As luck would have it, the Jackson Lake Lodge is closed from the beginning of October through Memorial Day, so a scouting trip when everything is closed up wouldn't be very fun for me. ;)
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So, we loaded the kids up, drove to Rock Springs and dropped them off with Erc, Dan and their kids and went on our merry way. (We traded cars as well, so Erc could haul around five kids and Alayna, her five-year old, thought that was just about the best part of the whole thing. A van! Super exciting!)
On our way to Jackson, we stopped in Farson, Wyoming for some of their famous ice cream. I had the butter pecan in a waffle cone and it did NOT disappoint. Delicious!
While at the lodge, we enjoyed spectacular views (seriously, like a movie set that you can't quite believe is real) and cold, rainy weather. That was a bit of a disappointment. We walked all around the lodge and saw the rooms for meetings, etc. We also just relaxed.
View from the lodge, the cloud cover was not ideal for viewing the Tetons.
One day, we drove about 30 minutes down to Jenny Lake, took a ferry across and then did the Hidden Falls hike. My 31 week pregnant body protested a little, but it was so good to get out and hike.
Jenny Lake.
The Hidden Falls!
Sunday evening, we attended the LDS branch that meets at the lodge for the summer tourist season. I was asked to play the piano (that has to happen every once in a while for me to jump start my practicing again) and Ron got to bless the sacrament. It was great to serve where we were needed.
Those pesky clouds almost let us see the full mountains on Sunday night.
And then Monday morning, they covered the bottoms. :)
Such a great trip. Got things squared away for work. A little relaxing in and time with my favorite guy. Thanks to Erc and Dan for making it possible!
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