Grant & Ashley's Adventures

Snowmobiling the Sierra Madres - Day 2

2011-12-27T20:31:00.002-06:00

Day number 2 we went out and enjoyed some more time in the woods and snow checking out the new territory ;)

Dad tipped over

Uncle Darrell and Cody

Grant - watch out for that tree!

Jake helping Mom turn ;) This was actually a side hill even though it doesn't look like it and she was having a battle turning up hill.

Dad

Suzette

Loren

Grant

Jake - I tried to get a pic of him jumping because that was the theme of this spot but he was on the ground everytime my camera went off ;)

Pretty views!

Oh there - Jake's somewhat in the air!

Uncle Darrell and Cody

Dad

Loren buried it just off the logging road we were on at the end of the day ;)

Snowmobiling the Sierra Madres - Day 1

2011-12-26T18:06:00.002-06:00

This was our first year snowmobiling the Sierra Madre range in southeastern Wyoming. We left MN early on Christmas morning and stayed that night in Saratoga. The next morning we unloaded our stuff in the house we rented in Riverside and then headed up to unload and ride. We ventured out on the trails for a little ways and then made our way off into the trees for most of the afternoon.

Looks like Jaker got himself stuck ;)

Grant and Dad watching.

We stopped in a meadow for lunch. And Suzette got herself stuck ;)

That's Mom.

Grant tipped over ;)

Suzette having a sandwich.

After winding through the trees for awhile we ventured up to see if we could get to the top of Bridger Peak. There were lots of pretty views on the way!

Mom and Jake.

Grant and I at the top! Pretty cool views. The pics don't do it justice. You could see mountain ranges all around. See the white in the way background along the horizon?

Grant checking out the view. Apparently some of what we were seeing is Colorado.

More mountains!

It was a good first day out and about in a new area!

Hinnenkamp Christmas

2011-12-24T16:55:00.012-06:00

We invited the Hinnenkamp crew over for Christmas Eve brunch at our house!

Ella and I playing before brunch.

Jake and Cody with a little Wii boxing action.

Time for some food! Chris and Mom.

Visiting after eating. Olivia, Suzette, Glenn, Ella, Me, Vicki and Gramma Rosie.

Presents! Mom, Heather and Ella checking out her new doll.

Mom doing a little boozing in the afternoon ;)

Dad and Gramma Rosie visiting.

Bear and Olivia relaxing.

After the brunch crew left the Stanleys and Mom and Dad hung out for awhile and later had supper!

The Stanleys doing a little web surfing ;)

More food! Heather, Mom, Me and Dad getting supper ready.

Very serious about setting the table.

More presents after supper! Ella got lots of fun stuff and was pretty into the present opening this year ;) She wanted to open EVERYONE's presents :) hehe

Grant and some new tools :)

Heather and Ella with a new coffee maker.

Me, Ella and Mom admiring her new KitchenAid mixer!

Thanks everyone for a fun holiday weekend!

Christmas with Massey

2011-12-21T15:19:00.001-06:00

I visited the Wiebers for the evening to have a little Christmas with my goddaughter Massey!

Look at the little peanut opening her present ;) As Oliver looks on in anticipation ... he was thinking 'come on, Massey just rip it open' as she carefully picked at the wrapping ;)

I love how her older siblings are way more eager to see what's in there than she is ;) They were also the ones who played with the new stuff for the evening while Massey strolled around content playing with Sandy's flip flops ;)

It was a fun evening watching the kids run around and visiting with Sandy and Kory!

Christmas with the Schnells!

2011-12-18T15:00:00.008-06:00

The Schnells came over to our place for our first Christmas in our new house!

Grant cookin up some chocolate pie ;)

Molly helped me cook up some tasty ham (provided by Mom Marla), scalloped potatoes, carrots, green bean casserole and Marla brought some jello salad.

Junebug and Everest were festive in their holiday shirts.

Sleepy Christmas kitty

After a trip to the mall while the boys worked on snowmobiles, we opened gifts!

