May 31, 2017

It is going to be very hard to say goodbye to the Craighead cabin. There are so many beautiful places in this area. I know we will have to return. Today we visited Olaus and Marty Murie’s ranch. Dan was there to tell us the story of Olaus and Marty. He was an impressive storyteller. If you have a chance, stop by this beautiful place and learn what the Murie’s did for all of us and wilderness conservation. In the evening we rafted down the Snake river. We were lucky enough to see a moose with two babies and a couple of beavers. We ended our days adventures watching the sunset and baby ducks at Schwabacher Road’s scenic area. Tomorrow we pick up Kate at the Old Faithful Inn. So glad she will get to see the Tetons. Friday Cody, Chris and Nate join us for a week in Yellowstone. It will be wonderful to make special memories with loved ones. Wish Michael was here too.

Coyote in the front yard hunting.

Then he came closer, hiding in the sage brush.  He was there until he was bothered by the sound of the camera clicking.

Donna and Docent Dan checking out the mountains.

Me trying on my new horns or antlers whichever you want to call them.

The start of our float trip.

Mountain view from the river.

Some of the obstacles our pilot had to maneuver around.  Arvin did a good job of piloting.  We did see another boat that was stranded on a gravel bar.  Hopefully they were rescued before nightfall.

We passed a moose family but I only got a good shot of one of the young ones.

We also went past a couple of beaver.

Flowers were plentiful along the way.

After the float trip, we stopped at a series of small beaver ponds and took the following of the mountains and trees.  We’ll go back in the morning when the light is better and see what wildlife we see.