Well these last few days have not gone according to plan. Day 8 was SUPER windy so we decided to get some errands done. We did some laundry and shopping and basically just hung around.
On Day 9 we made a trip to Yellowstone - and good thing too as the park is now closed! The weather was horrible - cold, rain, hail, snow, wind. We ventured out no more than a mile from the car at each stop and I never wanted to risk my camera as even if it wasn't raining when we left, it usually was by the time we got back. We visited the canyon area and it was gorgeous but I've got no pictures. For wildlife we saw 4 river otters coming down the bank towards the river. It was super cool - they walked nose to tail and kind of looked like a giant, shiny centipede. :) We also saw two very young bears. It looked like a baby with an older sibling. There was no mama in sight which made us pretty sad to see as we are pretty sure the bigger one was nowhere close to big enough to be an adult. We also saw some more bison and elk but you know, "Been there, done that". LOL
Day 10 (today) had beautiful weather. We got ready quickly and were ready to head out on a long hike that would take us past 11 waterfalls and end at a lake. We got out to the truck and realized it had a flat. No big deal, we could handle that. I distracted the dogs and Marlin got to work. He got all the bolts off but could not remove the tire. He was very frustrated. I suggested we call AMA and he thought that was silly - it was just a flat. Over an hour later he finally caved - mainly because he thought he'd busted one of the bolts that hold the tire on. Then the tow truck then took about 1.5 hours to get here. :( At this point, we realized we were never going to get out in time. The driver had a sledge hammer so together they got the tire off and the spare on. Turns out the bolt wasn't busted - it just got loose and ended up in the wrong place. It ended up being a much more minor problem than we were anticipating, but it still managed to kill half the day.
We decided to cure our blues with some retail therapy in Bozeman. They have a very cute downtown. I managed to keep the purchases for myself to a minimum but got some Christmas presents purchased. Yay. I think that is my earliest start yet.
Fingers crossed that tomorrow we get that hike in! We plan on meeting up with my dad and Shelley and they are closer than they thought they'd be, so we'll be able to do the long one we want to do.
Oh and I've decided to start up the Project 365 again starting October 1. I'm hoping to finish the last three months and maybe keep the momentum going into the new year. We'll see how it goes. Today was the dreaded self portrait.... I kind of like it. The blade of grass blurring the front of my face helps. :)
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