UIAD GOES TO WYOMING AGAIN in 2019

What is the weather going to be like?  What should I put in my suitcase?  Low altitudes/high altitudes, day/night!😧 What is the weather going to be like?  What should I put in my suitcase?   Low altitudes/high altitudes, day/night!    Click on each link to see the weather forecast in the cities where we will be. It looks like we’ll have cooler temperatures (13°C) in Yellowstone, so be sure to pack what you need to keep warm. We may also have some showers here and there, so be prepared for rain too.  But, sunshine and comfortable temperatures too.  Take a look.  I’ve even chosen Centigrade and not Fahrenheit, to make it easier for you! Denver:  https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/675c2b6342b3512ea4f15bc9070663be6e36cc4bf61056076c500098c8eb3bbe Cheyenne :   https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Cheyenne+WY+USWY0032:1:US Mount Rushmore :  https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USSD0232:1:US Rapid C...

We'll be leaving soon.  I must stop all this work and get my bags packed.  But I keep thinking about all the things I have forgotten to share with you on this blog.  I'll add just a few things and then say what is done is done! 1. Films I didn't have time to mention  all the films  which take you to this part of the United States.  We saw Hitchcock's  North By Northwest  when we were at Mount Rushmore, and  Little Big Man  when we took a look at the Native Americans and Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn.  But I didn't mention  Dances With Wolves  when we were in South Dakota.  Part of it was shot near Dan O'Brien's ranch.  I'm sure that you have all seen this Kevin Costner film which one 7 Oscars in 1991, including Best Film and Best Director.  Five days ago, on Day 53,   you learned about  Heaven's Gate,  Michael Cimino's epic Western film (1980) about Wyoming in the ...

September is here!  It's time for some practical information: 1.   MONEY : Today's rate of exchange shows that  $1 = .91 euro centimes. If we  round off  the number to  0.90€  we can remember that,  roughly : DOLLARS:  $1 = .90 €  $2 = 1.80 € $3 = 2.70 € $4 = 3.60 € $5 = 4.50 € $6 = 5.40 € $7 = 6.30 € $8 = 7.20 € $9 = 8.10 € $10 = 9.00 € So remember your  9 times table . ...and your numbers in English!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55cMyE5O94I   FUN! COINS : (Again, approximately.   Consider each coin a little less than the value of a euro centime coin. ) 5 cents (a nickel) = 5 centimes 10 cents (a dime) = 10 centimes 25 cents (a quarter) = 25 centimes 50 cents (a half dollar) = 45 centimes Coins  : (Here are the most common ones; there are other coins you may see) 5 cents (a nickel): There are older nickels, no longer in circulation, called  Buffal...

Jackson Hole  is a valley between the Teton Mountain Range  and the Gros Ventre Range  in Wyoming . The term "hole" was used by early trappers or mountain men , who primarily entered the valley from the north and east and had to descend along relatively  steep slopes , giving the sensation of entering a hole. These  low-lying  valleys surrounded by mountains and containing rivers and streams are good habitat for  beaver  and other  fur-bearing  animals. Jackson Hole Airport  is the largest and busiest commercial airport in Wyoming.  Click to make it bigger. Jackson Hole, what a pity, no time to go skiing.  But it's a good time to give  a little ski vocabulary  to my Grenoble skiers! -- ski resort   =  Be careful, it's NOT "ski station"! -- aerial lift  = A cable transport in which cabins, cars, gondolas the seating compartment in a ski lift) or open chairs are pulled abo...

Before leaving The Grand Tetons, let me make two film suggestions. --First, do you know the 1953 film Shane ?  A classic Western with Alan Ladd.  Take a look at the trailer here and if you can find the film and if you like Westerns, you might like watching it. --The second film is another classic that takes you to an episode in the history of Wyoming.  The Johnson County War. Did you know that sometimes you can find Simple English Wikipedia? Look here:   https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_County_War The  Johnson County War , also known as the  War on Powder River  and the  Wyoming Range War , was a conflict over farmland that took place in Johnson County , Wyoming  between 1889 and 1893. The film:   Heaven's Gate.  La Porte du Paradis .  Director Michael Cimino.  Extraordinary. Long. 3 hours and 38 minutes!  (1980)  And you'll see Isabelle Huppert in one of her first films.  S...

"Mountains of the Imagination Rising above a scene rich with  extraordinary wildlife,  pristine  lakes, and alpine terrain , the Teton Range  stands monument  to the people who fought to protect it. These are mountains of the imagination. Mountains that led to the  creation of Grand Teton National Park (1929)  where you can explore over two hundred miles of trails, float the  Snake River  or enjoy the serenity of this remarkable place."              ( The U.S. National Parks Service brochure) The  naming  of the mountains  is attributed to early 19th-century French -speaking trappers— les trois tétons   (the three teats) was later anglicized and shortened to  Tetons . Grand Teton National Park is one of the ten most visited national parks in the U.S.,  with an annual average of 2.75 million visitors in the period from 2007 to 2016, with 3.27 million visitin...

Take a look at this map of Yellowstone. #1 Old Faithful Geyser/Upper Basin #2 Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone #3 Hayden Valley #4 Mammoth Hot Springs #5 Yellowstone Lake #6 Norris Geyser Basin #7 Lamar Valley #8 Tower Fall #9 Lower Geyser Basin #10 West Thumb Geyser Basin Today a map...and two videos you can watch.  Remember that you can click the icon at the bottom of the screen, in the righthand corner to have the subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV-RQHPQu2Y    National Geographic Yellowstone: World's First National Park   2 minutes and 5' seconds  with subtitles   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axwgUCbpNQ   VOA Yellowstone film   3 minutes and 31 seconds My best, Jane PS  MORE IS MORE!  If you would like a little summer reading and listening exercises, here's VOA English for you: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/yellowstone-americas-first-national-park/3482437.html https:/...