Friday, June 22, 2007 Jackson, WY

My guest blogger is all blogged out. See – it’s not easy doing what I’ve been doing. After a full day on the bike yesterday, today was go into town and shop day. (How exciting) I needed (well, I didn’t exactly need) a hat, and Louise needed a neckerchief because the motorcycle jacket was a bit rough on her neck. With all the cowboy and motorcycle outfitters around here, you’d think it would be easy. It’s not! And then of course we had to go into every store that sells stuff. After that, I rewarded myself, both of us actually, by stopping in the MILLION DOLLAR COWBOY BAR. Nothing is on tap, but when you saddle up to the bar – you really saddle up. Every one of the bar stools is a western saddle. Not exactly the most comfortable seat in the house, but it gives you a good place to hang your plastic bags of souvenirs in. While we were there, we got to see the space shuttle land. After we walked back, I had a chance to rest my eyes a bit, and then take off for the town of Moose, where we had lunch before our boat trip on South Jenny Lake. While that might sound boring, it was a great trip that was well narrated by our pilot. He talked about the history of the area, along with the geological formations, the forest and wildlife. But most of all he talked about the mountains, each of which he has climbed. The trip started at 6:30 and as the sun went down, the setting became even more spectacular as you can see by the photo at the beginning.
Tomorrow – it’s off to Yellowstone again to see if we can find the large herd of bison that’s roaming the grasslands, and then off to see the rodeo in the evening.