Wyoming Field Arts Bootcamp

I’m so excited you will be joining me in Wyoming’s wild Bighorn Mountains for four days and three nights of pure immersion in field arts: nature journaling, field sketching and watercolor, animal tracking, birdwatching, reading the weather, using field optics, found pigments, and much more!

No excuses. Just pure nature journaling growth and mindset.

Below is information for planning and preparation for your bootcamp. In the next few weeks I’ll add loads more resources for you, including a suggested packing list, species lists, suggested reading, and more. 

Please note the partner hotel in Sheridan for accommodation before and / or after the Bootcamp (in the FAQ below).

A Reminder of What’s included:

  • One-on-one attention in areas in which you would like to improve;

  • Skills-specific mini-tutorials in field arts such as sketching, watercolor, nature writing, animal tracking, reading the weather, and using optics;

  • Accommodations at the historic Spear-O-Wigwam Ranch with five different pricing options (noted below);

  • Shuttle from Sheridan, Wyoming, to and from the ranch, departing at 7:30 am Wednesday, July 6 (see below in the FAQ for the departure location and partner hotel);

  • Wine and beer happy hour each evening;

  • All meals from lunch on Wednesday through lunch on Saturday;

  • Use of Swarovski Optics binoculars throughout the Bootcamp.

FAQs

You have paid a deposit, and before May 30 you will be asked to pay the balance (I’ll send a reminder with a link):

  • Single – Shared Room with Shared Bath (twin bed) – $995 per person

  • Single or Double – Private Entire Cabin and Bath (queen bed) – $1650

  • Single or Double – Private Room with Private Bath in Shared Cabin (queen bed) – $1550

  • Single or Double – Private Room with Shared Bath in Shared Cabin (queen bed) – $1400

  • Additional Participatory Guest – For any field arts activities; happy hours and meals included, sharing private room – $675

  • Additional Guest – Non-participatory guest for any field arts activities; happy hours and meals included – $475

    I support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in my life and through all my work. I have completed Bias 101 and Safe Zone training through the University of Arizona. I welcome everyone and look forward to meeting you in a supportive, fun and inclusive environment!

 
 
 

IMPORTANT RESOURCES:

 
 
dropbox folder with species lists

Click the document at right to download the PDF of Information, Packing Lists, and Natural History Information >>

 

MAPS (IF YOU WANT TO PREPARE YOUr JOURNAL OR PRINT TO BRING):

Valerie Bayer, who will be attending as a Northern Rockies naturalist to assist us all with the regional nature interpretation, sent this Google maps link. Note the map below from the ranch has north oriented to the left, and I capture the Google images below with north to the top.

https://earth.google.com/web/@44.55169816,-107.21162453,2528.89278898a,963.18843715d,35y,217.47884316h,0t,0r

 

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