YELLOWSTONE WILDERNESS ITINERARY Day Date Activity Lodging 1 July 14 Arrivals in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Gros Ventre Campground 2 July 15 Day Hike in Grand Teton National Park Gros Ventre Campground 3 July 16 Prep Day for Backacountry Section Gros Ventre Campground 4 July 17 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 5 July 18 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 6 July 19 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 7 July 20 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 8 July 21 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 9 July 22 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 10 July 23 Backpack Teton Wilderness Backcountry 11 July 24 Backpack Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 12 July 25 Backpack Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 13 July 26 Backpack Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 14 July 27 Kayak Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 15 July 28 Kayak Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 16 July 29 Kayak Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 17 July 30 Kayak Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 18 July 31 Kayak Yellowstone Wilderness Backcountry 19 August 1 Kayak Yellowstone Wilderness Gros Ventre Campground 20 August 2 Whitewater Raft Snake River Gros Ventre Campground 21 August 3 Departures from Jackson Hole, WY *Itineraries are subject to change at any time* YELLOWSTONE WILDERNESS ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONS Activity Descriptions Today, the group will begin to acclimate and explore their new surroundings. Grand Teton National Park is one of the most striking landscapes in the US. The jagged granite mountain Day Hike - tops of the central tetons rise more than 7,000 feet above the rolling buttes and open plains Grand Teton National of the Snake River valley. On their day hike, the group will circumnavigate a postglacial lake at Park the base of the Tetons and venture up into the mountain canyons. It will be a taste of what is to come. The Teton Wilderness lies just east of Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. The area is known for its solitude, rolling hills, freshwater lakes, lodgepole pine forests, and a Backpack - myriad of wildflowers and wildlife. The group will spend seven days hiking along creek drainag- Teton Wilderness es, past cowboy camps, and over mountain passes as they make their way towards Yellowstone National Park. After crossing the national park boundary into Yellowstone, the group will make their way through what is arguably the most remote section of any national park in the lower 48 states. Backpack - The beauty of the area will be breathtaking. They will hike through wetlands, camp along the Yellowstone National Yellowstone River, and finally reach the banks of Yellowstone Lake. Their Wilderness Adven- Park tures sea kayaking specialist will be waiting for them to begin the next section of this backcoun- try adventure. On their eleventh day in the backcountry, the group will recieve a much needed ressuply of food and clean socks from a motorboat crew. This resupply will also include a fleet of kayaks Sea Kayak - that will provide a new mode of travel for the group. Over the next six days, they will wind their Yellowstone Lake way west accross the southern part of Yellowstone Lake. They will rise early, paddle on flat water and under clear skies, and then hunker down at campsites for games and campfires in the evenings. After having spent fifteen straight days in the backcountry, even the small town of Jackson Hole will be a culture shock for the group! The students will celebrate their immense accomplish- Whitewater Raft - ments with the rowdiest section of waves and whitewater that the Snake River has to offer. After Snake River splashing through this renowned apline canyon on inflatable rafts, everyone will head into town for their final banquet. .