Running Out of October

Our local fall colors seemed to last

quite a long time this year.

Fall activities "getting ready for winter"

and "more" which lasted all of October. 

The rock garden (almost all of it) was

given a refresh... in the spring some

weed control will be done.

We got a "new to us" griddle to try

and see if we like it.    The first owners

only used it a couple of times.

Our grass was mowed 2-3 times this fall and

it is still nice and green.

Miss Kitty keeps a good eye on the yard.

Fall, one of my favorite times of the year!

Blogging

The local cemetery earlier this month

full of color.

A doe when I was out on a drive.

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I am looking forward to cooler 

weather (a change in pace from working

on things outdoors to moving indoors).

One thing that gets way behind is my

journaling and blogging.

I struggled this week to get back into

blogging ~ getting some warning

"unsecure" pop ups.

That is all taken care of ~ looks like it

wasn't an issue but I sure hope others

aren't getting that pop up when visiting

my blog page.

 

Smoky Hills State Forest

The fall colors called me for a drive

through the State Forest.

October 6, 2026

It was a little bit cloudy but the colors

and the smell in the woods made

up for it.   We have had some

beautiful fall weather.

My sidekick rode along with

me ~ we saw a couple of deer

running through the woods, a

squirrel and two raccoons 

waddle across the road.

 

Fall in Itasca State Park

We made it up to the park in October.

This was October 4th.

The colors were still vibrant.  We made it

through the park and then had a late lunch

at Lobo's (a restaurant/bar up north).

   Lobo's was busy with people coming 

in on motorcycles, their summer cruisin' cars

and some ATV's.

Road Trip ~ Grand Teton National Park

 We were on the road early (in the

dark) keeping an eye out for wildlife on

the road.  We made it through Togwotee Pass

and to Grand Teton National Park. 

It was very handy to have our traveling

host "Jeeb" with the GuideAlong app.

(highly recommend this app for parks and

check it out for other travels).   It was like

having our own tour guide and learning

things as we traveled.

(no his name isn't really Jeeb, hubby

named him).  :)

We found our way to Jenny Lake Overlook.

So peaceful and beautiful!

After the sunrise, we headed back to the

Jenny Lake area with the large parking

lot, small visitor's center and a bathroom.

It was quite busy with people getting ready

to hike and others catching the boat, to the other

side of the lake, for more hiking.

They rent bear spray at a vending machine.

With very detailed instructions that

made us laugh.

It was surprisingly very busy with people.

That is Enough Time Away

 In August, we planned and took a

road trip vacation which started out being

planned for our 40th Wedding Anniversary.

The only thing we knew months ago was that

we were heading west...

Now that I have had plenty of downtime

(which I lost track of) my blog is

waiting on me. 

I look forward to going back through

the pictures of our travels (such a 

beautiful area). 

Stay tuned... 

Heading west... (MN to ND)

August Birthday ~ Grand #1

Birthday celebration for

Grand #1, he turned 11 years

old.   We celebrated with him

early.

Gifts..

he enjoys reading...

and anything hockey or The Wild.

We spent the day mini golfing,

a DQ treat and

a cruise.

We were away on our road trip

on his actual birthday and party

day.

Happy Birthday, have the best

year ever!   We love you!

Road Trip ~ Day 3 Wyoming

We headed towards and arrived in

Wyoming.

We admired the hay fields, the hay

is very thick and so very green! 

These fields have water irrigation, we

did some searching and learned about

water rights.

The areas that don't have the benefits

of water rights are dry and almost 

desert like.

We arrived to Dubois, Wyoming where

we stayed for three nights.  A little

resort with rooms, cabins and camping

on the Wind River.

The little ranch resort was a good fit

for us.

Wind River

We took a drive and found ourselves

wandering on a forest service road.

What a beautiful area!

SD ~ WY

It was an early night in after a big

travel day plus we are getting up

very early to head to the Grand

Teton National Park.