Backwoods camping

Norm and I left Vernal, UT on Monday Morning. We "broke camp" and started the trip to Alpine WY to camp on the Grey's River. Our travels took us through Flaming Gorge. this was my first time seeing this spectacular sight. The more we travel the West, the more we want to travel the West. There is so much to see out here, not enough time to do it all. So here's a grateful for all of you - be grateful for this amazing country we live in. There is beautiful scenery in our own backyard and we are free to see it in any fashion we choose. Life is good.

Every highway we have driven in this country has offered us different and beautiful views. The scenery changes and it is fun to notice and watch. As we moved from Northern Colorado the mountains take on a hardness, through Utah it is Arid and drier, moving into Wyoming there is more moisture but the hardness shines through. There is more vegetation, but the rock is different here.

We have not been dissapointed in any area we've been to. It is amazing how scenic this part of the country is and how much of it there is to see.

Alpine was no exception. The Grey's River is clear, wide and fast flowing. It's water is cool and alluring, begging you to wade into it or throw a cast. We set our camp in a back woods camping sight that offered solitude and beauty all around. The Bridger Forest are free range, so cattle and sheep were a normal sight. We often saw cowboys herding the cattle, pretty cool.

The nights here are cool, Ok - down right cold at over 8000 feet. The mornings fill your lungs with clean, fresh air and even though you are a little cold it is exhilarating and you know this is how a morning should be.

Norm gave me a fishing lesson which I probably didn't pass, but the experience was what we were after, both of us in the river enjoying the moment. At night you can hear the sounds of the woods, not scary, but beautiful. In the morning the cows and sheep start talking and the tree squirrels start fussing and it's time to get up break camp and head out.

It was two nights of deep, satisfying sleep for me - cozied up in a tent in the middle of the forest. Wow.

This morning we headed out with intention to make it to Cody, WY. We took a lunch stop in Jackson Hole Wy, where I found an internet cafe to catch a conference call and catch up on some work as well as recharge batteries. Then we made our way through the Teton National Forest, part of Yelowstone all the way to Cody.

Tonight we are at a KOA campground where we can get a hot shower and Norm even bought me a bottle of wine while I was working, so I have a nice glass of Pinot Grigio to sip while I am blogging! We are so fortunate to be able to do this together. It is hard sometimes to try to work on the road, and sometimes things fall through cracks, but it's OK. We are making it work.

So it has been an awesome trip so far. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Tomorrow we go back to Yellowstone, I hear O'bama is there.

till then...

LoVe and Peace,

Tammy and Norm