Wild and Intrepid Travel Report!
Kyle and I are alive and well in the fine town of Laramie, WY, the location of the University of Wyoming. Here we have located WiFi, or as they call it in Wyoming "WiFi". We have also located sandwiches and potatoes (do not worry, we also had potatoes in Idaho). Joy!
The first truly thrilling event of our trip was driving through a crazy, crazy bug cloud. The bug density was far above average and the car (and my bike, boo) show the results. The bug splats you see pictured below were "collected" in about a 10-15 second span of time.
Following a brave show of endurance during a late night drive, Kyle brought our party safely to Craters of the Moon National Monument. Here one can see the results of volcanic activity in the wild west. Only the boldest explorers dare to enter unattended; this is why we brought the guard cats...
The next morning we explored the caves on site and were lucky that our timing lined up well with a record-breaking guided walk. Unfortunately, the record broken was for the best attended guided walk of all time, so the interpretation suffered a bit. However, we did get to do the cave thing and learned a bit more than we would have sans guide.
After our Craters morning, we completed our crossing of Idaho and learned that they eat their fries there with "fry sauce" a blend that was described both as "ketchup mixed with mayonnaise" and "thousand island dressing without the chunks." I found it to be unremarkable, and salt and vinegar remains my favorite fry topping. Also, I am not sure if it is an Idaho thing or just the restaurant where we ate, but they called a fried bread (without any fruit) a scone. Foreign land!
Shortly past the Idaho border is Grand Teton National Park. Kyle and I went there, delighted in the free admission weekend, and watched evening fall over the mountains and Jenny Lake.
We woke up in Lander this morning, and visited NOLS for breakfast joint recommendations. They sent us to the The Maverick, where we worked together to conquer Kyle's enormous pancake!
Now, I am off the get the oil changed, possibly wash the car and take the cats for a walkabout. We should wake up tomorrow in Colorado!
The first truly thrilling event of our trip was driving through a crazy, crazy bug cloud. The bug density was far above average and the car (and my bike, boo) show the results. The bug splats you see pictured below were "collected" in about a 10-15 second span of time.
Following a brave show of endurance during a late night drive, Kyle brought our party safely to Craters of the Moon National Monument. Here one can see the results of volcanic activity in the wild west. Only the boldest explorers dare to enter unattended; this is why we brought the guard cats...
The next morning we explored the caves on site and were lucky that our timing lined up well with a record-breaking guided walk. Unfortunately, the record broken was for the best attended guided walk of all time, so the interpretation suffered a bit. However, we did get to do the cave thing and learned a bit more than we would have sans guide.
After our Craters morning, we completed our crossing of Idaho and learned that they eat their fries there with "fry sauce" a blend that was described both as "ketchup mixed with mayonnaise" and "thousand island dressing without the chunks." I found it to be unremarkable, and salt and vinegar remains my favorite fry topping. Also, I am not sure if it is an Idaho thing or just the restaurant where we ate, but they called a fried bread (without any fruit) a scone. Foreign land!
Shortly past the Idaho border is Grand Teton National Park. Kyle and I went there, delighted in the free admission weekend, and watched evening fall over the mountains and Jenny Lake.
We woke up in Lander this morning, and visited NOLS for breakfast joint recommendations. They sent us to the The Maverick, where we worked together to conquer Kyle's enormous pancake!
Now, I am off the get the oil changed, possibly wash the car and take the cats for a walkabout. We should wake up tomorrow in Colorado!
posted by Ashleigh @ 5:40 PM
3 Comments:
At 6:03 AM,
Cindy said…
I am so glad you had your guard kitties with you to watch over you in the wild and untamed west. Kyle looks like he has his work cut out for him with that HUGE breakfast. Good thing you were along to lend a hand!
At 10:03 AM,
Cait said…
SUPER EXCITED TO SEE YOU GET HERE QUICK I AM WAY TO EXCITED I CAN HARDLY STAND IT!!!(YES I HAVE TYPED IN ALL CAPS THAT'S HOW EXCITED I AM LOL)
At 12:19 PM,
Dre said…
I am also super excited to see you!!!! And super excited to meet Kyle!
Also, the kitties are super cute.
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