Parkin' It in Park City & Big Teets

 

Enticed by family, food, fun, and fishing, the family decided to change their itinerary to include a visit to Kirsten’s cousin’s, (the Muscat’s), new condominium in Park City, Utah.  What a beautiful place.  And we were pleasantly surprised to find Kirsten’s cousin’s the Blackshear’s there as well.  This was quite fortunate as we didn’t get to spend very much time with them in Florida.

Have I got your attention?  Well I was raised on ‘em – but these mountains we visited next were named after ‘em.   That is the Grand Tetons.  Some Frenchman decided it would be a good idea to name these pointy mountains after a woman’s breasts.  They sure are grand…

We didn’t spend a long time in this area as we were anxious to get to Yellowstone National Park.  But, this was sure a beautiful area.   Our campsite was practically right on Jackson Lake overlooking these grand mountains. These Tetons sure are beautiful.

Catching all those trout in the Provo River in Utah gave Dave the bug to fish again (as you can see from the first picture).  Unfortunately, the lakes and rivers of this area would not be as productive for catching fish.  But, they sure were beautiful spots. Here Dave fishes the Snake River. 

He claims it was too high to catch fish and only good for rafting.  But, then again, Dave has a lot of fishing excuses…

We were not only anxious to get to Yellowstone National Park, but we were also interested in getting away from the swarms of mosquitoes that would descend on us each evening and again in the morning.

I was happy to stay in the camper away from the mosquitoes on this day as the family visited Jackson Hole.  Here they stand in the town green under an arch of elk antlers.  Not to worry as in all of this blog no animals were harmed to create any of these pictures.  In fact, a local Boy Scout Troop collects the antlers when they are shed by the elk in the nearby preserve.

So, I will write again from Yellowstone National Park where I hope to find less mosquitoes and as much beauty.

Big Wet Kisses, Mookie, "The Bloggin' Dog"

While here the boys, Dave and Caleb, did some action park adventures with their relatives. 

Here is the teenager boy's only chair.  They would attempt to launch oral liquid projectiles at the woodchucks spotted below them.

The fun included a zip line, a mountain coaster, and an alpine slide. 

Dave enjoyed all but the beginning of the alpine slide which threw him off on the first turn. 

It did the same thing to Faye. 

Below, Dave and Faye commiserate over their boo-boo’s.  I made sure to lick Dave’s wounds thoroughly to speed the healing.

The next day, while Kirsten and her cousin’s spent some quality time together, Dave and the kids went with all of the boys to fish the storied Provo River.  Dave and the kids gave the group casting lessons the day before and Dave tried to put them where the fish might be.  Caleb and Anika didn’t want to show off in front of their relatives, so they let everyone else catch fish on this day.  They did enjoy being out on this beautiful river with snow capped mountains in the distance.

Here is Connor with one of the Provo’s newer residents.  Hey, I said they all caught fish – I didn’t say they were all of size.

Here is Tony multitasking while fishing.  Other than Dave he did catch the most fish, some while on his cell!  Well, he has to pay for that sweet new Park City condo somehow.

And Dave would stay behind to fish a few hours after the family left.  He caught six of the Provo’s beautiful wild Brown Trout.  Here is one of them.  Dave assures me that had the fish not curled back its tail it would be about 6 inches longer…

This will be the last we will see of Kirsten’s cousin’s on this trip…or will it…?

Big Wet Kisses, Mookie, “The Bloggin’ Dog”

(See Below for Big Teets:  The Grand Tetons)

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Big Teets

Have I got your attention?  Well I was raised on ‘em – but these mountains we visited next were named after ‘em.   That is the Grand Tetons.  Some Frenchman decided it would be a good idea to name these pointy mountains after a woman’s breasts.  They sure are grand…

We didn’t spend a long time in this area as we were anxious to get to Yellowstone National Park.  But, this was sure a beautiful area.   Our campsite was practically right on Jackson Lake overlooking these grand mountains. These Tetons sure are beautiful.

Catching all those trout in the Provo River in Utah gave Dave the bug to fish again.  Unfortunately, the lakes and rivers of this area would not be as productive for catching fish.  But, they sure were beautiful spots. Here Dave fishes the Snake River. 

He claims it was too high to catch fish.  But, then again, Dave has a lot of fishing excuses…

We were not only anxious to get to Yellowstone National Park, but we were also interested in getting away from the swarms of mosquitoes that would descend on us each evening and again in the morning.

I was happy to stay in the camper away from the mosquitoes on this day as the family visited Jackson Hole.

Yes, that is one of four arches around Jackson's town green made of elk antlers. But, not to worry, as with all of this blog, no animals were harmed to create this blog nor the pictures in it.  In fact, the local Boy Scout Troop collects the antlers shed by the elk in the nearby preserve. 

So, I will write again from Yellowstone National Park where I hope to find less mosquitoes and as much beauty.

Until then, big wet kisses, Mookie "The Bloggin' Dog"