Canoeing in Idaho

We spent July 4th with Alex and Jared in Jackson and headed over Teton Pass into Idaho the next day. So long, Wyoming! My least favorite state. Idaho should have the Tetons, if you ask me.

Teton Pass was super steep. Luckily we had a bike path on the way up, and then could keep up with traffic on the way down. We broke our speed record at 45 mph.



We then accidentally spent several hours in the Grand Teton Brewery in Victor. They were so awesome- really bike-friendly, with lots of stories of local badass cyclists. Thanks to the bartenders, Emily and Christy, for picking up our tab!



We biked the remaining 9 miles to Driggs (my winter home) on the bike path (much safer and less flooded than the highway), stopping often to pick flowers.



Driggs has had about a week of spring/summer so far. The flowers are amazing and all the snowmelt is causing some serious flooding. We went canoeing down a river/road with Kate. There were "No Trespassing" signs, but we could float right over the fence.

Kate

The next day, we went on a hike up Table Mountain, though we didn't make it very far because we hit snow. At first, we couldn't find the path and wandered through the woods, and on the way back down we saw a bear!





The weekly outdoor music in Victor is the big thing to do in the summer in Teton Valley. More people were there than I saw all winter while living in Driggs.

We finally had to leave Driggs after three days--our lovely hostess had to fly to Seattle! So really, we didn't want to go. We had such a great time baking cookies, grilling Kate's dad's wild game, and eating local ice cream and cheese from the Creamery (all food related, of course).

Bye Tetons! You were nice!