Articles posted in September 2009

Playing Moose

Oxbow Bend Grand Teton Mountain over Oxbow Bend We visited the Oxbow Bend turnout in Grand Teton National Park on a lovely day, and I was able to capture a couple of pretty nice photos. If only I’d been content and left it at that, I’d have been just fine; but, the sight of some pelicans and cormorants up the river was just too much to resist. Of course, they were too far away to photograph with the lenses I have, so I took a hike.

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Ode to Our Nephew Kevin

As Dave & I sat in another Wyoming traffic jam, we chatted about how relieved we were that Kevin survived the experience of being squeezed between two semis with little more than a scratch.

Although road hazards here in Wyoming aren’t quite as large – we do get the idea of how intimidating it can feel to be surrounded on all sides by the local traffic. So, here’s a little video to let Kevin know that we empathize with him, and are glad to hear that he and his banged up car are back on the road.

New Memories of Yellowstone

Yellowstone Lower Falls from Artist Point 3 Bison 2 As we’ve been exploring Yellowstone National Park, Dave would say, “I remember…” and share a memory he has of the trip to this beautiful park when our children were still in elementary school. Continue reading ‘New Memories of Yellowstone’…