Heading South

We finally got on our way again this morning. We stopped in Jackson for propane and diesel at the Shell station and for groceries at Albertson's. Then we drove out of town on Hwy 191, following Hoback River through the canyon it has shaped. We criss-crossed the river on our way south. We stopped for lunch at a "Wildlife Viewing Area." It had a sign describing the Bighorn Sheep habitat, but we didn't see any of the critters on the opposite steep bluff. In fact we saw no wildlife at all, but the river made it a pleasant place to eat.

After we emerged from the canyon we drove through lots of "high cold desert," great habitat for antelopes, evidently, but not much variety, just miles and miles of sagebrush. We stopped at a Scenic Area north of Farson, WY, where we planned to spend the night. We walked around the area and were rather taken aback to find the dessicated corpses of several coyotes and parts of coyotes lying around the grassy edge.

We waited quite a while to see if a black vehicle would leave. It held several people who were walking around with orange flags, but we were unclear about what they might be doing. The area was large and smooth, but unlevel, so we would have had to unhitch. We finally decided to continue farther south toward Rock Springs. About nine miles north of Rock Springs we pulled off at a "Parking Area." It's level and has no signs prohibiting overnight parking, so that's our home for the night.

After dinner we had a brief shower, and then we were treated to the sight of another rainbow and sunset over the hills. We had been seeing patches of rain in the distance as we drove, and it's raining again now.

Jeff is in Korea--but he's also on Facebook. The timing works out for us to chat with him in the evenings when we're all online. Jeff says that yesterday they had a typhoon and today a tropical storm. I'm not sure of the difference, but I'm sure there's a lot of water involved. Isaac has been bringing lots of wind and water in New Orleans, where my cousin Shirley is visiting for the birth of her new granddaughter. They've been without power, but everyone is safe.

I called Shawn earlier to wish her a happy birthday. She said she was having a very nice day, including a movie and later dinner with a friend. She and Chris and Anara will celebrate tomorrow.

Chris called later. He's baking two chocolate cakes tonight, one for tomorrow's celebration and a second to take to the coast to celebrate Shawn's mom's birthday. It's tomorrow, and they always celebrate together over Labor Day weekend. Anara won't be going to the coast, because this is Kumoricon weekend as well as Labor Day weekend.


Labor Day! Somehow that had slipped our minds. Here's hoping we'll be able to find places to stay.