Clark starting on his pile of gifts

Molly excited about her gift bag ;)

Molly watching Dad Gary open

Mom Marla's turn!

And then Grant

I got some gifts too ;) A new down jacket from Grant!

We even had the fireplace going for the festivities :)

Family pic!

Building a Kitty Tower

2011-12-11T12:11:00.005-06:00

See these two cute little kitties? They look like they would love a new spot to perch themselves ;) Actually they look pretty comfy in our chair but we decided to build them a kitty tower anyways!

Junebug and Everest

First we cut a 5 gallon bucket in half and then took leftover carpet from our house and used a little Gorilla Glue to attach it. This was quite a process because we had to glue one side at a time and then clamp it down to let it dry. Then do another section and try to fold it over the edge. Repeat.

Grant used some sort of lag bolt to attach the main post. I think he also put some other screws in it to secure it.

Then he attached a couple other supports for the other perch spots.

Everest trying out the half bucket once that was attached ;)

And here's Junebug cozying up on the finished project!

Santa Day with Ella

2011-12-06T16:52:00.005-06:00

After work I met Heather and Chris at St. John's for their employee Santa Day with Ella!

Doing some crafts before seeing Santa

Ella's turn. She seems ok to meet Santa here.

Nope not gonna happen, Chris ;) Santa's a bit too scary close-up

Just one pic, Ella come on! hehe. She is not loving Santa ;)

Whew got that Santa business over with so we can decorate and eat some cookies! Yum!

Cutting Our Christmas Tree!

2011-11-27T22:01:00.003-06:00

Grant and I cut a tree for our first Christmas tree in our new house :)

Grant hauling it out

Loaded up for the short ride home!

We dug out our decorations when we got home and Everest loved this stuffed reindeer ;) He drug it all over the house.

Our tree all decorated!

Schnell Thanksgiving

2011-11-27T19:51:00.002-06:00

On Saturday we celebrated Thanksgiving with the Schnells in Clotho!

Grant making faces as usual while Molly and Dad Gary prep the food

Zoey getting in on the cooking action

Clark supervising

Mom Marla not wanting me to take her picture :)

Dad Gary cutting the turkey!

We had lots of good food and fun!

Hinnenkamp Thanksgiving & Mom's Birthday

2011-11-25T21:26:00.008-06:00

My family came over to our house to celebrate Thanksgiving! We started off the day baking some pies :)

Mom rolling out her crust as 'tender as her heart' ;)

Grant and I trying to accomplish something but ya know how that goes ;)

Ella and Chris spectating

After pies we headed outside for some family photos. Here's a typical Grant photo.

And a good one

The Stanleys

Dad and Mom

The whole family!

And just us girls back inside

Mom and Ella playing with Linkin Logs

Ella and Junebug making friends

We almost forgot to have birthday pie!

Hehee I love the candle blowing out pictures ;)

Wooo! Happy Birthday, Mom/Gramma!

Kitty Snuggles

2011-11-24T19:48:00.001-06:00

Look at the kitties all snuggled up together :)

Cookie Baking!

2011-11-20T19:12:00.000-06:00

My college roommies and I got together again this year to bake cookies! We had a good time visiting, baking, drinking wine and eating pizza!

Angie mastering her wreath making

Jenna's pumped about baking

Angie

Rolling out some more cookies!

Cassie really didn't want her picture taken ;)

The next day I came home to our first snow in our new house!

Yay snow!

Halloween

2011-11-01T13:01:00.003-05:00

Grant and I spent the evening of Halloween with the Stanleys!

Eating some pizza that was decorated like a pumpkin face :) Heather, Grant, Me, Ella.

Here's Heather, Ella and Chris ready to go trick-or-treating! Grant had just put a scary mask on so that's why Ella's not smiling ;) We stayed and handed out candy to the cute kiddos while they walked around the block.

