This was the day that we decided to get up early before the heat of the day and go horse back riding. It was a bit cloudy but got quite warm as we rode. Little did we know that the weather would be very odd this day. We arrived at the stables before horses and so had to wait for them to appear ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120884 and be escorted into their pen ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120885 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120886 after which a horse was chosen for Ben and he and Suzanne took turns relating to the horse ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120887 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120888 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120889 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120890 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120891 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120892 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120893 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120894 before Suzanne's horse arrived ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120895 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120896 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120897 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120898 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120899 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120900 and finally my horse arrived (though I would later be moved to a different horse) ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120901 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120902 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120903 so that Suzanne could climb aboard and ride tall in the saddle ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120904 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120905 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120906 and then Ben could climb onto his horse step by step ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120907 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120908 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120909 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120910 and we could ride off with Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120911 and Ben (and Brandon, our guide) ahead of me. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120912 On the way back from the horse ride, we stopped for stamps to mail post cards ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120913 and then came home to a brunch of left over vegetables ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120914 melted cheese sandwiches ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120915 a bowl of cereal ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120916 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120917 and the ice cream sundae we had in our freezer. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120918 Next we headed into the park but sopped to see a moose deep within the brush ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120919 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120920 along with this whole crowd of onlookers. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120921 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120922 Next we drove to the top of Signal Mountain where we came to a first lookout ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120923 complete with instructions ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120924 and good first views ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120925 and recorded the potholes (aka kettles) ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120926 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120927 and also noted the storm brewing in the mountains across the way. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120928 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120929 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120930 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120931 before we headed off to the other vantage point where these instructions followed ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120932 as we watched the storm developed ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120933 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120934 with Ben in the foreground ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120935 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120936 and wondered what happens to a storm like this ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120937 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120938 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120939 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120940 but still looked down on the potholes ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120941 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120942 and captured Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120943 as the storm seemed to get more serious ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120944 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120945 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120946 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120947 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120948 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120949 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120950 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120951 This didn't prevent Ben and Suzanne from posing ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120952 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120953 and then Suzanne from looking at the camera ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120954 and looking at the scene ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120955 and this is what she saw ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120956 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120957 before she was joined by Ben ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120958 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120959 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120960 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120961 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120962 and we wondered further about the brewing storm ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120963 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120964 as this family set up an elegant group photo ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120965 and we decided to give up worries about the brewing storm ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120966 and the Snake River ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120967 and go to the summit where Suzanne and Ben posed ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120968 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120969 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120970 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120971 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120972 before we bade farewell to the Snake River ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120973 and admired the cell phone tower which gave truly strong signals ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120974 and made our way down from these spectacular views ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120975 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120976 to the Blue Heron Lounge at the Jackson Lake Lodge ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120977 where we learned the meaning of National Parks ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120978 even as this bird perched at the edge of our outside table ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120979 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120980 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120981 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120982 which didn't seem to affect Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120983 me ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120984 or Ben in these pictures Ben took ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120985 before he recorded the food menu ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120986 and I recorded the drink menu ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120987 and the post card I had written ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120988 and then took pictures of Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120989 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120990 and this self portrait of myself ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120991 as I read the rules of the game ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120992 admired the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120993 and wondered whether the storm would come our way ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120994 as this group ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120995 had their picture taken by this good citizen. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120996 Suzanne's drink came ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120997 as did mine ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120998 along with the salad ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1120999 and chips and salsa ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130001 and Ben's drink ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130002 but the next thing we knew we were inside int he lounge watching the rain fall ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130003 as Ben made many efforts to be sure he would not be photographed. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130004 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130005 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130006 After recording the peace efforts that had happened here, ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130007 we headed to Jackson ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130008 and once there took the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130009 before finding the Yippy I-O candy store ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130010 with more bins than I've ever seen ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130011 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130012 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130013 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130014 and emerged with these candies ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130015 that Benjamin proudly held. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130016 We decided to avoid the Old Time Photo Booth ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130017 but did capture this mural ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130018 before heading to the town square ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130019 to watch the evening show unfold complete with dancers, gun fighters, audience participation and a cast of many ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130020 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130021 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130022 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../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130036 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130037 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130038 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130039 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130040 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130041 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130042 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130043 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130044 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130045 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130046 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130047 After the show, we recorded the best store we had seen in town ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130048 and drove to the pump ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130049 at the Philips 66 station ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130050 where I filled the tank ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130051 and recorded the sign that pointed our way. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130052 Along the way,w e got behind this car of many bumper stickers ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130053 and once home I changed batteries, this one having died. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130054

Next it was time to go to Masa Sushi ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130055 where Ben decided to hide from the camera ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130056 while I took this self portrait with Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130057 until our Japanese beer ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130058 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130059 and Ben's lemonade ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130060 came along with the cucumber ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130061 and lettuce salads. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130062 Ben kept avoiding the camera ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130063 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130064 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130065 until I turned out the lights ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130066 and then he posed ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130067 and we were all excited when the ship came filled with our food ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130068 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130069 after which Ben ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130070 made some efforts to record the sail of the ship ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130071 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130072 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130073 and after a picture of the bear in front of the hotel, we came home and called it a night. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.17.07HorsesAndJacksons//P1130074