Well, I didn't manage to get a room in the Inn for our wedding night but we have one tonight. It's in the original 'old house' part of the the Inn with an awesome view of Lower Geyser Basin. It doesn't have a bathroom in room, but there's a big old claw-footed tub in the shared bathroom next door. I LOVE the Inn, the creaky floors, the red doors with the giant doorbell, the piano player on the second floor, the dim hallways lit with a warm yellow glow and all that lovely twisted lodgepole pine. The place is like cuddling next to a campfire. It feels like home. As I child, I always imagined it to be my castle in the forest. A real American castle.
It's been a really good drive up to the park. We left TX Wednesday and made it to Southfork, CO the first night, went through Durango and Moab (another favorite place) and made it to Park City by the second night. We staied in PC Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We went on a bunch of hikes trying to get ready for Fairyland III. We haven't exactly been training for it... here's hoping.
Today we left PC around 10 am and headed up through Wyoming, stopping in Jackson Hole for our marriage license. The lady at city hall was really nice. We stopped at West Thumb Geyser Basin on our way into Old Faithful. We saw a snowshoe hare and some elk in the basin. Fishing Cone was underwater. It's been a really big snow year, I'm a little worried about trail conditions and the crossings on the way to Fairyland.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.” -Helen Keller
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
On the Eve of Adventure
"And then it was Summer, warm, beautiful Summer." - Hans Christian Anderson
And what a summer it promises to be! Our wedding, Fairyland and a honeymoon in Africa - three dreams come true all rolled into one unforgettable summer. The adventure begins tomorrow when we start our drive up to Yellowstone with a stop in Park City.
I don't know which to be most excited about! Our wedding confirms something that Jeff and I have known for the past 8 years. It will be so nice having everyone in Yellowstone together. I'm excited to have everyone see where I'm from and share Yellowstone, a place dear to my heart.
I've been dreaming and obsessing over making it to Fairyland Geyser Basin ever since the place slipped through my fingers twice last summer. It's something only another adventurer or explorer can really understand. The place is truly mythical, guarded by cliffs, canyons and waterfalls, seen only by soaring ravens and the few adventurers brave enough to find their way there. It is my Lost World, my Garden of Eden, my Shangri-la. A place that mostly exists in dreams.
And then there's Africa. As a child I could think of nothing more exciting than tracking lions across the Kalahari. I was glued to PBS shows like Nature, watching cheetahs fly past in pursuit of gazelle. From a very young age I knew that I really wanted to go there, not just see it on NOVA. Now here's my chance!
So here's to the Summer of Dreams Come True. I couldn't be happier!
And what a summer it promises to be! Our wedding, Fairyland and a honeymoon in Africa - three dreams come true all rolled into one unforgettable summer. The adventure begins tomorrow when we start our drive up to Yellowstone with a stop in Park City.
I don't know which to be most excited about! Our wedding confirms something that Jeff and I have known for the past 8 years. It will be so nice having everyone in Yellowstone together. I'm excited to have everyone see where I'm from and share Yellowstone, a place dear to my heart.
I've been dreaming and obsessing over making it to Fairyland Geyser Basin ever since the place slipped through my fingers twice last summer. It's something only another adventurer or explorer can really understand. The place is truly mythical, guarded by cliffs, canyons and waterfalls, seen only by soaring ravens and the few adventurers brave enough to find their way there. It is my Lost World, my Garden of Eden, my Shangri-la. A place that mostly exists in dreams.
And then there's Africa. As a child I could think of nothing more exciting than tracking lions across the Kalahari. I was glued to PBS shows like Nature, watching cheetahs fly past in pursuit of gazelle. From a very young age I knew that I really wanted to go there, not just see it on NOVA. Now here's my chance!
So here's to the Summer of Dreams Come True. I couldn't be happier!
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