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Western Carolinian (Volume 69 Number 05)

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  • Grand Tetons come with a Snowy Twist WCU OPI RELEASE Being snowed on twice is not typically as- sociated with taking a summer school course, but that was part of the experience for a group of Western Carolina University students who en- rolled in an outdoor leadership course offered earlier this summer by the university's Division of Distance and Continuing Education. in addition to encountering cold and snowy weather, the group from Western also had a close encounter with a moose during the 16-day Wilderness Education Association course in the Teton Mountains on the Wyoming-idaho border, said Maurice Phipps, professor in Western's de- partment of health and human sabidisdios | se _ did face up to a moose on the trail on the third along with Aya Hayashi, a doctorial student in outdoor education from Indiana University. The student contingent included six Western parks and recreation majors ~ Ryan Barnes, Ted Bost, Mark Cain, Adam Carver, Anne Fox and Brad Pastir plus Kim Costano, an adjunct pro- fessor of psychology at the university. About half of the backpacking adventure was spent on snow. The snow revealed much of the wildlife as travel often meant that the group crossed bear and cougar tracks, Phipps said. One night at a high camp, a black bear and cub walked by the tents, leaving their prints for us to find the following morning. And the group Women in the Wilderness py Jessica Jarrard Each year, Base Camp Cullowhee has a day strictly devoted to Wom- en in the Wilderness. This gives women a chance to spend time with ? 4 other women interested in the same outdoor activities. This year, the ladies went splunking in Worleys Cave located in Bluff City, TN. With a small group of four girls and two guides, the girls really got to know one another on long car ride, and even in the cave. The group saw all kinds of formations including stalagmites and stalac- tites while crawling and squeezing through passages. They even caught a few glimpses of some bats. The day e nded with a ip to a local Mexican restaurant in Johnson both in and out of the cave. : ec ee Photos provided by Sarah Brady of BCC day. The training received by the students focused on outdoor leadership techniques and environ mentally sound travel and camping practices. The snow cover provided an opportunity for the students to learn basic spring mountaineering techniques, including how to use ice axes, sno pickets and ropes. The course will be offered again in summe 2006, Phipps said. For more information, con tact Phipps at (828) 227- Photos by Brad Pastir
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