Wyoming - Aug 2023

Continuing on from CO, we drove to Wilson, WY (a few miles outside of Jackson) to spend a few days with Jodi and Tim.  The drive took 8 hours through beautiful countryside.  We arrived at their house around 4pm on Tuesday, getting a tour of their new home that they moved into just a few months prior.  The house is a lovely A-Frame with stunning views of the valley below.  We also met their adorable dog, Nell, who is a mini-Australian shepherd with a great temperament - we joked (maybe too many times) that we would take her with us!  That evening, we stayed in - they made us a wonderful meal of grilled chicken, corn and salad followed by a berry crisp for dessert.  We sat outside enjoying the views.

View from Tim and Jodi's house

Jodi had to work the next morning so we caught up on some personal items and had breakfast at Persephone Cafe West where we had a yummy yogurt bowl, egg and salmon bowl and kale and cauliflower hash.  We rested a bit at the house while we waited for the rain to die down and then went on a 6 mile, 1.4K elevation gain walk up a paved path near their house.  That evening, we had a fabulous dinner at King Sushi in Driggs, Idaho (just over the pass from Wilson) where we shared many yummy dishes for the table. 

Hike near Jodi's house

The next day we did a wonderful hike - Coal Creek Meadows - 6 miles, 2K feet elevation gain - which had beautiful flowers and views of the surrounding mountains.  Nell was a trooper on this hike as she enjoyed running after the squirrels! We had lunch at Persephone Cafe - this time sharing a sandwich and salad and another hash! That afternoon, we met up with a few of Jodi's friends to do some huckleberry picking- it was raining and we didn't get many berries - but we enjoyed still getting out!  That evening, we had dinner at Streetfood at the Stage Coach where we had a couple of Mexican/Cuban bowls with beer.  Back at the house, we had a bottle of wine while doing a load of laundry.

Coal Creek Meadows Hike

We left on Friday morning for our 8 hour drive back to Denver! Such a great visit!