Aug 12, 2020 - Relaxing day at home

Date: August 12, 2020 Weather: some drops, mostly sunny Temperature: start 41º High 82º Wildlife count: Year List: 325 Birds: Left around 8am and walked Garaman Parkway down to Smiths – with the clouds, it was rather cool. Grocery followed. Rested after lunch – good relaxing day. Dinner was grilled rib-eye, corn on the cob and green beans. Yum.

Aug 11, 2020 - Exploring campsites - Warren Bridge & Green River Lake

Date: August 11, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 37º High 82º Wildlife count: Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Chizzler, Coyote, Chipmunk Year List: 325 Birds: Left early with breakfast from McD’s and a fuel up at Smiths. Drove to the Warren Bridge Recreation Area, a BLM site. There are 12 designated camping areas, some with multiple sites. They were lovely, especially #7. Spent quite a bit of time driving up that road and into the sites, each down by the Green River. Dispersed sites as well. Next, we drove up to Green River Lakes, part way...

Aug 10, 2020 - South Park walk

Date: August 10, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 40º High 84º Wildlife count: Year List: 325 Birds: Enjoyed breakfast at Bubbas, then completed the morning work at the VC. The day was perfect, so we headed to South Park for a 3 mile walk around the ponds, finding several migrating birds. It was lovely. After lunch, read outdoors, then back to the VC around 3. Once home, John & Charma and Walt & Betty joined us for happy hour. Dinner was our own homemade pizza and a green salad. super day.

Aug 9, 2020 - Walk at the New Shop

Date: August 9, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 43º High 81º Wildlife count: Year List: 325 Birds: Collected the weather, and as we walked out, we found another person sleeping on the upper deck at the VC. Called the police, who came quickly and asked the guy to leave – such excitement. Home and walked out at the New Shop – lovely area and saw some Black-necked Stilts resting from migration. Rested in the afternoon, then back to work the VC. Enjoyed happy hour with Chuck & Betty on their last night here – they invited us to their...

Aug 8, 2020 - Chores day

Date: August 8, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 39º High 83º Wildlife count: Badger Year List: 325 Birds: We worked today at the VC both early and mid-afternoon. We walked up to the Flat Creek overlook to check out the myriad of ducks – mostly Mallards and Gadwall. No issues with the VC. Back at home, we cleaned the RV and completed laundry. Relaxing afternoon after shopping with the VC run. Prepared appetizers for Betty & Walt’s happy hour – Ritz crackers, cream cheese, pepper jelly topped with dry dill. Carl and Sandy came for...

Aug 7, 2020 - Party at the Fish Hatchery

Date: August 7, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 43º High 82º Wildlife count: Year List: 325 Birds: We took the truck to the Chevy dealership to have the oil changed, then walked to Bubba’s for breakfast and back. There was some work to do at the VC and we helped Natalie schlep some tables. Relaxed and read this afternoon outdoors. Dinner was pork roast, green salad, and we fried onions and potatoes in the cast iron skillet – delicious. Natalie had arranged for a get together at the Fish Hatchery for Chuck & Betty and that was...

Aug 6, 2020 - Back to Jackson and enjoying friends

Date: August 6, 2020 Weather: mostly sunny Temperature: start 55º High 83º Wildlife count: Pronghorn, Mule Deer Year List: 325 Birds: We left Ennis and drove to Ennis Lake, driving part way around, looking for Black Terns, which we did not see. It was a lovely morning on the lake. Headed back to Jackson, arriving around noon – had lunch here at home. Spent the afternoon unpacking and emptying tanks, etc. John and Charma came for happy hour, and Betty & Walt joined us. Soon, Chuck and Betty arrived and we all enjoyed welcoming them back...

Aug 3, 2020 - Packing day

Date: August 3, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 44º High 91º Wildlife count: Pronghorn Year List: 325 Birds: This was packing day. We planned the menus and shopped yesterday, then loaded this morning after the frig had run all night. After packing, we loaded the Lance on the truck. Zane came by in the middle of the loading, and while John spent time with him, I prepared lunches for tomorrow and this noon, packing all of future lunch makings in the Lance. After lunch, we headed to town to fill the propane tank for the Lance and...

Aug 2, 2020 - Relaxing Sunday

Date: August 2, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 45º High 94º Wildlife count: Year List: 325 Birds: Evening Grosbeak We tried to walk Garaman Park this morning after worship, but in a short distance, there were over 50 people, so we walked a mile to the bridge and back to the truck. We’ll find somewhere else to walk next Sunday. Stopped at Smiths to get the groceries for our trip and came home and made a few preparations. Do not know whether we’ll have power or not, so best to be ready. Read outdoors in the afternoon and with the...

Aug 1, 2020 - Hiking the SE side of South Park

Date: August 1, 2020 Weather: mostly sunny Temperature: start 47º High 92º Wildlife count: Mule Deer Year List: 324 Birds: Macgillivray’s Warbler We decided to go to the new Snake River bridge on WY 26, where we parked and walked west into South Park. It was a new route for us and delightful – much of the hike was right along the backwash of the river. Beautiful morning and lovely hike. Home and washed the truck – was really dirty from the muddy roads. Completed laundry and rested a bit. Kayla came over and we enjoyed a good long chat....

Jul 31, 2020 - big happy hour

Date: July 31, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 43º High 89º Wildlife count: Year List: 323 Birds: Completed a few chores at the VC and ran a few errands around the refuge. Changed furnace filters. The new battery for my computer arrived and John used the new computer tool kit and not only changed my battery, but also removed the hard drive from his old computer that we might recycle it. Amazing to see what is inside these laptops! We prepared the appetizer that Sue had made for us – cherry tomato, basil, and mozzarella cheese...

Jul 30, 2020 - South Park in fog

Date: July 30, 2020 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 41º High 85º Wildlife count: Pronghorn Year List: 323 Birds: Enjoyed a delightful morning walk at South Park – a good 3 miles. It began in fog and all was mystical, then the fog burned off and we took the long walk. Grocery shopped on the way home and relaxed and read outdoors. Dinner was shrimp/spaghetti/broccoli with a thin cream sauce – delicious! Wonderful day.