Our Journey...So Far

Our trip from Alaska to Utah went flawlessly. Cooper did great on the airplane (from Anchorage to Seattle). Our truck was waiting for us in Seattle so we picked that up and then we were off! On our first day, we drove through Rainier Park, hoping to set up camp along the way but, unfortunately, the weather wasn't too cooperative. It was rainy and we didn't even get a glimpse of the mountain. At the pass, we even encountered about 8 feet of snow left from the winter (and it was still snowing)! We ended up camping at a KOA in Yakima, WA. On the second day, we stopped at a few wineries in Yakima. Delicious! We drove about 5-6 hours each day and, on this second night, we camped along the Snake River in Lewiston, Idaho. Idaho is absolutely beautiful! Day three took us across Idaho and into Montana. It wasn't the easiest place to find a campground but, eventually, at 7:00 p.m., we came across Angler's Roost. On the fourth day, we continued our journey across Montana and, somewhere along the way, we took a turn to the south and made our way to Yellowstone National Park. On that first night in Yellowstone, we camped at the Mammoth campground. Upon entering our campsite, we saw an elk making its way through our neighboring campsite. Crazy! We saw (and heard) a lot of wildlife in Yellowstone. On our first night, we fell asleep to howling wolves. We got up the next morning and continued driving through Yellowstone. The weather started off windy and rainy but, eventually, the clouds left us and the sun came out. We saw A LOT of bison along the way. We even saw 3 moose but they were small compared to what we've seen in Alaska. Andy saw a black bear. There were mountain goats and something that looked like pronghorns (but we're not sure if they were pronghorns). In the latter part of the afternoon, we made our way to Old Faithful. Awesome! That night, we camped at a campground in Grand Teton National Park (which is directly south of Yellowstone). A fox ran throug our campground and we woke up to a half inch of snow! It's a good thing the mountains were out the day before because we didn't see a thing the next day. We enjoyed our drive anyways, and ended up staying in Jackson Hole, Wyoming that night. We would love to go back there some day. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't cooperating with us on this particular day/night, so we ditched the tent for a night and stayed at a cabin at the local KOA. We woke up in the morning and made the push to Salt Lake City (about 250 miles).

Right now, we are staying with some friends in Salt Lake City, actively looking for a place to live in Park City. For those who are not aware, Andy and I were both hired as teachers in the Park City School District. We are quite excited!! Andy will be teaching 4th grade and I will be taking a break from special education and teaching 2nd grade. The best part...we are teaching at the same school again!!

So...that should take us up to the present time. Unfortunately, I don't have photos to post at the moment. Andy's camera ran out of juice and I forgot to pack my cord that hooks my camera up to the computer. I will post some as soon as I can, though.

We hope all is well with everybody.