Matt has completed his trudge up this hill and is finally at the top - this year we celebrated his 40th birthday (I personally think this age needs to be corrected for longer lifespan)! He decided that he wanted to spend this birthday in Jackson, WY. Who am I to complain? So we loaded up the car Friday after work and headed out. Saturday morning we pulled into Bozeman, MT to visit some friends and were amazed at how well Jasper did with the 12 hour drive. We feed and changed him when we stopped for gas, otherwise he was a champ and either slept or played with his toys in the back seat. This trend continued for the entire trip - even when we did a lot of daytime driving.
It was good to visit with our friends and Matt (our friends name as well) was nice enough to let me join him for a run in the mountains. He and I headed up into the Bridgers while Matt and Jasper hiked behind. It was a beautiful day to be out.
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| Headed up |
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| The Matt's and Jasper when we caught-up to them on our way back down |
We left Bozeman Sunday afternoon and planned to fish our way to Jackson. One problem - it was HOT, really, really HOT and Jasper wasn't used to it so he was having a hard time. Not to mention he had come down with a cold (which he was kind enough to pass to Matt and I). So, our plan of hanging out by the river and fishing wasn't panning out and we quickly realized it was time to enact our non-existent Plan B. We ended-up getting a hotel room in Big Sky, MT where Jasper and I hung out while Matt spent the evening on the Gallitan chasing fish. He came back giddy and told me he caught four fish, one of which was an 18" trout.
Monday morning we headed to Jackson (fishing along the way) to meet-up with Matt's parents, Roni, Matt and the girls, and my dad. Our time in Jackson was fun, albeit it different than our previous visits. Having Jasper along necessitated a few changes to our activity expectations, but we did get out for a hike and did a lot of fishing. Matt would go for bike rides in the morning and I would get out for trail runs later in the day.
It was great to see family and always fun to play in the mountains. Hopefully next time both of my boys are feeling better so we can get after it a little more.
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| Hiking from Death Canyon |
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| The views weren't too shabby |
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| Apparently the hike took it out of him... |
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| Fishing the Gros Ventre |
