Monday, July 27, 2009

Birthday Vacation


I have the best husband in the world. My birthday was on July 23 and I turned 24.... man I feel old. I told my hubby that I wanted to go white water rafting for my birthday and he made it happen. We went to Jackson Hole and his cousin Andy was our guide. It ended up being Andy his wife Andrea and Nathan's family all floating the river.


The drive to Jackson Hole is so enjoyable. The road travels over hills and mountains covered in lush greens. It was a stark contrast against the bright blue afternoon sky. Floating along the river we saw about 6 bald eagles sitting high in the tree tops along the river bank. And a beaver building his home along the side of the rocks. I have only seen a bald eagle once or twice in a zoo but it was amazing to see them in their natural habitat. I was unable to get pictures of them because we couldn't bring cameras on the boat. Saturday evening after a short nap we walked around downtown Jackson and had dinner at the Silver Dollar Grill. It was a great historic restaurant, one of the first in the town. Sunday morning we woke up early and walked to breakfast at Jedediah's, home of delicious hand made sourdough pancakes. After breakfast we did some shopping and I visited my favorite shop, Moose Be Christmas. An amazing little shop full of amazing Christmas decorations. I love Christmas decorations, I wish I could keep them out year round. On our way home we stopped at the Idaho Falls Temple, walked around the temple, and took lots of pictures.

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