Wind and Waves

Here I am, sporting my new hat Eli bought me in Steamboat Springs. Yeah Steamboat! It's so close to us, we have decided we're going back sooner, rather than later

We were so excited to run into this guy AGAIN. We had seen him at the beginning of our trip in the Tetons and now, 10 days later, here he was! He was as thrilled to see us, as we were to see him. He was in much better spirits, had met up with his friends, was going to the hotsprings,clothes washed..life was good. Talking to him, stirred something in Eli and I. What about doing something like that???

on the Road

Utah and Wyoming are gorgeous states to ride through. We were quite dismayed at all the oil/gas/mining taking place. It was sad to see the land being charged into so extensively by man.

Here's my cuz Eric. We visited him in Missoula. Its always exciting to hear what new things he's up to!

Our accomodations in Jackson, Montana. A lodge with hotsprings on the second floor, an open ceiling and then little cabins you can stay in. In the lodge was a big fireplace where I warmed up drank coffee and wrote. It was 20 degrees in the early morning!

Getting gas in Polaris, Montanan. Not surprisingly, a huge snowmobile place! Though you'd never guess from the beautiful day....though it was pretty cold, our coldest day yet.

Taking a break to snap a picture of the Grand Tetons, backside. Amongst wheat fields, Eli taught me that you can pick some of the stalks and chew them and they will turn to gum.

camping in Idaho, south of Driggs. We were thrilled to come across this area. It was beautiful. Camping is where its at! The sky was so dark we could see the milkyway clearly. Eli had some fun dirtbiking around on some trails.

The Grand Tetons, from the wheat fields of Idaho.

Dropping into Jackson,Wyoming!

Taylor (Eli's sister) with little Easson. We were very excited to meet Easson for the first time. He's a cutie!

We ate dinner on Taylor and Erik's back patio, while the sunset. It was really pretty

Eli with Easson a first time meeting!

Charlie(Eli's brother) and Celeste (Charlie's girlfriend) joined us for a trip up to White Sulpher Springs, to see where my favorite Red Ants pants came from!

Eli, in front of an experiemental house he designed (it looks a lot cooler on the other side!)

We camped out, near Sulpher Springs, where the houses that Eli designed were. This camp spot goes on my top ten list of spots. We had a spectacular view of the valley down below and of lightning storms moving across the sky!

Waiting for ole Faithful to go off

There it goes...

The lodge at Yosemite is truly spectacular. Here is the "crows nest"

Eli and I after a fun hike down to see the river

Camping in Yellowstone

On our way to Walden, Colorado. Beautiful!

Hiding out from lightening that was striking all around us.

We found an awesome place to camp, by a creek. We had the whole place to ourselves! (we realized in the morning, this was because we had driven past a Road Closed sign. oops

The Grand Tetons!