10/28/2018 0 Comments Hello, Bozeman.As the fall break of 2018 began, Princeton’s campus fell into a state of glorious serenity. However, in the early, early morning of October 28th, while most students were enjoying life at home or sleeping in, the 10 of us participating in the PACE The Return of the Wolves to the Rockies group were lugging our belongings to the Woodrow Wilson building so they could catch their ride, and subsequent 8am flight, which would eventually leave us in Bozeman, Montana. When we were flying over Montana, the most distinguishing feature was the brilliant mountains lining the horizon. Kasey Bowyer, a sophomore in our group, pointed out how beautiful the scenery was, causing me, Emma, to take this picture: The flight was fine but what really made it become a trip memory was the enthusiastic cry of a fellow passenger upon our successful touchdown, “Yeah! We just landed.” This gusto shared by a stranger conjured up the excitement in all of us as well and left our group anticipating the next chapter of our adventure. Shortly after our landing, we made our way to the Treasure State Hostel: a welcoming community in the center of downtown Bozeman. Besides the delicious, random free food that awaits around dinner time, a friendly dog named Five is probably the most amazing thing about this hostel. The place is almost like a college, where a tv room at the front of the hostel is a sort of gathering place to mingle and chat and watch Baseball games with people from all around the world. After a few hours, we had become authentic, Montanian “hostellers.” Following those few hours, our group walked briskly over to a bar to meet with gracious and distinguished Princeton alum John Heminway (class of ‘66). John shared his experiences traveling the world and contributing to global conversations and movements about environmental protection, specifically in regards to ivory trade in Africa and Asia. John has been teaching at Mountain State University in Bozeman for roughly 14 years and has created a relationship with Yellowstone and many of its officials in that time. Keeping true to Princeton alumni fashion, John gave us valuable recommendations and helped us prepare for the trip ahead. He went out of his way to answer our questions, share insight, and ensure we had people to contact throughout the trip. After this delightful meeting, we, the newly dubbed “hostellers”, have officially completed a successful first day on the Wolves of Montana trip.
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