Lazy Sunday (Monday)

There is a certain beauty to free wifi, Jackson Lake Lodge, a view of the Tetons through the huge picture window, and a Snake River Lager. Hanging (100 yards away) with a little male yearling grizz on the way here made it even better.

I am enjoying the quiet of the house and location and are so glad to be here. Last week I checked out  two hikes that leave from our back yard; one of the hikes lead to a gorgeous waterfall. We laughed as we post-holed through the snow drifts and many times wound up with snow in our boots. On both hikes we saw lots of animal signs and scat (bison! moose! bear! wolf!). We have a few boar grizzlies that hang out near our abode and we like walking down to the river to see them in the evenings (packing bear spray, of course).   Other exciting sightings (from friends) in the area include moose and wolves but so far we haven't seen any so far.
Work life is wonderful, tomorrow I will give my first program which is on day hiking in bear country. I'll be giving 8 programs in total and love being able to choose what I want to study and teach.  It's been nice having this new job and new experiences. I had a great time during our 3 weeks of training and met some incredible people from all over the country. The hubs is loving it too- already having wild experiences including lots of snow and wind to make the roads especially fun for visitors. His birthday is at the end of the week and we'll celebrate with a nice dinner out (a luxury for sure) as we both requested to get off early.
We are forever seeking the joy of being alive.