Biology 200
National
Parks of the Northern Rockies , U.S. and Canadian
Yellowstone and Grand Teton
National Parks (Wyoming), Glacier National Park (Montana), Waterton and Banff
National Parks (Alberta, Canada), Prince Albert National Park (Saskatchewan, Canada),
Badlands National Park (South Dakota)
May 5–20, 2012
Leaders: Dr.
Bert Allen, Dr. Richard Lura, and Dr. Gary Wallace
Departure: May
5 – Plan to start loading at 10:00 P.M. (~6 hours after the graduation service)
in the Science Building parking lot and leave.
Some high points of this year’s trip.
Yellowstone
National Park
(http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm)
Grand
Tetons National Park
(http://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm)
Glacier
National Park/Waterton National Park
(http://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm)
(http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/waterton/index.aspx)
Banff
National Park/Lake Louise (Alberta,
Canada)
(http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx)
Badlands
National Park (South Dakota)
(http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm)
Cost
Travel cost
of the trip will be $400.00 per participant.
This will pay travel, camping, camp supplies, entrance fees, and
laundry. Each participant will also need to pay for his/her own food,
fast-food on the road and food purchased from grocery stores once we begin
camping, ~$220. All money is
refundable through April 8, 2012. After
this date $100.00 is non-refundable unless a replacement is found. A full refund will be made at anytime if a
replacement is available for the trip.
All payments should be made out to
Suggested
payment plan:
February 18 $150.00
March 25 $150.00
April 22 $100.00
U.S. and
Canadian Rockies
|
Date |
Work
Site |
Campsite |
|
May 5 (Saturday) |
Pack and Leave
Milligan 10:00P.M. |
Drive |
|
May 6 (Sunday) |
Drive |
Bemidji, MN area |
|
May 7 (Monday) |
Head waters of
the Mississippi River – to Central North Dakota |
Saylor, North
Dakota |
|
May 8 (Tuesday) |
Saylor National Wildlife
Refuge – to Brandon, Manitoba |
Brandon,
Manitoba |
|
May 9 (Wednesday) |
To Prince Albert
National Park (Saskatchewan) |
Prince Albert NP |
|
May 10 (Thursday) |
Prince Albert NP
to Lower Slave Lake (Alberta) |
Lower Slave Lake |
|
May 11 (Friday) |
Lower Slave Lake (Alberta) |
Lower Slave Lake |
|
May 12 (Saturday) |
To Banff and Jasper |
Lake Louise area |
|
May 13 (Sunday) |
To Waterton
N.P. |
Waterton N.P. area |
|
May 14 (Monday) |
Glacier N.P. |
St. Mary’s,
Montana , Johnson’s Campground |
|
May 15 (Tuesday) |
Glacier N.P. |
St. Mary’s,
Montana , Johnson’s Campground |
|
May 16 (Wednesday) |
To Yellowstone
NP |
Madison
Campground, Yellowstone NP |
|
May 17 (Thursday) |
Yellowstone/Grand
Tetons NP |
Madison
Campground, Yellowstone NP |
|
May 18 (Friday) |
Yellowstone to Denver |
Drive |
|
May 19 (Saturday) |
Drive |
Drive |
|
May 20 (Sunday) |
Arrive Milligan College late afternoon (?) |
|
CLIMATE
The climate will, most likely, be quite
varied; hot and dry (80-90o) in the Dakotas to quite cool (30s-40s)
and wet in the Rockies. Dressing in
layers is the best plan. Be able to
handle temperatures into the 30s; bring hat, gloves, warm socks, hiking shoes
(heavy boots are not necessary).
WHAT
TO BRING:
We
will start loading the vans about 10:00, Saturday, May 5, and leave as soon as
we are packed. Space in the van is
limited so it is important to pack light.
No hard luggage will be
allowed. Below is a list of
personal items you might wish to consider:
1.
Passport !!!!! Crossing the US/Canada border now requires a
passport!!!
2.
Money for food and souvenirs, ~ $220.
3. sleeping bag able to keep you warm into the
upper 20s.
4.
pad to
go under your sleeping bag (the pad is very important both for warmth and
dryness)
5.
pillow
6. windbreaker/rain gear
7. flashlight
8.
two
pair of shoes – one water resistant pair is advisable
9.
clothing
for both warm and rather cold weather
10.
binoculars,
if available
11.
notebook
(logbook) and pencil