like less than a minute. Hopefully it’s in the cards.
We have a lot planned for the week if we Write the proposal for it we might go to the Drum Circle. One of us has a birthday on Saturday and were probably going to a nice Chinese restaurant for dinner .
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Expedition Two: Utah and Wyoming! By Evan Harr
So, last expedition we were mainly in Wyoming, but we stayed in a campsite in Utah near a stream so we all could do our fun stream study for a science lab. After we finished that, we took off and went straight to Yellowstone. Which was a very long drive, but it was worth it in the end. Yellowstone is very beautiful, and is also the first National Park in history.
At Yellowstone, we did a science lesson about “How Geysers Work” in the visitor center, where we had to find all the info on our own in order to pass a science report. After that, we watched the amazing Old Faithful “explode” and after Tim gave us a science/ history lesson about Yellowstone and Old Faithful. Then we went to a Yellowstone campsite called Madison for the night. When we woke up, we packed up and drove up to a cool IMAX theatre with an awesome gift shop/ candy store. Before we went inside, we had to take off all of our dirty “backcountry” layers (which was a lot) to be presentable in public. It was pretty funny. Anyways, we went in and wandered around at the gift shop and finally went and saw an IMAX of Yellowstone, which was kind of funny/ awesome (funny due to actors, and awesome due to the sweet views of Yellowstone)! After the IMAX, we went to The Grizzly Wolf Discovery Center were there were two grizzlies, a bunch of wolves, and a couple golden hawks! We went at a good time because the wolves were being fed, but none of them went inside to eat, so we didn’t really to get the sweet eating process in action.
After we were done at The Grizzly Wolf Discovery Center, we went straight back to the exact same campsite we stayed at the night before. The only difference was that it was the one next to our previous one, so I don’t understand why we packed up in the first place. That night, we made some bad decisions, so then Jeremy sent us to a campsite/ area called Whiskey Basin—instead of Yellowstone backcountry—which was 15 minutes away from EVR (Eagle View Ranch).
We were earning back all of our privileges while there including iPods, fires, eating “fancy” dinners, and EVR. For the most part, we all turned everything around in a few days, and went to Eagle View Ranch! In my opinion, Eagle View Ranch is MUCH better than Balsam Base, and I think semester’s base should be at EVR instead of Balsam!
Anyways, EVR is cool because of things like cowboy tents, a giant fireplace with a chimney in the dining area, a giant kitchen, heaters in the nice bathroom/ showers, and more! It is a giant area with more than 40 acres and a lot of pretty trees and such. One of the days, Jeremy brought his basset hound, Lucy. She’s really cool, and she brings us all happiness and joy! Anyways, one of the nights most all of us slept in an actual cowboy tent. They were like our cabins, but the outside was made of a canvas tent instead of wood. It had bunk beds and a divider like the cabin, but it also had a little furnace that was powered by a fire that you would have to start. It was warm enough to not have to use it anyways.
At our last night at EVR we totally “demolished” the cowboy tent in a sense that we took down the giant, heavy canvas (connected to wood supports with too many knots to count), completely broke down all the bunks. It made me feel like I was work because all the hard work and moving around furniture- type items. I love my job, and when I do things that remind me of it, it makes me very happy, which always a good thing.
The next morning, we woke up pretty early to go to the shooting range close to Eagle View Ranch. Jeremy was there waiting for us with his baby. She is adorable—her real name is Betty, but Jeremy calls her Critter, which I think is kind of funny/ cute! Anyways, he gave us the safety briefing of handling guns, and we shot .22’s and if you were good enough, you got to shoot the Mosin- Naget. It was my first time EVER shooting a gun, and I did really well. My first three shots of the .22 on a blank piece of paper were very well grouped. Then, the next round was with 5 shots/ rounds at a real piece of paper on a target, and I got two on the middle of the target (the black) and the other three were pretty close, so that got me two shots on the Mosin- Naget. It recoils like crazy, and I hit both shots on the target! It’s very loud, especially compared to the .22’s. It has so much power that it goes through the stump, and hits the hill behind it! I hit both my shots on it on the target!
Overall, it was a pretty awesome expedition, and there were many different types of weather. The positives ruled out the negatives, so I guess it was a positive outcome!
