After a long day and a late night of discussing alternative
options of what today would be, we set our sights on Lander, Wyoming for the
night. With weather coming in as we were
tearing down camp, we made short work of our daily chores so we could stay as
dry as possible. As we hit the road
towards our destination I would soon become the only person awake besides Jeff
and Ryan. If only I had a camera I could
be the photographer of the official “people sleeping in a van” album starring
our lovely ECOEE members. I admire some
people’s ability to fall asleep in the most awkward and uncomfortable positions
imaginable. Like how can your neck still
be in tact after sitting in a position like that for an extended period of
time?! I’m guessing that drivers passing
us on the road just think we have a van full of life sized bobble heads as they
go by. As we were along our route today
we stopped in Casper, Wyoming to go to yet another Walmart. I’m still wondering if we realize that there
are more grocery stores in the world than just Walmart. We were greeted coming into town with 60 mph
wind gusts according to the National Weather Advisory for the area. Needless to say, we had a few things blowing
away including my own hat I was wearing which the wind caught twice before I
finally decided it wasn’t worth the hassle so I put it away. After groceries
and a short break for lunch, we continued on to eventually get to Lander. We went downtown to take a look at where NOLS
all started and where it still stands today.
Tomorrow we will get the chance to see for ourselves what it is like to
run programs such as they do. Our
coldest night so far awaits us but I can’t imagine being anywhere else!
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