With Tom and Harper in the lead we saw a snake on the walkway. Tom wanted to poke it with a stick and when he was about to do so the snake started RATTLING. I nearly ran the other way, but Tom convinced me to bushwhack around the snake. We kept walking and fortunately saw no more prairie rattlesnakes along the way. This walk started and ended with a suspension bridge. It was a very wiggly bridge that was mildly frightening to cross even for me. For Harper I think this might now be the scariest moment in his life. He refused to move and had his legs splayed out and GLUED to the bridge. I ran ahead and kept calling him until he finally made it across. When we finished the loop and came to the bridge again he was NOT happy. I got him across feeding him almonds as treats. After leaving the park we saw a BIG bighorn sheep on the side of the road munching on grass. That was a great wildlife sighting for us.
After this wonderful nature hike (sarcasm), we drove into Lander, WY for some breakfast. We ate at a Thai/American restaurant (random mix of foods). They had normal breakfast. For 25 cents more you could add sausage to your eggs. I figured it would be 1 sausage, but for 25 cents you got 4 sausages. I couldn't eat them all so I brought a sausage back for Harper who was very happy to eat it.
Now began our drive to Jackson. We drove and drove. As soon as I took over the driving, there was MAJOR road construction. We drove about 5 miles an hour on a muddy dirt road in a train of cars. Eventually that ended and we drove downhill into Jackson.
Emily's house was sort of at the edge of town right next to the Elk Refuge. Tom has been calling it a ref---uuuuge like a hoity-toity British person. It still makes me laugh. We hung out on her lawn briefly and then she returned. We got slightly more bundled up (it was COLD) and then grabbed the dog and headed for a hike at Ski Lake (in Wilson, WY).
The hike was very pretty and dotted with wildflowers. We made it to the top to the lake. Harper swam briefly and we hung out a little. Then we headed back down.
Back at the house we drank some tea and decompressed a little. We showered and got ready for a night on the town.
We ate dinner and drank flaming volcano bowls at Chinatown. The food was delish and the drinks were seemingly potent. We met a bunch of Emily's friends and had a great time. After dinner we went to the Virginian to mix with the local bunch. There were ranchers and locals and southern boys in plaid shirts. It was quite a mix. Emily ran into a guy she had recently translated for, and we took some pictures in the photo booth. We left there and went to The Wort to see the not to locals. There was a really intense girl dancing and she was all legs and elbows and was bumping people all over the place. It was fun to people watch.
We headed home around 11:30pm with a cab driver who LOVED telling us jokes about Irish people. He had a great accent. We found Harper on the couch of course and he howled briefly. To sleep we went.
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