Wyoming

Air so cool and crisp and clean Pines amassed to fill the view with green Sage scents the scene of the great outdoors An eagle pipes greetings as she silently soars

Grand Teton rules with a snow covered crest As glaciers cling tightly to her breast Teewinot peaks o’er clear mountain lakes The Black Dike enhances Mount Moran’s face

Meandering down the Snake River flow Watching trout glide over pebbles below The silence is golden; the sight so serene Pleasance and peace float in between

Buffalo roam, romp, and roll in the dust Prong Horn sheep abound just for us A glimpse of a moose and her calf through the trees And a jam for a bear that nobody sees

Planetary bodies arc across the sky While the Milky Way forms before our eyes Satellites stream in front of the stars As the night closes this day of ours

Aspen quake in the morning breeze There! A pair of deer romp through to feed To the top of the pine bald eagles alight While we sip our coffee in the early bright

We stroll the streets around town square Looking through shops perusing the wares Saddles and silver at the Cowboy Bar Down here a dollar doesn’t go very far

4-wheelin trip down the Snake River trails Speeding through brush leaving dust on our tail Twisting and tilting up steep grades and curves Zipping around with vim, vigor, and verve

Awoke to the wind roughly riffling the leaves Stepped outside to the crisp mountain breeze Watched magpie sit chit-chattering chat These wonders came to me where I sat

A perfect spot where the Salt River bends Fly rod casts as the chilled water wends Cattle ford next to us one by one A picturesque scene under the Wyoming sun

Many trout that we chose not to catch An enjoyable time leaving no need to quetch white fish see the lure but fail to pursue it “All these goods things merge into one, and a river runs through it”

Todd started out with a HeyZeus lager and lime Becky and Todd both had Killer Bee Ale at the same time I tried Melvin and Your IPA Beer drinkin’ is a nice way to close out the day *We all had peanuts

Put the kayak in at Sheep Gulch for a river ride An osprey flew from tree to tree, acting as our guide White water rapids added challenge to the fun Paddled to the Alpine bridge to finish our run

Took a tour up and along the Palisades Reservoir All the way up to the dam, which wasn’t very far Trees for miles above and crystalline water below Painted a memory of “My Own Private Idaho”

JArtB