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!  

lots of tourists, lots of snow, and a big beautiful lake.

mount washburn 

there is no internet or phone reception at roosevelt lodge, so here is a summary of wyoming summer:

i live in a cabin next door to a super volcano.  we need to watch for buffalo chips on the way to the bathroom.  i wear and a bolo tie and men's jeans to work.  the employee dining room is full of wranglers and smells like horse.  my roommate thought yellowstone was a resort and showed up with a suitcase full of hair product and a collection of bedazzled headbands.  there has already been a rodeo and a hoe-down, and there are supposedly barn dances to come.  there's a bar in jackson hole with saddles for bar stools.  there is ample opportunity to wear my thrifted cowboy boots.

i think i love it here.