Home on the Range

The Igloo

2012-01-21T08:52:00.000-07:00

It's been snowing a lot here the last week so yesterday on Mickey and John's day off they decided to go outside and have a snowball fight. About 20 minutes after they went out I looked outside and noticed there were no snowballs flying, there was just some huge mound of snow being built up in our front lawn. (Obviously I was not out there with them, I'm 9 months pregnant) Then about 15 minutes later Mickey comes in and tells me to get the camera and come outside. This is what I came out to:

Yes, that's Mickey laying in an igloo they made. He was apparently trying to scrape more snow out of the inside. The best was when I told him to turn around so I could get his face...he couldn't get out so this had to happen:

I went back inside and they continued working on it. About an hour later I was asked to come out with the camera again.

At this point the thing was pretty roomy inside. Both guys are inside. Then...mass destruction!

Apparently they were nervous a small child or dog would be trapped in the thing and we would be responsible so they decided to smash it.

Frozen Lake

2012-01-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Is anyone still reading this? Sorry I have not posted in forever! We had a wonderful Christmas in Pinedale with just the two of us. We figured we will never have one of those again! We also had Christmas dinner with a group of couples from church, which was a great time filled with so much good food. Mickey took the week off from Christmas until New Years so we had lots of time to spend together, which was so fun. It was definitely a shock when he had to go back to work--I loved having him home with me that whole time.

On New Years Eve we heard stories of the lake "freezing clear" and were hoping it would happen again this year so we could see it. Apparently it's only happened twice in the last 10 years so our expectations weren't too high. BUT, since its been just cold with not much snow, it happened! Freezing clear means you can (for the most part) see through the ice and it doesn't get all cloudy and white like some frozen lakes do.

We headed out to the lake yesterday afternoon to see if the rumors were true. Driving up we thought they weren't because it looked like water. Then we saw people ice skating in the middle of the lake and figured it probably really was frozen. My favorite was this person ice skating and towing their dog around on a sled.

Here's Mickey venturing out onto the ice. He went farther out than John or I were willing to go.

Did I mention the whole time we could hear it cracking?!?! It was so scary. John wanted to get our picture together but as I started walking out to where Mickey was there was a huge crack and I freaked out. Thankfully JD got an action shot of me saying NO WAY!

Mickey moved closer and we got a good pic!

Here's looking down into a really shallow part...you can see the bottom of the lake. (It looks cloudy here but then further you go out, the clearer it gets. I just wasn't going to go out any farther...I'm pregnant people!)

And here's some pictures of the big creepy cracks!

And, I couldn't leave you with out the obligatory neighborhood wildlife picture. We saw this guy in town on the way to the lake.

O Christmas Tree!

2011-12-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to cut our tree down! It was very exciting mostly because we had no clue what we were doing. On the way there we took our Christmas card photo AND got John's truck stuck in the snow. It was not a dull trip! How did we get the truck out you may ask? Well, obviously you have one person steer, one person push and one pregnant woman sit in the back of the truck for extra weight. Anyways, crisis adverted and we moved to the tree phase.

Here's Mickey off to cut the tree down.

And here they are hauling it back! I realize I don't have pictures of them sawing the trees but I left the camera in the car and going back to get it involved another trek through deep snow so I passed.

The trees in the truck. (Notice the truck is not stuck in the snow...kudos to us!)

And here I am standing in the snow! It's pretty deep! Winter coats + pregnancy really do nothing good for a woman.

Driving back in we stopped to see some wildlife. We only spotted this guy because another truck was stopped and looking at him.

And here are the local deer that hang around Lake Street in town. The male was resting while his flock of women surrounded him.

Then we brought the tree inside, and that was the end of our escapade! Until we set it up and decorated it, but maybe I will show that in another post!

PS I feel its important to note that everytime I say "we" in regards to something involving the tree, I mean Mickey and John. Because I did nothing but stand there!

Winter

2011-12-02T10:15:00.003-07:00

Here's a picture of the morning temperature in Bondurant, a town about a hour from us. -20!!!!!!!! I'll be staying inside today :)

p.s. For all who may be concerned and rethinking their planned trip (Michelle), it was only -8 in Pinedale this AM and the high today is 25.

Nature Calls

2011-11-30T16:24:00.000-07:00

Last night as we came home we noticed there was a deer on our porch! That was pretty neat. Then this morning we saw she left us a little present.....

Here's the tracks she made through our yard after fleeing the scene.

