Work

I actually worked a couple of days in Jackson, helping some friends with banquets at the Jackson Lake Lodge. I had photographic evidence, but somehow I deleted the pictures off my camera. I really wanted to document Kris and I in the uniform. Let's just say it was formal-western-server wear. It was great. It also snowed while we were up there.

Other than that, I'm still not doing much of any significance, but I have the cutest nephews in the world.

OH! And then there is this. I went to the library to check out some information on Costa Rica, where I will most likely be heading for a couple of weeks in November, and I found this picture in a guidebook:
This is a moth caterpillar that uses mimicry to protect itself from predators. If I don't see a sloth in Costa Rica, I want to at least see this!

'Home' Sweet Home

Well, I haven't worked a bit since returning to the states, but I'm not too upset about it. This is what I've been up to for the last couple of weeks:The Utah desert!!
I had a lot of fun playing in the mud.

After the desert,I headed up north to visit Kris in Wyoming.
This is a lake east of Jackson Hole that was created by a landslide. I don't remember when it happened, but you can still see the trees that were covered.

A few miles past the lake I got confused and forgot where I was. It was a nice surprise to see red again! I had no idea this even existed around Jackson.

There are one or two Japanese habits I need to get rid of.

I was planning on doing a good hike in Yellowstone today, but the weather turned cold and rainy. So instead of hiking, I did the tourist thing and saw some of the sights I haven't seen in a few years.
Including the essential 10-minute "Bison Jam".
It was more out of habit than anything that I stopped at Old Faithful, but I got there just in time to see it go.
And that's been my life for the last 2 weeks. I will probably be here for another week or so, then I have no idea.

Home?

I have been back in Utah for about a week now. It has definitely taken some getting used to. I already made a trip down to the desert, and next will be headed up to Jackson, WY to play for a while. After that, I have no idea. Besides a trip to Costa Rica in November, I will just be trying to find random jobs in random places. Then, the plan (for now) is to go to school in January to get my teaching certificate. If I stick with that, in less than 2 years, I will be a high school Biology teacher. We will see...