Vacation Rehash

oh the summer vacation. a chance to return home and grab onto the simpler life. idaho. here's the rewind.

home on sat. hang out in slc with the mom. drink good coffee. get back to IF and chill on the back porch. play with hannah the golden.
up early on sunday. 55 mile ride. rolling idaho farm roads framed by mountains. sunday afternoon siesta with an old friend. classic summer evening - friends over for dinner and drinks, porch fire as the sun fades, the day fades, the memories come alive.
5 am wake up to go climbing on monday. force the eyes open. beanie on. fleece on. roll to the coffee stop. grab some lattes and pick up paul. roll up to the hot potato as the sun is starting to crest the horizon. Sit and drink coffee for a few. drop the rope and put up some routes. feel the rock again. smell of chalk and dew. scraped fingers and tape. errands day. drivers license, dentist, lunch with friends, shopping and packing for the yellowstone departure. chill night, early to bed.

up at 430. finish loading the car. stop to grab coffee. hit highway 20 headed north. rexburg, ashton, island park, west yellowstone. make gardiner, mt by 915. roll into yellowstone institute class late.

More to come on the 9 day backpacking trip in yellowstone. seperate post with pictorials.

drive through yellowstone and grand teton park on way home - meet mom and steve in driggs for music on main. headliner greg brown. drink some brew courtesy of grand teton brewery. chill in driggs the next morning. check out 22 designs and meet collins pringle. sick operation. head up to the prop. beautiful.

hit up targhee bluegrass fest in the afternoon. more brews from grand teton. bearfoot, john cowan, daryll scott, railroad earth. sick. great crowd, great atmosphere, great music. nothing better. rock out till midnight. late drive home.

early to rise the next morning - heart of idaho metric century ride. windy and hot but awesome. great 73 mile day. legs and lungs burning. beer and bbq after. check out cycles of sam (bennett) at the idaho falls art museum. pack it up again. bison burgers. share pictures and beer with friends. more beer at casey's bar in the cellar. late night cold smokes with paul. hell of a two weeks.

that settles it. after grad school I am never living east of Denver. ever.