We now own a Christmas tree permit! Stay tuned because we (and by we I mean Mickey) are going to cut down our own tree this weekend. This sucker only cost 10 dollars. Cheapest Christmas tree ever!

Wildlife

2011-11-14T08:54:00.000-07:00

We had one early snow at the beginning of October which drove all the geese down from the mountain (or Canada, who knows) and into our front yard. Okay, not literally our front yard, but we live across from the golf course and they made the golf course their new home. Let me tell you, those things honk ALOT!! Here's two of the pictures I got of them.

Those pictures don't even begin to capture how many of them there really are. You can tell in both pictures that they are walking away from me...geese are pretty skittish (and did I mention loud!!)

Recently, we have had more snow and I think the geese finally realized Pinedale is not south enough for them because they have left. Maybe they are heading to Texas?!

More snow and colder temperatures means more animals are coming down out of the mountains and into our town! Last week I was leaving the house around 5pm to go to the library and was startled to see 16 deer staring at me from across the street. Of course I had to run and get the camera.

I love the little one playing peek a boo on the left side of this picture.

I thought they were all does but on the way back from the library I spotted this guy!

Beautiful Views

2011-11-08T07:12:00.000-07:00

Check out the views we get to wake up to every morning! These are taken from our kitchen window.

Things You Don't Have to Do in Texas!

2011-11-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

We had a fair amount of snow on Friday night/Saturday so today it was time to shovel the sidewalk. Thankfully my husband is from Michigan and is no stranger to shoveling!
Action shot! (and yes, he is shoveling in cowboy boots!)

Posed shot. Please pretend with me that his eyes are not closed in this picture.

We also decided Saturday morning would be a good time to play in the snow since it was the weekend and the snow was fresh. Well, first of all, it was still snowing when we went outside and since the snow here is really dry the wind was picking it up and blowing it all in my face. I decided it would be best to go outside like this. (Sorry for the blurriness, I took this on my phone)

And yes I really did wear that outside. Its freezing, people! We tried to build a snowman but the snow was too dry to pack together so it was a major fail. Then Mickey and John decided to try sledding down this small hill behind our houses. Although it is not recommended for pregnant ladies to go sledding we decided it would be okay for me to try once since it was such a small hill. I was pretty nervous because my first ever sledding experience in Michigan hurt really bad and was NOT fun at all. I'm happy to report that I did not fall on that tiny hill and the baby is fine BUT my pinky finger is not. It got smashed between a rock and the sled on the way down and now looks like this. Hopefully we don't have to amputate!

Welcome to winter!

25 weeks

2011-10-30T14:06:00.000-06:00

Here is a picture of me looking pretty pregnant in Houston last weekend.

Now, I was under the impression that I only looked this pregnant in Houston and figured it was because of the heat, or the humidity, or the fact that I ate a whole bowl of Lupe Tortilla queso. I believed this so much that I wore that same dress to church today so that I could take a picture in it and write a blog post about how I look less pregnant in Wyoming and my bump is disappearing and yada yada yada. But then I had Mickey take a picture and I look exactly the same.

Oh well! 15 more weeks until we get to meet this little guy!

Wings

2011-10-29T13:16:00.000-06:00

I bet you thought this was going to be a post about a delicious game-time food. Well, it's not. It's about something that is very important in Wyoming. Hunting. Besides the deer, antelope, and elk people hunt here, they also go after something called the Sage Grouse. It's a crazy bird that looks like this.

And when you kill one in Pinedale, they would like you to cut off a wing and put it in this box:

Power Outages

2011-10-18T13:03:00.000-06:00

The power goes out all the time in Pinedale. I mean all the time. We've been here less than 2 months and it's gone out at least 5 times. And I'm not talking about just on our street...it's the whole town. Usually it doesn't last that long and is either during the day (when I can at least go outside and read or something) or in the middle of the night so it's not so bad.

Last Tuesday night it went out right as we were finishing dinner, and right when it was starting to get dark. I suggested to Mickey we just go to sleep like they used to do before there was electricity but he wasn't buying it. Instead we carried flashlights and candles over to John's house to see what we could find for entertainment. We started off with a putter, golf balls and a cup as a hole but then that got too easy.

Yes, what you are looking at is a putt putt ramp made by a box and a shoe. Sorry for the bad quality of the photo--I took it with my phone while holding the flashlight to have enough light.

About half an hour later the power came on, but we kept playing...I mean why not!

