2023 Yellowstone Group B - Day 8

Today was our last day on our EPI trip.  We woke up at 7 AM and quickly began taking our tents apart.  The previous night was our last night camping at Eagle Creek.  Jamming our rain covers, tents, and stakes into their respective bags, we proceeding to fill the EPI trucks and leave the site.

We then made our way to arch park where we worked on our research projects.  Using markers and paper, we created infographics to assist our final presentations tomorrow morning.  Afterwards, we took some tourist pictures in front of the Roosevelt Arch and the Yellowstone Sign.  Next, we were given some free time to shop for tourist items and snacks.

With some huckleberry shakes and candies in our stomachs, we ventured over the to the Montana White Water company where we suited up in helmets, water booties, life vests, and splash jackets.  After a short bus ride, we got in to the Yellowstone River and white water rafted for a little over 8 miles.  Sadly, we didn't have a lot of pictures, but we had an incredible time.  **We didn't have a camera for the boys' boat!  Sorry parents...

After pulling our rafts ashore and riding back to our EPI vans, we set off for the Follow Yer Nose BBQ shack in Emigrant, MA.  We enjoyed pulled pork, smoked turkey, Portobello sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, collard greens, and a variety of delicious sauces.  It was a well deserved meal after a week of cooking for ourselves at our campsite.

After settling into to our cabins at the Kampgrounds of America (KOA) in Paradise Valley, we met up once more to prepare for our project presentations in the morning.  We built a fire and spent our last night together for a closing activity.

Thanks for reading!