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| Roosevelt Arch |
Today we woke up to yet another 7am wake up call. After struggling to get out of the warm bed and amuch appreciated shower, a continental breakfast was next on the agenda. Following breakfast we headed downstairs to the hotel conference room to present our site intervention projects on Cody, Wyoming from the previous day. Twelve teams of three presented twelve different ideas, all of which were unique. The designs included arches, bridges, tunnels, imitation geysers, and even a mustache themed welcome sign, to which Gary responded "Its all about the 'stache." Overall the presentations were well thought out and went well. After two hours of presenting, it was time to get in the vans and begin the day at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park to talk about and sketch the Roosevelt Arch. While at the arch we discussed its history and namesake. Michael Martin presented the information and briefly touch on "parkitecture." We concluded our visit to the arch with a 30 minute sketch of the impressive structure. A phrase found commonly in the park, "Take Nothing but Photos and Leave Nothing but Footprints," asks that we do not remove anything from Yellowstone National Park, and that we do not
leave any garbage behind.
From there we caravanned our way to Mammoth Hot Springs.
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| Mammoth Hot Springs |
we arrived we identified some animal droppings with Julie's help. Michael Martin suggested Julie teach an animal dropping identification course at ISU. His idea was quickly shot down. There were an abundance of elk and by looking at the ground it was very apparent. In fact it was quite difficult to avoid walking in elk droppings if you made the mistake of cutting through the grass instead of taking the less sidewalk. After some packed lunch and a variety of ice cream flavors including moose tracks from the local gift shop, we sketched the nearby former military buildings and Gary gave a brief history lesson on the different styles of architecture found in the former military installations. While sketching there were several sightings and encounters with elk who were grazing on the grass throughout the buildings. Once we were finished with our sketches, we walked over and water colored the hot springs. We started with a brief lecture from Gary on the causes of the various forms of the springs. The hot springs presented a difficult challenge because it was the first time that we had encountered water in a watercolor. Many students were frustrated with their finished products which was apparent by comments made at both the hot springs and the review which we call a 'lay down'. (Mostly sarcastic remarks were made on the quality of work by the students.) After the lay down we loaded up the vans once again and headed out. On the way back to the lodge we had quite the adventure. Between the 30 minute construction waits, the frequent bison crossings, and the bear sighting, it took a while to get back to the lodge. After a very brief discussion most of us decided it was time to do laundry. So we once again loaded up a couple of the vans and after several rolls of quarters and a few hours of waiting, we finally had clean clothes to wear. By that time it was time to go to bed.
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| 'BisonJam" |
Alex Gartner and Matt McCoy
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