Sunday Activities:

Recreational activities are planned for Sunday, June 29, 1997. You still may sign up for one of these activities on registration desk.

Hyalite Canyon and Lake

Hyalite Canyon, only a few miles from campus, offers a variety of opportunities for recreation including hiking, fishing, boating, and swimming. You can choose from three guided hikes, canoe or kayak on the lake, or spend the day relaxing along this beautifully forested mountain lake. The Hyalite Canyon and Lake tour is a day long excursion (8:00 AM to 8:00 PM). The cost is $30.00 per person. All transportation, guides, a box lunch, and grilled trout picnic dinner are included. Every guide will be equipped with cellular phone and first aid kit. If you desire to canoe or kayak, please, contact a staff member before Sunday.

Hike #1 - Moderate Hike (Guide: Charles Kankelborg)

A short drive south of campus brings you to the mouth of the Sourdough Creek Drainage. You are dropped here to begin a majestic hike up Sourdough Creek to Mystic Lake then across the Drainage to Hyalite Canyon, to the bus. The adventurous walk is 13 miles total and takes about 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 hours. You will meet the bus and proceed to the evening picnic at the foot of Hyalite Lake.

Departure: 9:30 a.m. from the south entrance of Strand Union Building.


Hike #2 - Rigorous Hike (Guide: Brian Welsch)

This hike begins with a scenic drive from campus to Hyalite Canyon and onto Hyalite Lake, Palisade Falls and the Emerald Lake Trail Head. A rigorous 5 mile walk with 2000 ft. elevation gain will bring you to a beautiful high mountain cirque with 3 lakes in the area. A full day of hiking with an early afternoon descent to a picnic dinner at Hyalite Lake including a little time to relax.

Departure: 9:30 a.m. from the south entrance of Strand Union Building.



Hike #3 - Very Athletic Hike (Guide: Sean Sandborgh)

Enjoy a seven mile hike to the summit of Sacajawea Peak, the highest peak in the area at 11,000 feet. The hike goes though a large glacial cirque before the climb to the summit where you will have lunch and a fantastic view of the surrounding area. The descent back to the trail head will have breathtaking views and you will be down in time for the picnic dinner on Hyalite Lake.

Departure: 8:00 a.m. from the south entrance of Strand Union Building.

Yellowstone National Park

Departure will be early in the morning for travel through the Paradise Valley to the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The first stop will be Mammoth Hot Springs, famed for its steaming, multicolored mineral terraces. Traveling next to Norris Geyser Basin, you will have the opportunity to visit Yellowstone's most active thermal area where numerous geysers, fumaroles (steam vents), and hot springs actively display their uniqueness. Arriving in the Old Faithful area at lunch time, you will have free time to eat your picnic lunch, witness the eruption of Yellowstone's best known geyser, and explore the adjacent thermal area. The next of Yellowstone's natural wonders is the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone where you will have extraordinary views of the canyon and its waterfalls from Artist Point and the Upper Falls. Your route will continue over the scenic Dunraven Pass (8859 ft.) and on to Tower Falls for a brief visit before exiting Yellowstone, once again by the north gate. This is a day long excursion (8:00 AM to 8:00 PM) with transportation, lunch, park admission, and a tour escort provided. Cost of the tour is $50.00 per person.

Departure: 8:00 a.m. from the south entrance of Strand Union.

All busses from the Hyalite Canyon and Yellowstone Tour return at 8:00 p.m. to the Strand Union Building.

Sunday picnic at the Hyalite Lake (if you do not take organized hike): bus will depart from the south entrance of Strand Union Building at 2 p.m. Cost is $23.