Jackson Hole, WY

I now understand the beauty of the Tetons and Jackson Hole.  I had a great mini vacation with Teej (TJ) and got to learn more about him and get to know if family better.  I would love to live in Jackson... A little pricy but I think i can manage it :)... I even looked at job openings at the local hospital.  I would love to come back in the summer time and see it completely different.  I know the snow and cold is magical but -10 below is really only nice in short periods of time. I'm excited for what 2013 brings!

Tetons from a distance

Clouds were beautiful

Great Pic of us 2

Famous Jackson Hole Arches

Buffalo from the largest free-range buffalo herd

Elk Refugue with Snow King in Background

Top of Teton Village Ski Resort

Torch Light Parade on New Years

Picasso and Wine

For fun instead of going to dinner like every year we decided to learn to paint.... So we went to a place in Windsor and had some christmas time fun... I believe the wine and beer made our paintings that much better!

Me showing off my awesome skills

Christie and I

Whole Group with completed paintings

Working process

Concentration

Completed project

TJ and I

Independence Rock

So more fun Wyoming places to visit.  Back in January I took a quick little trip to Independence Rock, which is another landmark along the Oregon Trail.  It is pretty interesting; the rock sticks out like a sore thumb and is covered in carved and painted names of many of the families that reached the rock during their journey.  It is neat to see some of the history of Wyoming.  I walked already the way around it too... It was a nice brisk walk on the cold and breezy January day.

History:

Independence Rock is a large granite rock, approximately 130 feet high, in southwestern Natrona County in Wyoming. During the middle of the 19th century, the rock was a prominent and well-known landmark on the Oregon, Mormon and California emigrant trails. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 20, 1961.

The rock derives its name from the fact that it lies directly along the route of the Emigrant Trail and that emigrant wagon parties bound for Oregon or California, which usually left the Missouri River in the early spring, attempted to reach the rock by July 4, in order to reach their destinations before the first mountain snowfalls.

Fun Outdoor Activities!

Last week I did something I have never done before. I went snowmobiling. Or better known as going out on the "sleds." It was a great time the snow was awesome, the snow was shining and by the end of my day my face was bright red from being windblown. I think the fastest we went was 5omph (that was me as a passenger) I would only drive about 35mph. It was a workout as well i was sore for days afterwards :).