The Hunt for the Christmas Tree Lane Tree

On November 18th, Kristin Wheelwright, a Horticulture major emphasizing in Floral Design, went with Morris Christensen from Outdoor Activities, and Layne Kinghorn from Service Activities to cut trees for the Christmas Tree Lane celebration on campus.

To cut the trees, they went North to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, near Harriman State Park. On the way up, this picture was taken overlooking the Island Park Caldera to the Tetons' in the East.

This shot is taken looking over Island Park Reservoir.

After hiking uphill in, at times, knee-deep snow about 100 yards, Kristin found the tree that she wanted. Here she is with Layne scoping out the plan of attack to take down the sub-alpine fur.

With a little bit of elbow grease from Kristin, Layne, and Morris, the tree was cut, and Kristin triumphantly drug it back to the truck. "It was my first time cutting down a tree for Christmas," she said, "so I hope it works well as our Horticulture tree this year!"