Hiking with the Sunrise School

    Hello it’s Sara, one of the interns at the Rocky Mountain.  Today I took a group of students from the Sunrise School on a hike in Sinks Canyon.  The Sunrise School is a summer school program in Lander for students with special needs.  As one of my projects I wanted to do something to get NOLS involved with the local community.  I thought working with this school would be the best way to do that. 
    The students, staff and I went up to Sinks Canyon on a nice nature hike through the sagebrush and fir trees.  I made a hand out for them showing pictures of the wildflowers they would encounter and we had a great time doing some flower identification.  I feel that a lot of people do not get the chance to explore what is in their own backyard and take in it’s beauty.  I hope these students now see a side of their home that they will want to venture into more.