Seldom in life do things go as planned but I just returned home from a wonderful birthday trip for both me and my son, Andy who also had a milestone birthday this month. Oh yeah, and just for fun we brought along Mr. B and Andy's girlfriend (so darling and funny) Ashley!
Now, Ashley and I are not happy fliers but we enjoy where those crazy airplanes can take us....
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...especially after we have our Breakfast of Champions! A double Bloody Mary for Ashley and a double Gin & Tonic for me. It gets us right on that tarmac!
We arrived at Salt Lake City and then took a little puddle jumper to Idaho Falls. Jumping in our rental car we take off for Victor, Idaho. On the way there the guys spot a Mama Moose with her Baby as well as a Bald Eagle. Two points for the guys and zero for the girls. Don't worry we do catch up!
After a day of touring and relaxing at Teaton Springs, we have a reservation for a fly fishing float trip down the Snake River. The guides split us up with Mr. B and Andy in one boat, while Ashley and I head down the river in another boat with a different guide. Ashley is a first time fisherwoman and I am just taking photo's and painting on the front end of the boat. As Ashley is being taught how to cast, she actually catches a fish. Go Ashley!
Ashley must of caught 20 plus fish on her first day of fishing. She actually could of caught 30-40 fish but she got so excited that she forgot to set her hook. It was all catch and release so it was all good fun.....well, maybe not so for the fish.
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| Our three person fishing boat. |
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| Tanner, our guide and Ashley |
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| Ashley's first Cutthroat Trout |
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| No one we know but a great shot of the Antler Arch in the town square. |
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| That would be a Glacier in the middle of the shot. |
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We headed North to Old Faithful ( see photo above) and the Old Faithful Inn (below).
What an amazing place, you kinda feel like you are on another planet with the ground bubbling and changing colors beneath you.
While heading North towards Livingston, Montana we encountered a tremendous amount of beauty.
We even picnicked near some.....
"Hey, what's in that picnic basket BooBoo?" - Yogi Bear
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As we found our way up to our next destination, Chico Hot Springs, Montana and we realized that we had crossed the Continental Divide three times. That's were the water decides if it will flow East or West.
     
As we headed into our last days in Chico Hot Springs, Pray, Montana, I meditated on the joy of this trip.
  
The four of us in a car for 8 days and not sure if we would still be speaking near the end, but instead we got to know one another just a little bit better and found we can have fun together!
A lot of beauty, laughter, great meals, lightening storms, heat waves and celebration.
Being together.
Thank you Mr. B and Ashley for a wonderful birthday celebration!
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Washington Irvin
What a great trip! Maybe I should try the U.S. of A. for a change. I haven't been to Yellowstone since I was a young girl. We had 4 or sometimes 5 in a car for two weeks. I bet none of you asked "when are we getting there?"
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