Saturday, May 17, 2003
I indeed spent Friday in Grand Tetons National Park, driving from turnout to turnout, in total awe. I can’t begin to describe the beauty. I’ve always said I’m “not a mountains person,” and I’m not—I’d never want to live in the mountains. But I was taken enough by the Tetons to catch myself fantasizing about honeymooning in one of their fancy lodges. (No, you haven’t missed a major development—there is no Significant Man with Future Potential in my life—but that doesn’t need to stop a girl from dreaming, right?!?)
Bought some picnic food at the store in Moose and ate it next to a river. Tromped through some snow trying to find a designated picnic area; gave up when the snow depth reached my knees and made my own spot in a sunnier area.
Spent some time just sitting next to Jenny Lake, enjoying the combination of water and mountain views. I think moving to San Diego, where I’ll be very near the water, is a good thing. God seems so much more accessible when I’m near a large body of water.
Visited the Episcopal Chapel of the Transfiguration, where the altar looks out over the mountain range. While I was there saw another tourist who looked amazingly like Mary Chapin Carpenter, my favorite singer. I have no idea if it was really her, nor any way of finding out, but I’m going to pretend it was. J The Jackson Hole area is noted as a popular vacation spot for the rich and famous, after all.
Spent part of the afternoon looking for moose, but saw none. Did see lots of elk. Shopped in the Signal Mountain park gift shop, which must be one of the poshest NPS gift shops around, in keeping w/ the generally upscale clientele in the region.
Returned to Jackson Hole and walked around the downtown area again. Ate another good meal at the Chili Pepper Grill, which I found to have very good Mexican food at very reasonable prices, and to be neither rowdy nor pretentious, a failing of many other restaurants in town. Then spent the rest of the evening uploading pics to my YahooPhotos album:
http://photos.yahoo.com/esoterica1693
Spent Saturday morning doing laundry, and then headed out of Jackson Hole towards Salt Lake City at midday. It ended up being close to a 7-hour drive, on some of the most rural roads I’ve covered so far. Lots of nice views. Checked into the Howard Johnson Express Inn in the heart of SLC at around 7, and then poked around looking for dinner. Ate yet more Mexican (this is good preparation for living in San Diego, right?) at the Rio Grande Café downtown in the old RR station.
I’ll be getting up early enough tomorrow to make my way to St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral for church.
Bought some picnic food at the store in Moose and ate it next to a river. Tromped through some snow trying to find a designated picnic area; gave up when the snow depth reached my knees and made my own spot in a sunnier area.
Spent some time just sitting next to Jenny Lake, enjoying the combination of water and mountain views. I think moving to San Diego, where I’ll be very near the water, is a good thing. God seems so much more accessible when I’m near a large body of water.
Visited the Episcopal Chapel of the Transfiguration, where the altar looks out over the mountain range. While I was there saw another tourist who looked amazingly like Mary Chapin Carpenter, my favorite singer. I have no idea if it was really her, nor any way of finding out, but I’m going to pretend it was. J The Jackson Hole area is noted as a popular vacation spot for the rich and famous, after all.
Spent part of the afternoon looking for moose, but saw none. Did see lots of elk. Shopped in the Signal Mountain park gift shop, which must be one of the poshest NPS gift shops around, in keeping w/ the generally upscale clientele in the region.
Returned to Jackson Hole and walked around the downtown area again. Ate another good meal at the Chili Pepper Grill, which I found to have very good Mexican food at very reasonable prices, and to be neither rowdy nor pretentious, a failing of many other restaurants in town. Then spent the rest of the evening uploading pics to my YahooPhotos album:
http://photos.yahoo.com/esoterica1693
Spent Saturday morning doing laundry, and then headed out of Jackson Hole towards Salt Lake City at midday. It ended up being close to a 7-hour drive, on some of the most rural roads I’ve covered so far. Lots of nice views. Checked into the Howard Johnson Express Inn in the heart of SLC at around 7, and then poked around looking for dinner. Ate yet more Mexican (this is good preparation for living in San Diego, right?) at the Rio Grande Café downtown in the old RR station.
I’ll be getting up early enough tomorrow to make my way to St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral for church.
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