We heard from Zac this morning and he has left Lander, Central Wyoming. He had a good day yesterday but complains of some back pain and needing new peddles. The Memphis Connection is sending him the new peddles and supplies. Mom now can chill!
Lander is the home of the National Outdoor Leadership School that was started in 1965by a legenary moutaineer, Paul Petzoldt. This was a year after the Wilderness Act and America was beginning to think seriously about protecting our enviroment. It was his dream to train leaders who would learn all about living in and protecting the enviroment and then going forth and teaching others to protect our land. This began with 100 male students in 1965, women and boys ages 13-15 were added in 1966 a international schools were opened,and now have 75,000 graduates. NOLS has expanded to Chile, Kenya, India, Australia, the Yukon territory in Canada, etc. The Kenya school had to be closed in 2003 due to political unrest. A college semester program of 16 hours credit is now available for a complete cost of $12K.
Zac spent last evening talking to many of the students from all over the world at NOLS headquarters in Lander, elevation 6500 ft.
Today, Zac continues to Colter Bay, WY in the Grand Teton National Park in NW Wyoming. This is directly under Yellowstone National Park. The most spectacular mountain in the Grand Tetons, located between the Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park, is the Grand Teton that towers over Jackson Hole at 13,770 ft.
It is hopeful that Zac will continue on to spend the 4th of July in the town of West Yellowstone where we are going to surprise him with a hotel room and hot tub, etc. He has to service his bike and pick up packages at the bike shop. We are so very glad to have heard that he is fine and continuing on his mountainous journey. Thank you for all your interest, your many well wishes, and your prayers for his safety and success. He has raised 80% of his goal thus far and is encouraged by that as well.
*posted by his Mom who is back to chillin'*
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