on the road

It’s been almost three years since I lived there, and two since I’ve been back to visit, but I finally got back to Jackson this past week and a half on my way to and from Montana for work. I opted to drive instead of fly so I could stop and see Becky, who moved there from Kanab a few months ago, and some friends in Park City on the way home. Jackson is so beautiful, but man, that town seriously sucks too. I have a love/hate relationship with the place… love the land, hate the people. SO MANY PEOPLE. Luckily, Becky lives out in the middle of nowhere in Kelly, with the grandest, unobstructed view of the Grand (and the rest of the Tetons) from her window. I spent the weekend hiking my ass off and photographing wildlife before heading up to Montana for a couple days, and then back to Jackson for a few more… before continuing south to Park City, and finally home last night. I wasn’t due to return until today, but sometimes home just beckons you and everything else takes a back seat. Road trips give you so much time to think that my brain is pretty fried, and I just wanted to get back into the mindless drill of everyday life so I can stop thinking for a little bit. It’s not really working for me yet, but at least I’m home with the furry family, getting my snuggles on with Haley and co…