Here is a photo I took yesterday evening looking west from Lamar Buffalo Ranch located in indescribably beautiful Yellowstone National Park. This is truly my home away from home. I arrived Monday evening to check into a rustic cabin which I am sharing with two very nice men. Shortly after checking in we all received an introductory lecture to our class Hiking Yellowstone: Native American Trails. This is a course offered by the Yellowstone Association Institute and is just one of many courses I have taken here and elsewhere in the park. I highly recommend this organization for its high-quality educational programs and fantastic staff.
Yesterday our class of 12 students took two hikes to see remnants of a 200 year old Indian occupation site. In the afternoon we took a longer hike which ultimately revealed a well preserved but secret temporary structure often referred to as a wikiup. It was truly a treat to have been shown this treasure.
Today we briefly visited another occupation site (a place in the park where there is evidence that Indians once inhabitied the area) then hiked nine miles with total elevation gain of approximately 1600 feet. We enjoyed spectacular scenery and great stories along the way, and had a restful lunch at the bank of the Gardner River. I'll be honest, I was glad to be back on the bus at the end of the day.
This area is quite isolated hence my lack of blog entries. Hopefully I will have another opportunity to add a photo or two and some comments prior to returning to Aspen on Saturday.
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