Heading South

For those of you that thought we would leave Friday - you lost the bet. We (or should I say I) grudgingly left Jackson and 65 degrees at 11 this morning.

We had some great times these last few days. We went kayaking on the Snake River again. This time both Ryan and Kylie came. There was one place in particular we were going back to. The water is crystal clear and calm with lots of small trout. We could watch them chase Tim's fishing lure. While we were there Tim and Ryan start yelling about a beaver. They start yelling how there are 2, no 3, no 4 beaver!!! Then they realize that they aren't beaver they are river otters. A little background on myself, otters are my favorite animal (sorry Triton!) and they are why I picked Zoology for my major in college. Needless to say I was sooo excited!!!! I paddled over, 3 of them had gone swimming off in another direction while one was still underwater. I could see right where he was since the water was so clear. I sat there watching him for a few seconds. He came up for a breath less than 10' from my kayak. I let out a squeal/scream in delight - clapping my hands and looking (and sounding) like a complete fool. He, in turn, had a look of pure horror on his face. I scared the poor thing half to death. They all swam around the corner and were still there when we left. They were going on shore and playing in the water. It was a very memorable experience for me :) Less memorable, or in a different kind of way for my traumatized little friend!

Yesterday we went on a family bike ride and just missed seeing a moose and her 2 babies. We biked a couple miles into Wilson and had lunch. The kids got to play at a park there and then we biked back home. Later we went into town to finally do the alpine slide. The kids spent some time rolling down a big hill. That is a sport that always looks a little more fun than it actually is. Especially as you age! We had tried a couple days ago to go to the alpine slide but a little thunderstorm shut it down for the afternoon so we did some rock climbing instead.

We are on the road to Rawlins, Wyoming. The only thing I know about this place is that the truck stop there has good chocolates and fudge!