PS I was really good at this game.

Homecoming

2011-10-11T11:27:00.000-06:00

One of the best parts of living in a small town is there is ALWAYS something going on, and everyone knows about it. So far some of the things we've done around town are see the local rodeo, watch a charity rubber duck race down the creek through town, go to two performances at the high school and the topic of this post, the homecoming parade. Thankfully this happened on a Friday Mickey and John had off work so we got to go! The parade took place down Pine, the main street in Pinedale, and they shut down the whole road for it. I should also mention that going through town it's called Pine, but its other name is Highway 191. Anyone trying to get through Pinedale for that half hour was stuck behind a police blockade!

First up was the Pinedale Wrangler marching band.

Each grade level from the elementary school made signs and dressed up for the parade. I thought the first graders were the cutest in their cowboy gear!

The King and Queen. Also notice the pretty leaves in the background. All the trees are starting to change colors and it's beautiful!

Then each high school grade level had a weird car or float go by. Notice the drummer girl in the second picture. She totally posed for me!

Here's a shot down Pine as the end of the parade passed us. It was quite the event with ambulances and fire trucks involved.

And last but not least here are all the unsuspecting people who had to wait for this parade to be over to get on with their Wyoming travels. Their angry faces as they drove by at 2 MPH were priceless!

I also think it is very important to note that the Pinedale Wranglers did not win their homecoming game. In fact, at the time of their homecoming game they hadn't won a game all season....or last season either. However I am happy to inform you that last weekend we took a trip down to Big Piney (about 45 minutes away) to see the Big Piney Punchers take on the Pinedale Wranglers and the Wranglers WON! It was kind of a big deal because Big Piney is our biggest rival. The win was so important it was even mentioned in our Sunday sermon!

Let it Snow!

2011-10-07T07:29:00.000-06:00

Yesterday was the first snow of the season which was pretty exciting for this Texas girl. I got really happy when it looked like this outside:

So imagine my delight when I woke up to THIS!!!!

I will say though that I did not envy Mickey trying to get all the snow off his car before work.

Angie requested a snowman picture so last night I created this little guy.

Isn't he cute?! Well, sorry little guy, I tried to find you this morning and this was all I could find.

RIP. I will make your big brother later in the year.

If you need me I will be bundling up like Randy from A Christmas Story!

ATVs

2011-10-04T10:37:00.000-06:00

Everyone here seems to have a toy. Whether its a huge RV, snowmobile, or ATV, if you take a walk around the neighborhood you are almost guaranteed to see one or more of these in everyone's driveway. Side note--recently at a Shell dinner this guy was talking about getting a sled for the winter. I was thinking how fun that would be in slide down a hill on a trash can lid or something. THEN he stated that it was going to cost 3500 dollars, used. Apparently in Pinedale "sled" means snowmobile. Anyways, lots of people here have ATVs and they like to drive them around town like cars. On Sunday I saw a guy drive up to church in one with his two little boys. THANKFULLY I had my camera on hand at the homecoming parade (more on that later) to catch a picture of this guy:

Please notice the gun in the backseat and his ponytail. I love this town.

Earthquake Drill

2011-09-29T07:43:00.000-06:00

Today in Wyoming there is a statewide earthquake drill. First of all, I didn't even know earthquakes happened in Wyoming. I thought I was escaping scary hurricanes to the land of freedom but apparently we have other natural disasters to worry about here. In case anyone in Houston wants to participate, it's happening at 11:00am which is 12:00pm your time. There are 3 key elements to remember if you are visited by an earthquake....

My favorite part of this picture, which I got by going to Wyoming's earthquake drill website (by the way I encourage you to check out this website, it has a countdown to the drill and everything) is the picture of California on the poster.

Our House

2011-09-23T11:40:00.000-06:00

Today I will take you on a tour of our little house here in Pinedale. Here's the front. Notice the Texas to the left of the front door. That's one of my favorite parts!

Here's one view of our living room. Yes, that is a moose antler on our coffee table.

Here's the other side of our living room. Please notice the other antlers on our shelves. We have decided to embrace the Pinedale hunting atmosphere. (Thanks Dad for giving us all the antlers before we left!)

The breakfast/dining area.

STALKER PICTURE!!! This is looking out our back door. See the door across the way with the A&M flag in the window? That's John's house.

Kitchen. I'm almost embarrassed to put this picture because it looks really messy but thats just life.

