i leave yellowstone tomorrow.  my summer in wonderland is over, and i'm saying goodbye for quite a while i think.  the next time i'm in yellowstone, i want to be a traveler instead of a xanTerrorist, and i want to backpack into the interior and climb electric peak and sit down and drink coffee in a restaurant instead of serving it.  dream big.

i'm embarking on a little roadtrip tomorrow, and in just three days i'll be sitting on sister's couch in southern illinois, drinking wine and petting the nephew cat.  and then minneapolis.  and then puerto rico. 

tomorrow my life is starting all over again.  again.    

(from storm point)

the old faithful inn closes tomorrow.
i am soon unemployed and set free.
i just have to deep clean a restaurant
before adventure time.

yellowstone lake

roosevevelt lodge 

cabinlife on film 

we hiked sleeping bags and cold beer up the mountain overlooking grand prismatic spring 

and upped the ante on both hammocking spots and afternoon naps.  

i just got back from missoula, where i dropped a friend off for her first montana winter.
we ran a ton of errands, drank pints at the kettlehouse taproom, and said goodbye for now.
and i got a bunch of film developed.  these are from this weekend in yellowstone and montana.

after work adventuring this week...
hammocking on observation point
and the first time i ever wore a bikini and a down jacket at the same time.
it's getting cold in yellowstone.
with just 10 days left in this crazy place.    

the Beehive Geyser

some people sit and wait for hours to see this epic geyser, but we caught it accidentally on the way home from hiking.  and i sprinted down the boardwalk to get right in it.  

we climbed mount washburn, climbed down the other side, hiked to the canyon, identified mushrooms, skirted some bison, explored amazing backcountry hotsprings, hiked to the road, bought delicious roadside milkshakes...and then the boys drove home while i took an epic two-hour nap in the back of the Vanagon.  cheers to the freakin weekend.