*The Highlights*
1. Park City.
We spend our first two nights at a resort in Park City called the Whyndom. During our only full day we had there, we decided to go see a movie Ryan had been dying to see called Hunt for the Wilderpeople. It is directed by a man named Taika Waititi, who worked on some episodes of Flight of the Conchords (one of our favorite tv series) and directed What We Do in the Shadows (this hilarious movie about vampires). He also directed this other movie, Boy, that we had just recently seen. Oh, I should also say that this guy is from New Zealand and Ryan and I have been on a huge "we want to live in New Zealand" kick.
Annnnyyyywayyy, we go see this movie, which is only playing in two theaters in Utah by the way, and it turns out to be one of the best movies ever made. I am telling you, this is WAY better than any movie being advertised right now. It's hilarious, heart warming, has a great plot, and has super fun accents throughout the whole film. Go see it. That's all I have to say about that.
2. Jackson Hole, WY.
The rest of our trip mostly took place in Jackson. The first 2 days in Jackson we went river rafting down Snake River (Ryan got sunburned here), kayaking in our little kayak at Jackson lake (I got sunburned here), and stayed in a tent cabin at Colter Bay.
3. Yellowstone.
On our 3rd day in Jackson we decided it would be fun to take a trip up to Yellowstone for the afternoon. We got to see Old Faithful and other geysers and pools they have around the south end of the park. We chose the perfect time to go, because not two days later the road to Yellowstone got closed off because of a wild fire. We saw part of the fire driving back to Jackson that night. It was pretty terrifying watching hundreds of trees up in flames in the distance.
4. Jenny Lake.
Our last destination was Jenny Lake camp ground in Jackson. It is a camping area very close to the Tetons and it's very beautiful. I'm going to be honest, through all the beauty and relaxation I wasn't able to kick this worry of bears coming around at any given moment. The camp director gave everyone who entered camp this big speech about bears and how they like coming through the area all the time. "Don't leave food out. Even toothpaste can attract them. Change out of your clothes after you cook, they can smell the grease on you. You never know when a bear might show up. You could be doing everything right and it will still come around." My fear was in total vain though, because there was no site of any bears at all.
We spent this time relaxing in our hammock, swimming in Jenny Lake, playing Speed, sleeping in our awesome tent that we are both in love with, and eating delicious dutch oven meals (that I was always worried a bear would smell). We also made a couple stops in the town of Jackson to eat and shop around. We had a super yummy chimichanga at this place called Merry Piglets. And we watched a spontaneous town shoot-out performance.
Ryan says, "Yeah it was fun."
So there ya go!
