mumsey and pops are on the road back to minnesota after some family adventure time in yellowstone.   we rented a boat and went fishing on yellowstone lake, soaked in the boiling river and swam in the firehole, ate a nice dinner at the lake hotel, went wolf watching in the lamar valley at sunrise, hiked mount washburn and a couple of little trails around roosevelt, saw lots of hot springs and even more asian tourists.  i am freckled and suntanned and feeling refreshed...just in time for the end-of-season hustle!

last weekend in jackson hole:

we went swimming in the tetons, ran into toby keith at the million dollar cowboy bar, ate corn dogs and watched pig wrestling at the teton county fair, saw "moonrise kingdom" and felt warm fuzzies all over.

during the week, however:

roosevelt is too damn hot, and it's turning people crazy.  we are overworked in the restaurant, and i have developed a nasty allergic reaction to my company-issued bolo tie.  i grow weary of rambunctious coworkers partying outside my cabin window.  can't wait for mumsey and pops to visit in 9 days!  

the bear tooth highway
and
red lodge, montana

last weekend: camping outside of west yellowstone, swimming in two rivers and one lake, delectable tacos from the west yellowstone taco bus

this weekend: camping in the beartooth mountains, playing in the snow along the beartooth highway, more delectable tacos at another montana taco bus

home on the range.

(above: our big happy yellowstone family)   

things are good here on the ranch.  i attended my first barn dance this week, drove to big sky with incredible spontaneity, discovered a delicious cajun foodcart in an unlikely montana town, learned the country western three step with ACDC on the jukebox, and explored the amazing grizzly & wolf discovery center in West Yellowstone.  and i thought montana couldn't get more awesome.    

bike the tetons!