At Yellowstone, we did a science lesson about “How Geysers Work” in the visitor center, where we had to find all the info on our own in order to pass a science report. After that, we watched the amazing Old Faithful “explode” and after Tim gave us a science/ history lesson about Yellowstone and Old Faithful. Then we went to a Yellowstone campsite called Madison for the night. When we woke up, we packed up and drove up to a cool IMAX theatre with an awesome gift shop/ candy store. Before we went inside, we had to take off all of our dirty “backcountry” layers (which was a lot) to be presentable in public. It was pretty funny. Anyways, we went in and wandered around at the gift shop and finally went and saw an IMAX of Yellowstone, which was kind of funny/ awesome (funny due to actors, and awesome due to the sweet views of Yellowstone)! After the IMAX, we went to The Grizzly Wolf Discovery Center were there were two grizzlies, a bunch of wolves, and a couple golden hawks! We went at a good time because the wolves were being fed, but none of them went inside to eat, so we didn’t really to get the sweet eating process in action.
After we were done at The Grizzly Wolf Discovery Center, we went straight back to the exact same campsite we stayed at the night before. The only difference was that it was the one next to our previous one, so I don’t understand why we packed up in the first place. That night, we made some bad decisions, so then Jeremy sent us to a campsite/ area called Whiskey Basin—instead of Yellowstone backcountry—which was 15 minutes away from EVR (Eagle View Ranch).
We were earning back all of our privileges while there including iPods, fires, eating “fancy” dinners, and EVR. For the most part, we all turned everything around in a few days, and went to Eagle View Ranch! In my opinion, Eagle View Ranch is MUCH better than Balsam Base, and I think semester’s base should be at EVR instead of Balsam!
Anyways, EVR is cool because of things like cowboy tents, a giant fireplace with a chimney in the dining area, a giant kitchen, heaters in the nice bathroom/ showers, and more! It is a giant area with more than 40 acres and a lot of pretty trees and such. One of the days, Jeremy brought his basset hound, Lucy. She’s really cool, and she brings us all happiness and joy! Anyways, one of the nights most all of us slept in an actual cowboy tent. They were like our cabins, but the outside was made of a canvas tent instead of wood. It had bunk beds and a divider like the cabin, but it also had a little furnace that was powered by a fire that you would have to start. It was warm enough to not have to use it anyways.
At our last night at EVR we totally “demolished” the cowboy tent in a sense that we took down the giant, heavy canvas (connected to wood supports with too many knots to count), completely broke down all the bunks. It made me feel like I was work because all the hard work and moving around furniture- type items. I love my job, and when I do things that remind me of it, it makes me very happy, which always a good thing.
The next morning, we woke up pretty early to go to the shooting range close to Eagle View Ranch. Jeremy was there waiting for us with his baby. She is adorable—her real name is Betty, but Jeremy calls her Critter, which I think is kind of funny/ cute! Anyways, he gave us the safety briefing of handling guns, and we shot .22’s and if you were good enough, you got to shoot the Mosin- Naget. It was my first time EVER shooting a gun, and I did really well. My first three shots of the .22 on a blank piece of paper were very well grouped. Then, the next round was with 5 shots/ rounds at a real piece of paper on a target, and I got two on the middle of the target (the black) and the other three were pretty close, so that got me two shots on the Mosin- Naget. It recoils like crazy, and I hit both shots on the target! It’s very loud, especially compared to the .22’s. It has so much power that it goes through the stump, and hits the hill behind it! I hit both my shots on it on the target!
Overall, it was a pretty awesome expedition, and there were many different types of weather. The positives ruled out the negatives, so I guess it was a positive outcome!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Mitchell Harrison Blog
This expedition, we went to Yellowstone for two weeks. We went to a grizzly and wolf Discovery Center in west Yellowstone / Montana. We got to see wolfs two grizzly bears and some golden eagle hawks there. Then, we went to an Imax to see a video about Yellowstone in a movie theater. We got to drive through Yellowstone and got to stop and watch Old Faithful it was cool to see. Next we went to the visitor center to do some science work and we got to watch other movie in an other a different theater. One of the days we got to stay at Eagle View Ranch. It is the Wyoming base. We got to go the shooting range and shoot some SOAR guns have they for us to shoot. After we were done with shooting at the range, we got into the van and drove to Salt Lake, City Utah. We got to stay at a k08 campground and take showers and did some laundry as well. After we were done, we got to go out for dinner at Golden Coral buffet and ate a lot of food there. I had a good time out in Wyoming and got to see Jermeny, to see the baby, and got to talk to Becky for a few minutes before to shot the 22. Rifle.
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