Afterwards we played with Ella for awhile and visited before heading home for the evening! Happy Halloween :)

Winter Camping Symposium

2011-10-30T22:00:00.010-05:00

Grant and I headed up just north of Sandstone with Ed to hang out for the weekend and promote SkiPulk.com at the Winter Camping Symposium!

Grant scoping things out after setting up our booth in the vendor area downstairs.

There were lots of campers there this year and it was fun to check out all the different hot and cold camping tent ideas!

Grant outside Ed's teepee.

More campers!

There were lots of different speakers and demos throughout the weekend. Here's Angie, Summit, Grant and I learning about hammock camping.

Grant and Ed (bottom right) checking out the hammock setup.

Saturday night after supper and prizes we listened to the bluegrass band called Sans Souci Quartet and had some FREE Surly beer! Good times :)

Sunday morning was time for our 'Build Your Own Pulk' session! Here's Grant helping one of the participants.

Ed and another participant starting on another sled.

Adding the secure straps.

Time for poles!

Ed explaining the split pole setup.

It was another great weekend of outdoor fun!

Gramma Hazel

2011-10-21T12:57:00.013-05:00

Our Gramma Hazel passed away on Monday, October 10th :( She was a very special gramma to us and we will miss her.

That day I got a call from Heather around noon letting me know that Mom had gotten a call from one of the ladies on gramma's hospice team saying she didn't have much time left. Mom left work right away to meet Heather and I to go down and see Gramma. We didn't make it before she passed away. We still went down to see her one last time and I'm so glad we did. My sister is much better at putting things into words and these are her words about our last visit:

...i needed to see her sweet face and hold her pretty little hands with the crooked fingers one last time. countless times, those little hands brushed my hair and scratched my back and wiped tears from my cheeks and held me tight. they wrote me letters and tied my shoes and helped me throw plunkers into the lake. they're so familiar to me. i remember every little detail... the way gramma's "old lady skin" stretched over the tops of the veins and bones of those hands... the shapes of her crooked little fingers... the indentation from her watch at the spot where her hands met her soft, padded arms... the way those hands always looked so worn, but always felt so soft. i hope i don't ever forget all of those details...

Pederson, Hazel Violet Age 96 of NE Mpls, passed away on October 10, 2011. Preceded in death by husbands, Charles Peters and Harold Pederson; brothers, Alfred and Lowell Carpentier; sisters, Helen Dolan, Ida Mae Benson, Audrey Ek, and Yvonne Hammerstad. Survived by children, Kenneth (Barbara) Peters, Robert (Penny) Peters, and Vickie (Marv) Hinnenkamp; 6 grandchildren, Cathy, Tim, Terry, Christine, Heather, and Ashley; 10 great-grandchildren; a very special niece, Sheryl Sheppard; as well as many more nieces and nephews. Hazel is the last member of the Carpentier family that moved to NE Mpls some 90 years ago from a French-Canadian settlement near Range, WI. She was amazing, always tried to be independent, and handle life on her own. She was loved and will be missed. Memorials preferred to Health Partners Hospice or donor's choice. Memorial service 11 AM Friday, October 14, with visitation 1 hour prior all at: Washburn-McReavy Northeast Chapel 612-781-6828 2901 Johnson St. N.E.

Heather and I went through a bunch of old photos of Gramma and put together some photo boards to display at the service. Here are a few of the pics along with what Heather and I wrote and read at the service.

Heather: Our Gramma was a very special lady to many people. She had a big heart and a strong will to do anything she set her mind to. There are so many things we want to remember about Gramma. Conversations we had, places we went, things we saw... More than anything though, we want to remember the way she made us feel and the things she taught us by the way she lived her life and treated other people.

Gramma and her little sister Yvonne

Ashley: Since we were little kids, Gramma has been a special part of our lives. She was always kind and gentle, sensitive and nurturing. She wiped away our tears when we cried. And she'd check each one to let us know if they were sweet or salty to make us smile again. She dependably gave out hugs and kisses. Through her actions and her gentle touch and friendly smiles, she showed us she loved us. When we were little kids, we'd sit beside her and ask her to scratch our backs, and she'd do it forever, because we liked it so much. She called us her 'Bunky' and 'Bunker.' And whenever I'd call her, she'd say in her sweet voice, “Is this the little one?”

