A Fabulous Four Days

Richard and Jenn came up this last weekend plus a few days and we played hard. Thursday, after Jenn was pronounced cavity-free, we went on a bike ride to the river and back, I imagine that is about an 8-mile round trip excursion.

That afternoon, we went huckleberry picking up Kelly Canyon. Huckleberries are thick this year. The only spot I know was one the Driggs family showed us. The berries were a bit small, but Richard saved the day. He got to thinking what type of terrain would create the biggest berries - one that got lots of water and sun. So he went exploring a found a slope further up that produced gorgeously big berries and showed us the way.

While we were picking berries, we heard a bunch of mooing, hawing, and whistling. A cattle drive was going on just a few feet from us.

Friday we stopped for a picnic on our way to Jackson Hole for a hike around Jenny Lake and a visit to Bar J. The ants were a problem at this spot so we just all sat on the table and it worked great.

Here we are in front of Jenny's Lake.

Ben likes taking pictures and got several beautiful pictures as we hiked.

Richard was voted the most adventurous hiker. He was always mapping out and exploring the unknown terrain first. One little contest he and Ben had was to try and stay on the rocks, as the path was a bit rocky at places.

We veered from our usual path and hiked towards Moose Lake. It was quiet, humid, with lots of beautiful wild flowers and bugs. Jenn was even startled by a snake.

Oh, I forgot to mention the early Friday morning golfing game at Pinecrest on Friday. No wonder we were so tired Saturday. Although we did go to the river to check on the Roaring Snake River Youth Jam, checked on the remodled Idaho Falls Visitor Center, and hit Deseret Industries to buy special outfits for a horse-packing trip over Labor Day weekend with the Oldhams. Here's Jenn and Richard relaxing watching 2008 Olympics on Saturday. We had such a wonderful time. Let's do it again!