By late Thursday we were approaching our destinations: Driggs, ID. But first we passed through Jackson, WY where many of Tom's family live. The mountain "pass" between the two is somewhat dangerous but a beautiful view is to be had at every turn.
Most of the higher elevations are still covered with snow. And the snow is collected in deep drifts in the valleys, especially where it's protected from direct sunlight.
We managed the entire trip without a single mishap (though one lens fell out of my eyeglasses and we had to locate a Walmart to have it repaired). That good luck ended just as we arrived in Driggs. Right downtown a truck threw up a rock and smacked my windshield creating a "bullseye".
I called Safelight one day while I was there but the only repair shop I could find was in the southeast part of the state. We seemed hundreds of miles away. So any repair has to wait for our return home.
We arrived at the home of Trevor and Amy Buhler where we would spend the next four nights. They've purchased land east of their current location and are building a yurt on the property. Tom's brother helped with clearing sage for the turn-around and Tom's nephew, Coulter Buhler, has helped with construction.
This is at an altitude of about 9100 feet and I could tell that my breathing was more difficult. It's also a mile higher than I'm used to so the sun is brighter and more intense.
The yurt was a kit and it's quite impressive.
Amy (l-r), Trevor and Tom discuses the structure.
John loved working with found metal and this sculpture on the property is one of his. John was Trevor's father.
This is where we stayed in Driggs.
The Buhler's have StarLink so we had great internet and streaming TV.
Beautiful site. Is it to be a permanent resident or a vacation spot?
ReplyDeletePermanent resident, hopefully before the year has ended.
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