The guest room/computer room. This room could be yours if you just come to visit!

Future Baby Bohn's room, so far.

He's already got his own drum set in his bed room. Lucky kid!

A glimpse into our bedroom. Notice that humidifier on the floor. I am convinced that 95% of the humidity in the whole state of Wyoming comes out of that thing.

AND, just in case you didn't notice the wallpaper border that is going on in our bedroom, here is a closer look:

That right there is the main reason we signed a lease in this place!

And one last picture of our new license plates on the car. Check out the awesome cowboy!

Weeding and a Kitten

2011-09-21T12:13:00.000-06:00

When we moved into our house, there were a lot of weeds in the yard. I mean A LOT. Someone decided it was a good idea to put rocks down on top of the grass to make a driveway and then never do anything about the weeds that were growing through the gravel. This is what it used to look like:

We decided we couldn't be the neighborhood eyesore for one more minute so we got to work. It took more than a minute to get all these suckers up though. It took FOREVER!!! It took an afternoon of Mickey and I working together and then 3 or 4 more afternoons of me weeding while Mickey was at work. But, our final result looks like this!

Much better! However...there are many more rock sections in our yard and out back that need attention too. My back needs a break before I get started on those!

On to the kitten...I was finishing up out front last Friday when a little black kitten from a few doors down came over to hang out. It was probably the friendliest kitten I have ever met. My first thought was to go put it in John's house as a prank but Mickey sadly said no (side note--our BFF John lives across from us and we like to "decorate" his house with old stuff we don't want anymore when he's out of town). It stayed with me while I finished weeding in the front and then followed me to the back when I went to do some more back there. I tried to take him home a few times but each time he just followed me back. Eventually we had to go back inside and that little kitten was not too pleased about it.

It meowed outside our back door for awhile. Kind of the saddest thing ever. But anyways, we left the kitchen area and went into our computer room so it couldn't see us anymore, hoping it would leave and go home. Then, what do we hear out the computer room window (which faces the front)??

It followed us to the front! And as soon as it saw me taking pictures of it...THIS HAPPENED!

Spider-Cat!!

Eventually, the kitten went home...but I hope it comes back to visit soon! (and watch out John, I may put it in your house this time)

It's Getting Mild in Here.

2011-09-14T16:16:00.002-06:00

What do these two pictures have in common?

You may be thinking: They're both made by hatch or they're both enchilada sauce, in which case you would be right. But what I really want to point out is they are both MILD. Everything here is MILD!!!! I can't find a jar of "hot" anything to save my life. Taco seasoning, two choices--regular or mild. Same with chili. I'm going to have to find some creative ways to spice things up around here.

In other news I have stumbled upon one of the greatest things ever. There's one radio station here in Pinedale, the wonderful 101.1 KPIN and every day from 10:30 to 11:30 they have a show called "Post It and Sell" which is basically Pinedale's radio version of Craig's List. For an hour every day two women read off lists of things that are for sale, up coming garage sales, missing animals, items that are wanted, etc. I've heard everything from people needing guns to goats for sale. The best part of the show though is the two ladies who read off the items. I've tried to find audio of them online with no success so the best way I can describe them is to tell you they are pretty much just like this:

Last but not least, we found out on Friday we are having a boy! Isn't he cute??

So Long Texas Plates

2011-09-12T12:59:00.000-06:00

A very big thing happened today. We no longer have Texas license plates! So long, (dirty) old plates!

The best part of the whole experience was that it took me less than 2 hours to have both cars VIN numbers inspected, switch the car titles to Wyoming (where I was given the new titles right away), get new Wyoming plates (again, I already have them they just need to be put on), get registered to vote AND get a Wyoming driver's license. I'm pretty sure if I was in Texas I would still be waiting in line at the DMV........

Green River Lake

2011-09-06T08:52:00.000-06:00

On Sunday we drove to the Green River Lake to hike up to the Clear Creek Falls. It was a great short (~3 hr) hike and I didn't get too out of breath. Emphasis on the TOO though because breathing in this thin air is tough work for a pregnant lady!

These "Be Bear Aware" signs are all over the place in Wyoming and are quite scary.

Don't worry though, I got a "Hiking in Bear Country" pamphlet from the forrest service and now know that if a black bear is charging you you should shout NO GO AWAY in a loud firm voice. If a grizzly bear is charging you you should stand still. Hopefully, in all the excitement I will be able to tell if its a black or grizzly bear.

