Travel Blog

One parting shot of Custer State Park before I start talking about our new digs.

Phil and I hit the road fairly early on Thursday and went a bit out of our way in order to actually do something we meant to do this summer. We always wanted to see Devil's Tower, so we headed that way. (We'll just have to tromp around the Badlands in four years when we have to get our driver's licenses renewed again.) It was nice to be back in Wyoming. There's just something about this state. You get wide open spaces and really cool mountains all wrapped into one.

We didn't go all the way to the Tower, but we got some nice shots.

Pretty nice hunk of rock, right?

Our trip went smoothly, the weather was great and we only had one big mountain pass to get over. And, as luck would have it, that pass was under construction.

Long lines of traffic, dirt roads and up 9,600 feet to get up, and from dead stops nonetheless. But The Beast did a good job, and since traffic had to go slowly anyway, we didn't hold anyone up.

And then we were in the Tetons.

We met up with the woman who hired us, got our work togs and got settled in to our campsite. We have a great spot, nice and shady and quiet. We only have about five other RVs in our area. Now, the downside is that the worker's campground is being expanded, so it's under construction. I'm not sure how the noise will affect us yet because no one's been working since we got here, but we'll see. But the folks here are really nice so far, and we've met a lot of them already. In fact, we've already been invited to a potluck on Tuesday, so that should be fun.

On Saturday, Phil and I drove to both of our workplaces. I'll be working at the Discovery Center near Jenny Lake. It's big and busy, so I think I'll like it. And Phil is going to fit right into his workplace down in Jackson. It's a visitor center that houses the Elk Refuge, Fish and Game folks, the Grand Teton Association and some Yellowstone National Park entities as well, so it's a place where you have to know a little about everything and be able to talk to people about cool things to do and places to stay and all that. Phil's really excited to be there. Here's Phil in front of his workplace:

That's about all for now. We start work tomorrow, so I'll write more soon, and hopefully I'll have moose pictures to share as well.