I have finally loaded the software to download the pics on my phone…
Some photos from the Summit chairlift for my friend Jamie who doesn’t ski but wanted to know what it looked like up there.
At Grand Targhee with the Grand Teton in the background
The last weekend of February we went to Jackson Hole with our friends Jody and Mike and 11 friends of theirs (or friends of their friends) from Seattle. It was a fun weekend skiing at Jackson Hole for two days and at Grand Targhee for one day.
This was our first trip to Jackson Hole (and Damon’s first trip to Wyoming). We rented a place walking distance from the Jackson Hole base, enjoyed the food and libations at the Snake River Brewing Company , Mangy Moose, Osteria, Q Roadhouse, Cowboy Bar,Silver Dollar Bar and the Merry Piglets. The fare was all pretty standard (brew pub, Italian, barbecue). Oddly the Merry Piglets is a Mexican restaurant. We had a great time skiing, exploring Jackson, and hanging out with some fun folks.
To get to Grand Targhee you have to drive into Idaho and then back into Wyoming. On the way back to the house, we stopped at the Victor Emporium in Driggs, ID to have some huckleberry shakes before meeting up with the rest of the crew at the Mangy Moose. Years ago Jody had stopped there during a cross country road trip and she remembered the shakes being delicious- she wasn’t mistaken. It is always a good sign when they give you a fat straw with your milk shake.
Connor modeling his new 'patos
I have always wanted to knit a sweater but didn’t quite have the courage to start one on my own. Over the years friends have given me various patterns for baby sweaters since they knit up faster. Last fall I was sitting on the plane next to a woman who was knitting on my way home from Seattle. We started chatting and she said she thought I could knit a sweater and that if I needed help she’d be willing to help me out. With Teri’s help I made this for Connor for Christmas:
Connor's Sweater
Fish Buttons on Connor's Cardigan
Connor modeling his new sweater
Gavin requested some new slippers so I knitted up some felted clogs for him- and once I made one pair I had to make a second pair for Connor.
Clogs before felting
Felted clogs
Unfortunately for Connor I made his clogs his actual size and so they’re a little snug. I need to finish up a second pair for his birthday… which was last month.
This year we had a full house during Sundance again. Eryn and John came out the first weekend. We had some celebrity sightings in Park City- not that I knew who the people were but other folks did. We went to see “Tyson“, a documentary about Mike Tyson and he was at the Q&A which was really cool. We got to go skiing with John and Eryn at Deer Valley on a day when it was really clear which was great.
During the week we went to see “Mystery Team” a comedy/mystery about high school detectives, ”Burma VJ” a documentary about video reporters in Burma during the 2007 uprising, and “Taking Chance” a really well done drama about a soldier escorting home a soldier who has been killed in action. I also got to see “It Might Get Loud” a documentary about guitarists Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White , “Prom Night in Mississippi” a documentary about a high school that holds its first integrated prom in April 2008, “Yes Men Fix the World” a documentary about 2 men who sneak into corporate events (or on BBC) and pretend to be spokesmen from industry and tell us what we always wanted to hear, “Afghan Star” a documentary about contestants in Pop Idol- Afghanistan’s version of American Idol, “End of the Line” a documentary about overfishing of the oceans and what we can do about it, and “Dirt the Movie” a movie about the health of our soils which I was really hoping would tell me something new.
My favorites of the festival were Burma VJ, Taking Chance, and Prom Night in Mississippi- but they were all good.
The second weekend of the festival Maia and Gavin came out to celebrate Chinese New Year and Renee came down to see some movies and do some skiing. Apparently I didn’t bring my camera out much while they were here- we did go skiing, play Wii, and enjoy hanging out.
Gavin and Damon play Wii
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