Just in case we can't tell. we got a bottle of this:

Watch out bears! We have bear spray!
That whole bottle only sprays out for 7 seconds so you really have to make sure your aim is correct.......

Now onto the hike pictures. And thankfully, we didn't see any bears!

Green River Lake.

Another view of the lake with the mountains in the back. I think that one is called Flat Top Mountain. (I may have made that up but I think I heard it somewhere)

Some of the Green River. The waterfall we saw emptied out right here.

Here's the waterfall! It was kind of hard to get a good shot because we were standing at the top of it looking down.

Not long after that we saw a huge elk (I think) carcass. The legs still had the fur and hooves on them so I'm thinking that was a recently enjoyed bear snack. It was really gross so I didn't take a picture.

Happy trails! P.S. Notice the bear spray strapped to the front if him for easy access!

Wyoming the Beautiful

2011-09-05T16:06:00.000-06:00

On the day I drove around taking pictures of town I also made an excursion up Freemont Lake Road to show you the beauty that's right in our backyard. Freemont Lake Road starts right in the middle of town and goes for about 10 miles into the mountains. Along the way you pass two big lakes, a ski lodge and a great view of the Wind River Mountain Range. You end up in part of the Bridger National Forrest (the national forrest is all around us and you can access it from many different places near us) at the Elkhart Park Trailhead where you can hike into the mountains. Hikers/bikers beware! This trail STARTS at 9,350 feet!

The red road to the right of the biggest lake is the road I drove up.

Great view of Freemont Lake at the beginning of my drive.

Some antelope having lunch by the road!

Beautiful view of Half Moon Lake.

Not exactly wildlife but there are cows all over this road!

Another view of Freemont Lake. It's a big lake!

The Wind River Mountains!

And if you are hiking through those mountains you may want to consider renting some of these:

Seriously people rent llamas to carry their stuff for them while they hike through the mountains! If you dont believe me just check out Llama Adventures!

And last but not least, a little chipmunk!!! We one of these living under our house (I caught him running under the porch one day) and I named that one Alvin. So we will call this one Simon or Theodore!

Our Town

2011-09-01T09:47:00.000-06:00

I'm finally doing a Pinedale post! YAY! In this installment I am going to show you around town. (Just an FYI, you can click on the pictures to make them bigger)

Yes, our elevation is higher than our population.

Here's the sign you see as you turn onto our street. Thank you Wildwood Carving Works for donating this sign!

Here's a shot looking down the main street of "downtown" Pinedale.

Here's the lovely post office where we get our mail because they don't deliver mail in Pinedale! Thankfully we were able to get a PO Box here. We were on a waiting list for about a month. Some people in town have to drive to the next town to use their PO boxes.

Next up is the Wind River Brewing Co. which is our favorite restaurant here. They have good food and good beers (not that I would know because I'm pregnant. FINE I've tried a few sips). Also notice their signpost is made of kegs.

Just past the WRBC we have the Great Outdoors Shop which is the Pinedale equivalent of Houston's REI. But on a much, much smaller scale. Side note-- See the pedestrian crossing sign with the orange flags hanging below it? That's because there are no stop lights in Pinedale, but it's a law that you have to stop for all pedestrians crossing the street. So when you cross the street you are supposed to walk while waving one of those orange flags so the cars see you (I've only actually seen a man doing this once). So while you are driving not only do you have to look out for antelope, moose, deer, buffalo, bears, etc, you also have to look out for humans. Good thing the speed limit is 25.

Ahhh, the Cowboy Shop. My favorite. This is your one stop shop if you need a lasso, saddle, boots, or hat!

What town is complete without a Chinese Restaurant? It's actually really good and you can't beat the life-size moose statue outside it. It's rumored that in the winter you may see an actual moose checking out this fake moose.

Two of the local bars. We've never been to either but we probably should as one is "World Famous" and the other is open every day.

This may look like a boring building but its one of my favorite places, the library! The library here is AWESOME. It's huge and you can check out movies, TV seasons on DVD, Wii games, etc. That will probably come very handy in the winter. Also, you can check out books, obviously.

The Rock Rabbit is our local "Starbucks". As well as being a coffee house it serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and turns into a bar at night. It's a jack(rabbit) of all trades! Please also notice the antlers on the roof. That is not uncommon here. Most houses have antlers somewhere on them. Don't worry, we have some and plan to hang them up.