Gramma second from the left

Heather: She was strong and independent. If there was something she wanted to do or somewhere she wanted to go, she found a way to get it done. The lack of a car never prevented her from going out shopping or to appointments. It never stopped her from taking us to the Como zoo or Moore Lake or the Apache Theater or the Northtown mall or swimming at the park. We loaded up her little grocery cart and shoulder bags filled with picnic lunches and supplies for the day, and we walked and we rode the bus. And we thought it was a fun adventure walking on the foot bridge over the interstate, waving to cars and making semis honk their horns. Riding on the bus, we took turns pulling the yellow cord to tell the driver where our stop was. No matter what the destination, Gramma got us there. She always found a way to make things happen. She taught us to be strong and independent and resourceful. She taught us that if there was something we wanted or wanted to do, we just had to figure out how to make it happen. And then do it.

At her waitressing job at Curly's

Ashley: Gramma knew and learned how to do so many things on her own. Of course, there was always a list of things for our dad to do when he came to visit, but Gramma did most things all on her own. She was always efficient and frugal with everything. I remember Gramma always had lots of goodies made when we'd come visit like cookies, rice pudding, and lots of other treats. While we stayed with her, we'd get to help her make things like caramel rolls, dunkers, and pies. When we'd make pies there was never any crust wasted. Anything left over became 'gullets' that she rolled out, added cinnamon and sugar to and baked for a tasty treat. She always had ways of saving and making the most out of anything she had. Don’t throw out your used baggies! Just wash them out for another use.

Gramma Hazel :)

Heather: We watched her work hard her entire life, and we saw her sacrifice her free time, money, energy to spend time with and help out the people she loved. She taught us to work hard, not take people or things for granted and to always be available for people who need us.

Ashley: Gramma taught us to use our imaginations. We would put on fashion shows for her by dressing up in her nighties or fluffy slips she bought at 'Unique.' We'd top the outfits off with her clip on dangly earrings and some fancy shoes from her collection, which we called clompers because of the noise they made on her wood floors. We thought we were fancy fashion models as Gramma clapped and told us how pretty we were. Other times, we waited on her as we pretended to be waitresses. At Gramma's house, we could be anything we wanted to be.

Heather: I swear every person I have ever known in my entire life knew about my Gramma. I must have talked about her a lot. To everyone. It makes my heart happy that it seems like she touched so many people's lives in even little tiny ways. Since she passed away earlier this week, and word has spread of her passing, I have received so many calls and messages from people, people I haven't talked to in years even, expressing their sympathy and reminding me of little stories they recall about Gramma. I received a message from a childhood friend who spent time with Gramma and me when I was little. In her message, she said, "i know how special Grammas are and yours was an extra special one. I always remember wanting to go over to your house even more when Gramma Hazel was there- she was always so kind, caring and fun and always made my day ; ) she had such a big smile and fun loving laugh. Another thing I remember is that even though I was really young, I could see how proud of you she was. I remember one time when we were playing in your camper and you ran in [the house] to get something, she said to me, 'heather is a real smart girl isn't she?!...and such a good heart she has-that's important too you know!'"

Gramma's wedding photo with her first husband, Charles (Bunny)

Ashley: As we grew older, Gramma continued encouraging us in so many ways. Whether it was school or sports or anything else we put our efforts into, Gramma was always there to tell us we could do it. She believed in us and made us believe in ourselves. Whatever we wanted to do or whatever we wanted to be, Gramma supported us and told us we could.

