A Yellowstone Writing Workshop

$790

Dates:
October 5-8

Location:
Gardiner, Montana

Meals Included?:
No

Instructors:
Ilona Popper, M.A.

Audience Type:
Adult

Program Type:
Field Seminars

Program Subject:
Writing

Writers have been captured by Yellowstone’s beauty and mystery even before the park was founded. Yet, this place is also a wild laboratory. Discover the ways your own personal field observations and the latest in Yellowstone science may inspire your writing. Spend mornings in the field watching wildlife or taking hikes to beautiful places. Afternoons adjourn to the studio to explore an organic way of writing, which draws on your unconscious, creative mind. Listen to each other’s work and explore techniques and readings. You’ll leave this workshop with new drafts and sensory memories from the wild.

About the instructor

Ilona Popper, M.A., naturalist, poet, freelance writer, has coached writers and taught writing for forty-four years. She is the author of the poetry book, Break, and her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Ilona has published articles about wildlife and has written scripts for Landis Wildlife documentaries. She has worked as a biotech for wolf research; as a naturalist and wildlife guide, and as a wildlife advocate.

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We are continually updating and refining our COVID-19 mitigation measures to ensure the health and safety our guests, staff and volunteers. Read our COVID-19 guidelines for program participants.

SUMMER ACTIVITY LEVEL SCALE

Be prepared to hike up to 1 mile per day, comfortably, through relatively flat terrain on maintained trails.
Be prepared to hike up to 3 miles per day, comfortably, with elevation gains up to 600 feet. Some off-trail hiking possible.
Be prepared to hike up to 5 miles per day, comfortably, with occasional elevation gains up to 1000 feet in undulating terrain.
Be prepared to hike up to 8 miles per day, at a brisk pace, comfortably, with climbs up to 1500 feet on dirt trails. Loose rocks, uneven footing, and off-trail hiking are possible. Good coordination is recommended.
Be prepared for brisk aerobic, destination-oriented hiking up to 12 miles a day. You should be physically conditioned to do these hikes comfortably. Elevation changes up to 2000 feet on dirt trails or off-trail. Loose rock, uneven footing, steep hillside traverses, and stream crossings are possible. Good coordination is required.

WINTER ACTIVITY LEVEL SCALE

Leisurely hikes up to 1 mile per day through relatively flat terrain on maintained or snow-packed trails.
Hikes on snow-packed trails, or snowshoe or ski trips, up to 3 miles per day with climbs up to 250 feet.
Brisk hiking, snowshoeing, or skiing up to 5 miles per day with climbs up to 500 feet, including some trail-breaking in snow.
Brisk aerobic snowshoeing or skiing up to 8 miles per day with climbs up to 1000 feet; or steep, rugged, off-trail skiing or snowshoeing—including breaking trail in variable snow conditions.
Brisk aerobic snowshoeing or skiing up to 12 miles per day with climbs up to 1500 feet; or steep, rugged, off-trail skiing or snowshoeing—including breaking trail in variable snow conditions.