yzconnect: July 2009

7.17.2009

Last state

7.16.2009

Again

Chicago and traffic

7.15.2009

panoramas

badlands

mammoth hot springs

tetons

our badlands jiminy cricket

As we drove through the Badlands, this grass hopper decided to accompany us on the hood and windshield of the car.

Boo is popular with the ladies

While we were in Colorado visiting Megan, two young ladies expressed a lot of interest in Boo. First there was the little Paige who we met in Fort Collins. She tried to catch his attention by feeding him Apple Jax. Unfortunately, she was an 18 month old little girl, so I don't think it would work out. Then Loki, Megan's 9 month old puppy, really put the moves on Boo but he played hard to get. If he wasn't so paranoid that I would abandon him in Golden he might have realized that Loki is quite a looker.

Prairie dog hunter

7.11.2009

foreheads

So outdoorsy

Outdoorsy....with the nice homey touches.

we build fires

we put up tents and decorate them...

we open beer with jam jars...

we eat the delicious food that friends gave us and bring practical things like champagne!

yellowstone wildlife

Okay, we saw more than just bison (e.g. a Grizzly bear 50 yards away!!!) but we did not photograph them all.

yellowstone

We spent two days in Yellowstone National Park. That definitely wasn't enough time but it was good to get a taste. We had a close encounter with a Grizzly bear on a hike, but, being the experienced outdoorsy-ladies that we are, we told that bear "Go away bear!!" Then, he ran away crying.