Our last stop on this photo tour is the local General Store, Ridley's. As you can see on the sign its our one stop shop for groceries, ATM, sporting goods, licenses, and pharmacy. They also sell clothes inside. AND it's also connected to an Ace Hardware.

There's a lot more to Pinedale but if you want to see you'll just have to come visit!

P.S. Happy 6th Birthday to my beautiful niece Audrey!

16 weeks pregnant?

2011-08-31T14:13:00.000-06:00

A few of you may be wondering what I look like now that I am 16 weeks pregnant. Well the answer is not that much different than I used to look!

Maybe if I take a picture every week I will see a difference!

Crime in the Big City...and Rainbows

2011-08-27T10:39:00.000-06:00

I stumbled upon something amazing yesterday as I was reading through the "Sublette Examiner", our local newspaper. Every week there is a Sherriff's Report where they tell you how many calls were made to the Sheriffs office within the last week and then they list some of the highlights. Here are a few of my favorites (I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried):

On August 17th a 1:48pm, a caller reported seeing a woman hitchhiking who was six or seven months pregnant. The call was turned over to the Wyoming Highway Patrol as deputies were busy with other calls.

On August 18th at 10:41am, a caller reported two springing spaniels running loose by his house and if someone didn't do something about them, he would.

On August 19th at 2:09pm, Ridley's (the local store) reported a female shoplifter; deputies responded and the woman paid up. (Good to know the only thing you have to do if caught shoplifting here is pay)

On August 21st at 4:34pm, a caller reported a motionless person lying in a sleeping bag near the Sugar Shack and she couldn't tell if he was dead or asleep. Deputies learned he was napping.

Those were my favorites! And, if you are arrested for anything here they put your name in the paper so I will have to keep that in mind to avoid embarrassment.

And for people who hate reading, here are some pictures of the double rainbow that happened the other morning.

It was right across the street so I couldn't get the whole thing on our camera.

Thankfully, I found a whole picture someone else took of it from Pinedale Online.

Publicly, I just took pictures with my camera. But privately, I had a reaction like this:

This is not about Wyoming...it's about Vermont

2011-08-25T15:24:00.000-06:00

So naturally, for my first blog post on this Wyoming blog I am going to write about our trip to Vermont.

Mickey and I took a week long trip to Vermont for Steve and Lauren's wedding/vacation/anniversary trip/babymoon. Right before we went we bought this new fancy camera and then proceeded to not really take that many pictures while we were there, but I am going to share what we've got! (Because we all know no one goes to a blog to read stuff, it's just all for the pictures)

We stayed at the Sterling Ridge Resort in Jeffersonville, VT which is a tiny town close to Stowe. We would highly recommend this place to anyone!

Here's the cute little cabin we stayed in:

And here was the view looking out from the cabin:

Here's the pond by the front entrance where you could sit or fish!

We went to the Ben and Jerry's factory to take a tour. Our first stop there was the Flavor Graveyard, where discontinued flavors go to die.

Do you think they really store that stuff in those? Who knows?

We couldn't take pictures inside the factory so that's really the only ones I have from here. The best part of the day was when we ate ice cream. I got Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Snack which is "vanilla bean ice cream with a salty caramel swirl and fudge covered potato chip clusters." It was pretty much every pregnant woman's dream.

We did some hiking around Vermont which was very fun! To get to the hiking we had to drive through Smuggler's Notch which is a very narrow road through the mountains. We heard all about this cool gondola ride you could do to the top of a mountain where you could get out a hike around. Well, when we got there it wasn't open yet so we chose to do the Scenic Toll Road instead. You drove yourself to the summit ridge of Mount Mansfield and from there you could hike around. The drive was really nice and I am glad we did it! Once we made it to the top we go out and hiked a few miles further up the mountain. It was a pretty foggy day so the views weren't that great but it was fun anyways. We heard that on a clear day you can see to Canada!

Here I am sitting on some rock thing I can't remember the name of.

And here's Mickey towards the end of our hike. See how foggy it is!

Here's a foggy view looking down!

One night we (but really just Mickey) built a campfire and made s'mores which was really fun and yummy!

I warned you we didn't take many pictures! We also went to a cider mill, took a kayak trip, did more hiking, ate a lot of great food (and Vermont Maple Syrup!), went to a beautiful wedding, spent the day at a lake house and Mickey did the alpine slides.

That's all I've got for now....Hang in there, I promise the next post will be about Wyoming!