Just Us and the Outdoors

We left Lander, Wyoming this morning (hint: if you're ever in Lander, I highly recommend the new Holiday Inn Express, which has a new Safeway right next door), and drove to Driggs, Idaho. We're staying for a couple of days at a vacation rental one-bedroom condo (thank goodness for off season) on the state border near Alta, WY. They call this area "Wydaho." We saw such a variety of scenery, from desolate sage brush and rock to snow-capped mountains. While we were surprised by how beautiful much of the East and Midwest is, we still love the West. The mountains and meadows of the Teton National Park are just breathtaking. The town of Jackson Hole is similar to, but even more touristy than West Yellowstone (how many things can you do with antlers?). We saw a couple bison in the distance, and a mama moose and her 2 calves just outside Jackson.

The condo is quite nice, and is fairly well furnished and supplied with cooking utensils, etc. The one thing they forgot is blankets. I guess we'll just have to turn up the heat tonight. We had shopped at Safeway in Lander, so we had our first home-cooked meal in nearly 3 weeks. We even picked some sage by the side of the road and cooked our chicken with it, but it turned out to be pretty bitter. But the asparagus! Mary is such a good cook.

It's nice and quiet here, nestled among aspens with a creek running outside the balcony. As far as we can tell, we're the only ones here, at least in this building. We're not even watching TV! That's probably because the Dish network on the TV seems to be set up on a minimal account - nothing but shopping channels. So we'll enjoy the great outdoors, if it doesn't rain and snow too much.

The fun part about this location is that it is near Grand Targhee Resort, where Mary used to come ski when she was in Ricks College. Fun memories for her, beautiful scenery for both of us. The Tetons are amazing.

Here is a selection of some of today's photos: