Week 2

Week two started with the last day of my kids' Christmas vacation from school, so we went on a little adventure to Thermopolis to visit Hot Springs State Park, Legend Rock, and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.

If you are ever able to go, you should check out the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. They have a lot of exhibits, even though the space is somewhat small compared to larger museums. There are many specimens from Wyoming, and many that were collected right in Thermopolis.

One extremely interesting fossil is the "Thermopolis Specimen," an Archaeopteryx fossil that is really cool, as long as you know what you are looking at.

Here is a link with some more information on the Thermopolis Specimen.

The end of week 2 came with more POTA activations and my first POTA Rover Award. I activated a total of six entities on January 11th. My first activation was just after UTC rollover. It was pitch black, and the wind was making sounds that were creeping me out, so I got out of there as quickly as I could, which is why I only have a photo of the road on my way out.

POTA Activations

I activated Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis and for my next activation and my first time visit we went to Legend Rock. Then the following weekend I made a late night visit to Lake Cameahwait but didn't stay too long because I was super creeped out by the sounds of the wind. The next day my family and I went to Sinks Canyon and activated a couple of two-fer parks.

Totals

My second week of 52 for 52 was pretty successful. I was able to activate 5 times (with three two-fer activations) and I was able to get my first Rover award.