Grand Tetons!

We woke up on wednesday morning in yellowstone at 6:00 am and drove to the Grand Tetons. When we left, the tempurature was 24 degrees. Very, very cold. We woke up early the next morning and rused to the Amphitheater trail up the side of the Grand Teton. It was an eight hour hike, so we brought giant packs and extra layers. The trail was heavily travelled by bears, so we bought pepper spray junt in case. We were expecting a strenuous hike, maby even similar to climbing in the white mountains, but we couldn't have been more mistaken. The hike ended up taking us four hours, half the time it was supposed to take. However, the hike was still full of amazing views and beautiful flowers. Another highlight of being in the Tetons was our white water rafting trip on Snake river. We had a great guide who took us through all of the biggest waves and rapids. He also let us swim in a deep, calm part of the river. However, not only did he let us swim, but he came up with a game called the "Wheel of Fortune." One person would stand on the bow of the boat while the other passengers would spin the boat around as fast as possible. Even with this fun game of balace, only two people took the vertigo induced plunge into the frigid water. Those two people were Liz and I, Nate. My mom went first, lasting only seconds before back flopping into the water. I, however, lasted almost 15 seconds before i fell. The guide had to jump up and down in the boat to make me fall off. When we finally arrived at the boat ramp after our two hour trip, soaked to the bone, we already missed it.

After the rafting trip, we realized that Herbie Hankcock was playing in Jackson... Jesse has worked with some of the folks in his band this past spring... so he popped over to see if he could find them at sound check.  As luck would have it, he managed to get some complementary tix to the sold out show... box seats!  So, we stayed in Jackson for the night.  It was a fabulous show, and Jameson pronounced that he would like to be on tour with Herbie.  I assumed he meant followng the band, but he let us know that he meant as Herbie's bassist.  Who knows... maybe some young Herbie Hancock will connect with Jameson and he will follow in his dad's footsteps.  THAT would be INTERESTING! 

Trucking home... in Nebraska tonight.  Back to Chicago soon and then home again, home again... jiggedy jog.

It has been quite a fun adventure!  What a fun family to spend a few weeks roughing it on the road with!