My Amazing expedition in Wyoming By Chris Veno

In our expedition we went to EVR, which is in Dubois Wyoming and we went to Jeremy’s house for dinner and slept in a cowboy tent.  Then we went to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and while in Yellowstone we went to see Old Faithful and the Grand Prismatic Spring, which was aesthetically pleasing to my eyes.  Then we went to Grand Teton National Park, which is also in Wyoming, and we went on a five-day canoe trip.  Mitch was my canoe partner and he was really funny.  We also went swimming in the cold water of Jackson Lake.  We also went camping. 

One of the first things that we did was go to EVR, which stands for Eagle View Ranch, and it is in Dubois, Wyoming.  The first thing that we did was riflery with Jeremy and Wes and it was very fun.  We shot 22’s, which had no kick and were a lot of fun to shoot.  I also got one shot with the Mosenagent, which is Russian World War II sniper and it has a lot of kick. Jeremy let me have a birthday shot.  We also did school at EVR, which was kind of fun, but easy.  Connor and I helped Jeremy with getting the new tire for the big black beast and a new stuff sack for Anders because his ripped.  Connor and I also went with Jeremy a second time to get new tires for the big black beast and then Connor and I went over to Jeremy’s house to dig out weeds and throw them in the fire pit to burn.  Then we had a hobo dinner of elk and venison, which was tasty-nice. 

The next thing that we did was go to Yellowstone National Park, which I absolutely loved and was a lot of fun.  At Yellowstone we saw lots of bison and elk.  They are so magnificent.  During the night we heard elk bugling and coyotes howling, which was scary but cool.  We also went to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center where we saw wolves and grizzly bears in a fenced in area and they are just so amazing.  Camping at Grant Village was really cool.  One of the most beautiful things that I saw at Yellowstone was Grand Prismatic Spring, which was aesthetically pleasing to my eyes.  I also really enjoyed seeing Old Faithful, which was so cool.  I also liked the Paint Pots and the Excelsior Geyser, which, when active, it erupts 300 feet into the air. 

The next place that we went to was Grand Teton National Park/Jackson Lake, which is where we went on our five-day canoe trip.  Camping was a lot of fun.  In Jackson Lake we had a lot of fun.  I was one of the few people that were brave enough to go swimming, and the only one who went swimming every day.  We also went camping and on the second to last day at South Landing it hit 25 degrees during the night and when we woke up in the morning it was 30 degrees.  Another thing that we did was sightseeing, which was really cool.  Suzanne had Connor and I identify six species of plants at South Landing, which really peaked my interest and was really cool.  During the plant search we found the Wyoming State Flower, which is Indian paintbrush.  Another cool thing that we saw while on our canoe trip was a bald eagle, which was absolutely amazing.  The last thing that we saw was a 7x7 mule buck, which was huge. 

We did a lot of fun things on this expedition such as canoe camping, going to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring, Excelsior Geyser, and the Paint Pots.  On the next expedition I want to do a lot of backpacking and see a moose.