Gramma with Bob and Pete

Heather: Gramma made me feel like I was important. She told me I was smart. She made me believe that she thought I could do anything. She made sure I knew she was proud of me. Those are things I hope I can do for the people I care about. Those are the things I hope I can teach and show my daughter. Whenever I looked at Gramma, I could see in the way she looked at me that she was proud. I think that's just the most important thing. Everyone needs someone in their life who can make them feel like they're worth something and as if they can do anything they put their mind to, and she has always been that person for me. Without her encouragement and her confidence in me, I’m sure I would not be the same person I am today. I wouldn't have all of the good things in my life that I have if it weren't for her. I wouldn't have gone down the same paths.

Grampa Harold and Gramma Hazel

Heather: We have so many great memories of Gramma Hazel that we will never forget. She taught us so many lessons and had qualities that can never be replaced. We love our Gramma so much and are so grateful for all the special times we had with her. We hope to live our lives like Gramma did and have the effect on someone that she had on us.

On their wedding day

Ashley: We miss you, Gramma Hazel, and love you so much. A bigger bunch—as she would say.

Gramma at the lake with a 'nice bass' as her caption said

Gramma on the right next to her mom and two sisters

Gramma with baby poodles at the lake

Gramma with Heather and Me

Our Gramma :)

with Alfie at the house in Grey Eagle

Fall Fest!

2011-10-09T20:43:00.008-05:00

Grant and I invited everyone out to our house for some Fall Fest fun :) There were lots of activities going on throughout the day and luckily the weather held out!

Dad, Mom, Gramma Rosie having some chili

Diane, Grant, Al and Amity

Mom decorating a cookie

Then there was some mountain biking. Here's Grant.

And Ang

And Brody

Also some slacklining went on. Here's Jeff, Catherine and Me.

Me, Amity and Grant ... LOL ... Amity was probably saying 'YOU THINK THIS IS FUN?' at this moment ;)

Coloring some fall pictures. Marla, Gramma Rosie, Mom, Heather, Ella and Dad.

Suzette doing some cookie decorating and coloring ;) That's Me and Sandy in the back.

Look at little Ella 'painting her cookie' ;) hehe

There was also lots of snacking going on throughout the day! Here's Catherine and I enjoying our caramel apples that Ang brought. And, in the background see that fancy hot chocolate buffet courtesy of Heather and Chris!?

Cody painting a pumpkin.

Grant doing some sort of move on the new climbing wall.

Later on there was some night biking going on. Here's Grant and Luke.

And Jake too.

And finally the ping pong table made an appearance when it started to sprinkle on our bonfire! Here's Ang and Brody in an intense game ;)

Gary and Jake.

The Stanleys.

Just hangin' out ;)

See you all for the next party!!

Building our Climbing Wall

2011-10-06T20:57:00.004-05:00

Grant decided he wanted to build a bouldering wall in our shed ;) So, one night Evan and Ryan came over and they made a lot of progress on it!

Getting closer! Thanks for the help guys!

Collegeville Orchards

2011-10-02T20:52:00.004-05:00

Grant and I volunteered to help set up for the Collegeville Colors event at St. Johns University today and afterwards met up with the Stanleys and Mom at the Collegeville Orchards!

Grant, Ella and I listening to some music

Checking out the petting zoo! Ella wasn't really into touching the animals tho ;) We tried to tell her that's what you do at a petting zoo.. hehe

At one point a llama stuck its head through the gate and tried to eat our hair. Ella got a little freaked and grabbed on to uncle Grant ;)

Photo op - what a peanut :)

Chris was there too ;) He's usually the photographer so doesn't end up in many pics!

Heather, Mom and Ella hanging out.

We bought some yummy apples and had a good time checking things out! Thanks guys :)

Visiting Gramma Hazel

2011-10-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

On Saturday I met up with Chris, Heather, Ella and Mom for a trip to the cities to visit Gramma Hazel!

For part of the time the helpers were working with Gramma so we hung out in the dining room at Chandler Place. Look at that face Ella is giving me ;)

Watching the duckies in the pond.

Ella and Mom watching the ducks.

