I finally realized that the "Summer Solstice" is really something to look forward to. I always saw it on the calendar - but living in Florida, Memphis, Los Angeles, and Kansas City it really had no meaning (although I knew that I didn't need to buy a greeting card for anybody - even though it appeared on the Hallmark Calendar).
Summer solstice
the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere In Jackson Hole, it truly is the FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. I will tell you what - that is a really long time to wait, but oh is it worth it! The light switch that everyone talked about for so long really did "flip" June 22 - this year's summer solstice!
So we have summer flowers, warm weather and lots of reasons to truly celebrate summer in Jackson Hole! YIPPEEEE!!!
Just before summer officially arrived we celebrated Father's Day - Wyoming Style:
Instead of a day of golf and a nice KC BBQ Dinner we went White Water Rafting (oops, Barry fell overboard, but he got back in and started paddling quickly to prevent the entire raft from flipping). The River is flowing at record high "CFS" (cubic feet per second) right now due to our record breaking snowfall and extended winter temps and snowpack.
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| Wetsuits just don't do anybody justice! |
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| Courtz MacCallum came out to visit - cool weather did not hold her back! |
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Happy Father's Day Barry!
Every JH Man's wishes - hiking clothes, Bear Spray (although Barry swears if he sees a bear, he will be running), a compass, a hip pack, a pedometer and of course some good ole KC BBQ sauce and rub! |
More Evidence we live in Wyoming:
My good Friend Sally & I attended a 3-hour long Bear and Predator Workshop to learn safety precautions for living in this area with Bears and Mountain Lions (similar to a night of Bunko I guess)! Three hours of what to do, and all I remember is to say "It's OK Bear," calmly, with your hands up, while backing up....I think there is a good chance I may be eaten if I encounter a bear! Good thing that the Forest Rangers were cute - kept our attention the entire evening!
- We are still wearing flannel PJ's to bed each night:
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| We don't necessarily match each night - but, flannel is still the style! |
Dog sitting - We love dog sitting for our neighbor's two dogs. Not only does Bella sleep in our room, but we often times have 3 dogs in there! Poor Penny who was not even allowed upstairs in our house!
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| Bella, Lad & Sennie relaxing & keeping watch of the neighborhood |
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| Chow Time! |
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| Nap Time! |
As we waited to usher in the summer weather, we kept busy with Derek and Courtz on their visit to the Hole:
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| Derek & Ashley Father's Day Shopping.... |
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| Ah, the perfect gift, and it is free - Dad will love this Elk Skull and Antlers!!!!! |
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| Courtz on her second day at the Summit of Snow King Mountain! |
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| Courtz, Ashley & Bella hiking @ Josie's Ridge |
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| Still snow at the summit...not officially summer yet! |
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| So glad to have both kids home! |
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| Courtz & Ashley ready for the rapids~ |
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| Grand Teton National Park - Oxbow Bend |
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| Derek, Ashley & Courtz playing "tourists" |
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| After we took Courtz to the airport we took advantage of the nice weather and hiked String Lake |
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| Sting Lake - almost time to jump in the lake! |
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| A VERY happy Mom!!!! |
So, as you can see - summer is just around the corner. Plenty to see and do...come on out and visit this beautiful place we are so lucky to call home!
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