wednesday, vegan mama and I ventured out to work at
Blue Flax Farm in Victor, Idaho. we had to drive 'the
teton pass'. it connects wyoming, to idaho. let me tell
you, this road is steep and curvy. not for the faint of
heart. i couldnt imagine driving that frightening road
to work daily.
this small and gorgeous farm is owned by Megan, where she
practices organic farming and she works it similar to a coop
farm.
we began the morning with harvesting cilantro. we weeded
and cut. vegan mama then divided it into shares. i began
weeding the garlic and moved to help weed and give
breathing room to the spinach.
there were two other ladies there working along with us. one
helped with the cilantro, and the other harvested chives.
i stopped a bit early and took shots of the sights and gals
working. the farm had immaculate views of Mount
Owen.
today vegan mama received her first share. she got
sorrel, radishes, chives, cilantro, turnips, and onions.
quite a bit of loot!
on the way home we stopped at the peak of the
pass to take a few pics. it was exhilarating.
we could see for miles and several towns in the
valley down below. i feel like a broken record
but EVERYTHING is so gorgeous! i cant help it
i can see why so many are attracted to the
area and decide to stay and make it a home.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
working on the farm
on the way home
after the hike, we went to Signal Mountain Lodge to have a dinner and
a drink.there was an adorable little gift shop there, where I picked up
post cards tosend home to the boys.
vegan mama drove us home and decided to take a different scenic
route home.
the drive was pleasant and was only interrupted by the other cars
stopping to take pictures of the wildlife.
maybe I'm a bit jaded and don't get the thrill of seeing deer close up
because I've hit two in my car. but it was always interesting to find
out what everyone was stopping to look at. then around bend there
was a park ranger and several cars stopped alongside the road. it
had to besomething different.
turns out it was a young moose.
vegan mama pulled over and let me out. I crept quietly back in the
brush to a pond where he was standing in and captured some really
great shots.
it was awesome.
family hike day
tuesday was family hike day. papa smurf took pity on me and chose an easy trail. thank god.
we took a 3 mile hike to Hidden Falls in the Grand Teton National Park. it was stunning!
I have to say the hike is not what bothered me. my legs-even two days later-haven't even gotten sore. it was the altitude that almost killed me. I swear my chest was squeezing my lungs so hard the hiker next to me could hear them screaming for help.
I felt bad for slowing the group down and having other hikers pass us, especially when vegan mama was carrying nature boy in a pack on her back practically running the trail, and papa smurf carried a 50+ pound pack filled with his boy scout supplies. all I had was my 30 pound camera bag. stylish yes, but practical no. thankfully my right shoulder is well conditioned to lugging it around.
however, i felt extremely bad when there were elderly hikers passing us near the end. I became quite possibly the worlds worst hiker. I whined and growled with every 'we're almost there.'
so most of you that has had the pleasure to hear me babble about this trip, know that my worse fear was running into a bear. well guess what. no only did we come across a bear, we saw two!
one was smaller (papa smurf guessed a two year old) and was 20 yards left of the trail we were on and walked along side it for a few yards, but the other one (again papa smurf guessed she was the mama bear) came up behind us on the actual trail.
some stupid hiker tried to scare it off while she chased a marmot (did i mention he was stupid?) and she came charging after it oblivious to him. then I heard screaming and running.
great.
now let me say there was no complaining, no pain in my chest, no rational thought in my head that could stop me in self preservation mode. Nothing like knowing a bear was right behind you to put a new-found pep in your step! unfortunately I was so shook up I didn't get a clear shot of either. Niiiiiccee.
so we get to the falls and the glacial water that's rushing down the mountain dropped the temp sharply. the falls were HUGE. I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was.
we all walked down the other side and took the shuttle boat across Jenny lake back to the entrance. Jenny lakes water was crystal clear and ice cold. it was a great scenic ending to the adventurous hike.
we took a 3 mile hike to Hidden Falls in the Grand Teton National Park. it was stunning!
I have to say the hike is not what bothered me. my legs-even two days later-haven't even gotten sore. it was the altitude that almost killed me. I swear my chest was squeezing my lungs so hard the hiker next to me could hear them screaming for help.
I felt bad for slowing the group down and having other hikers pass us, especially when vegan mama was carrying nature boy in a pack on her back practically running the trail, and papa smurf carried a 50+ pound pack filled with his boy scout supplies. all I had was my 30 pound camera bag. stylish yes, but practical no. thankfully my right shoulder is well conditioned to lugging it around.
however, i felt extremely bad when there were elderly hikers passing us near the end. I became quite possibly the worlds worst hiker. I whined and growled with every 'we're almost there.'
so most of you that has had the pleasure to hear me babble about this trip, know that my worse fear was running into a bear. well guess what. no only did we come across a bear, we saw two!
one was smaller (papa smurf guessed a two year old) and was 20 yards left of the trail we were on and walked along side it for a few yards, but the other one (again papa smurf guessed she was the mama bear) came up behind us on the actual trail.
some stupid hiker tried to scare it off while she chased a marmot (did i mention he was stupid?) and she came charging after it oblivious to him. then I heard screaming and running.
great.
now let me say there was no complaining, no pain in my chest, no rational thought in my head that could stop me in self preservation mode. Nothing like knowing a bear was right behind you to put a new-found pep in your step! unfortunately I was so shook up I didn't get a clear shot of either. Niiiiiccee.
so we get to the falls and the glacial water that's rushing down the mountain dropped the temp sharply. the falls were HUGE. I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was.
we all walked down the other side and took the shuttle boat across Jenny lake back to the entrance. Jenny lakes water was crystal clear and ice cold. it was a great scenic ending to the adventurous hike.
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