Signing Gramma's guestbook

Gramma Hazel, Mom, Ella, Me and Heather

Heather and Me with Gramma :)

Gramma was very alert and really enjoyed watching Ella and her antics. Here's proof ;)

She had some trouble hearing us so we'd have to write some things on paper so she could read it. But, it was a good visit and we were all so glad to see Gramma smiling :) And, I think she enjoyed having some visitors!

That evening Grant and I headed to Diamond Point for Dave Hillman's wedding. Here we are ready to go ... with the nice fall colors in our yard!

A 5k, Painting a Pumpkin, and Painting a House

2011-09-24T20:25:00.009-05:00

Catherine had tried to convince me to run a 10k with her sometime this fall ... which didn't sound like a good idea to me... hehe... so we compromised and decided to do the Scheels 5k this weekend :)

Catherine, Me and Heather waiting to start

Me and Heather coming down the hill

Whew... we all made it! Ella, Heather, Me and Catherine after the race.

After the 5k Heather and Chris went home to get ready for a wedding while Catherine and I took Ella out for some fun. First we ate at Kay's Kitchen in St. Joseph and then we headed for Thomsen's Greenhouse to check out their pumpkin day!

Catherine and Ella starting to paint a pumpkin!

Ella tried to lick the paintbrush first but then she got the hang of it.

We bought some mums, went through the kid's maze and then walked around outside where we found a slide!!

Then it was off to meet Grant at home (he had done a mountain bike race with some kids from work in the morning) and then head for the Hinnenkamps to help Suzette paint the outside of their house. Ella took a little nap in the car on the way.

Ella chilled for the afternoon playing with the kitties and dump trucks while we painted.

Suzette took us all out to eat at AllStars in St. Rose afterwards and then Ella fell asleep in the car on the way home. She even stayed sleeping for the night when I put her in the pack and play at our house ;) Musta been tired out!

The next morning we had some pancakes and headed back to finish up more of the house painting before Heather and Chris came to pick Ella up.

Biking and Camping in Cuyuna

2011-09-22T20:25:00.013-05:00

After work last Friday, Grant and I headed up to Crosby to spend the weekend checking out the Cuyuna bike trails for the annual bike camping trip. When we got there the Hinnenkamp crew (Darrell, Suzette, Jake and Cody) was already there. We set up our tent and shortly after Mom and Dad arrived followed by Heather, Chris, Ella and then Brody and Angie! We all got set up and sat around the campfire visiting and catching up.

The next day, after breakfast, everyone got their bikes tuned up for the rides!

Jake and Suzette are ready to go while Brody and Grant are conjuring up some sort of plan ;)

Dad's ready! Still not sure what Brody and Grant are up to ;)

Chris and Ella taking a test-drive.

The mountain bikers are loaded up!

Suzette, Darrell, Cody and Heather on their bike trip down the Cuyuna Lakes trail.

While the rest of the crew went on that trail, Jake, Grant, Brody, Angie and I unloaded at the mountain bike single track trails for some fun :)

Here's Grant loving his ride down Bobsled!

And here's me on Bobsled ... obviously not going as fast ;) heh heh

After all the biking we headed back for camp for some more activities ;)

Grant and Jake watching Brody attempt kite boarding in the wind storm.

Brody

Ella playing on the playground - loving the slides, of course!

We packed two campers and four tents onto three campsites for the weekend :) lol

Suppertime with Grant ;)

Chris concocting something yummy for supper I'm sure ;) Suzette and Uncle Darrell scoping it out.

The Johnsons roasting some hot dogs.

Later that evening we celebrated Cody's birthday with a little DQ cake! Mmmm

Campfire! Grant, Brody, Angie, Me, Jake, Heather, Ella, Cody, Dad and Suzette (Mom might be in the camper at this point still propping up her sprained ankle that somehow happened on their bike ride).

We love camping!

Thanks for another fun weekend, everyone!

Fishing with Jeff and Catherine!

