Day 3 of Teton Science School

On the way to Taggart Lake North of Jackson Hole. The kids studied decomposing trees at the burn site. They had to figure out how many years ago the fire happened by "reading" the whorls on the pine trees that were still there. They did pretty good, most guessed 30 years ago, it was actually in 1985. Dillon trying on the bear hide at the museum in Moose, WY.

Just finished eating lunch at Taggart Lake. Me and one other parent had half of the class, a group of 9, plus the guide.

As we were hiking back from the lake a couple of people on horseback warned us of a bear on the path. He was maybe about 30 yards away, too close. The kids did a great job of staying calm and staying close in their group. They were pretty excited that they were the only group that got to see a bear. A memory that will not be forgotten for awhile.