2011-09-21T23:46:00.001-05:00

Another late post .... on August 21st Grant and I went fishing for the day with our friends Jeff and Catherine. We caught a lot of fish ... but a lot of them looked like this ... hehe

A slightly bigger one for Jeff...

We had a really fun time just hanging out on the lake and relaxing ... and eating a lot of snacks ;)

Thanks for taking us with - let's do it again soon!

Ella's 2nd Birthday Party!

2011-09-21T23:00:00.000-05:00

I'm slightly behind on some blog posts so have to get a couple caught up! Back on August 20th we attended Ella's 2nd birthday party at the Stanleys!

Gramma Rosie, Grant and Cody visiting

Suzette and Marilyn dishing up some pizza for lunch!

The birthday girl with her cake - hehe :)

The Stanleys

Jake, Cody and Uncle Darrell

Mom/Gramma Vickie

Birthday Cake! Gramma Rosie, Chris, Ella, Renee and Steve

Forgot to take a picture with the birthday girl and me ... darn!

Presents!

She loved the purse from Great Gramma Hazel

Robert, Paul and Emma watching the present opening

Spectators from the deck watching Ella try out her last gift ...

A new swingset and slide from Gramma and Grampa Hinnenkamp, the Stanleys and us! Grampa Marv checking it out with her.

Ella loves to slide :)

Happy 2nd Birthday, Ella!!!

The Tetons and Heading for Home

2011-09-21T20:11:00.003-05:00

Finally finishing up our trip posts almost two weeks after we arrived back :) On September 8th we woke up to a nice day at Grand Teton Park RV Resort. We had breakfast at their new restaurant. Mmmm I had eggs and toast with a ton of butter and Grant, of course, had biscuits and gravy :) We wandered around to check out the updates they've done since we worked there over 5 years ago!

The moose out front ;) Tetons are in the background but hard to see from the hazy skies from fires.

Hazy Tetons

New paint job

After visiting with everyone we headed out to start the rest of the trek home.

Driving over Togwotee Pass - lots of road work going on. Tetons in the background.

Love those mountains :)

We drove to somewhere near Rapid City, SD and slept at a rest area that night. Then on Friday we drove the rest of the way and made it home sometime that evening. We just worked on unpacking that evening and then Saturday we did a bunch of cleaning and mowing, etc to get re-situated. It was a great trip but it was also nice to be home and sleep in our own bed again :) Now on to planning the next trip!

Another Four Wheeling Adventure with the Boyers then onto the Tetons!

2011-09-07T22:15:00.014-05:00

We stayed another night at the Boyers and got up early to go for another four wheeler ride before making our way to our next destination.

A cute little waterfall along the road shortly after we unloaded

Exploring the little creek and waterfall

Another gorgeous day!

We didn't have a definite destination today because Larry hadn't been on this trail before so we just picked a trail to make our way up farther into the hills. The trails were really rocky and there were a few spots that were kinda tough to get up :)

Made it up to a spot with a nice view

Grant and Larry discussing something

Elkhorn Peak (there was a sign pointing that direction so we figured this must be it ;)

From that spot we turned around and started back towards the truck. We got a little ways down and turned off on a different trail just to check it out. We came up to some downed trees and the guys decided we should move them. Here's their first attempt :)

And then another attempt a little more serious. LOL! Grant's supposed to be on the back to add some weight ;) It looked like they were both going to fly off!

After four wheeling we went back to town and packed up. It was a really great couple days hanging out with the Boyers and we really appreciate the hospitality!! Then we started back on the road again this time headed for the Tetons.

View of the Tetons from the Driggs side - you can barely see the peaks in the middle behind the darker hills - it was hazy from some fires.

Coming down the Jackson side of Teton Pass - first time we've gone over that pass - it was really pretty!

Yay! The familiar view of the Tetons :) Leaving Jackson on our way to our old stomping grounds in Moran!! We stayed the night in a little cabin at GTPRV (Harry's place) and went out to eat with Harry, Connie and Ernie before calling it a night!