We made it to Ross' last week, Tuesday. What a great part of the world. Mountains surround his house, which is in a small town of only 60 people. Nearby are great little towns of about 6000 people, Hailey and Ketchum. Very quaint little towns with very few chain stores in them. The weather is great...80's during the day and sunny, and 50's at night (high desert). And just outside his door are tons of mountain bike, hiking, and motorcycle trails that seem to never end! And apparently there are no rattlesnakes in this area (the elevation is too high), and no bears to speak of. Although there was a mountain lion attack on a deer last month:( But Ross has found his home here, and it's beautiful. Bob is pretty fond of the biking and motorcycling too!
Steve, Ross' landlord also lives on the property (great guy), and every night he feeds the magpies out of his hand! He's a fascinating man...was in the merchant marines, and has been here a long time. He has lots of stories.
On the way here, we stopped in Yellowstone NP for a night, and spent 2 days exploring the park. What a fascinating place. Waylon saw snow for the first time! Saw lots of bison, several walking alongside the road, a few elk, and fortunately, no grizzly bears (or even black bears). 
Although, signs all around our campground warned against leaving food out because of the grizzlies. 
We met a great young couple from San Francisco that were bicycling from his parents in Casper, WY to San Francisco. They were on day 15, and having a blast. Bob was so jealous...he even asked me to drive the rest of the way to Idaho so that he could ride with them. No. Sorry.We started our job this week, working for a great guy, very laid back. One day we delivered a bunch of bikes to various clients, then another day we cleaned patio furniture, built 2 bikes, and sorted through xmas lights. Pretty simple work, and it gives us something to do a couple hours a day. The camper is doing well, considering.
Although, signs all around our campground warned against leaving food out because of the grizzlies. 
We met a great young couple from San Francisco that were bicycling from his parents in Casper, WY to San Francisco. They were on day 15, and having a blast. Bob was so jealous...he even asked me to drive the rest of the way to Idaho so that he could ride with them. No. Sorry.We started our job this week, working for a great guy, very laid back. One day we delivered a bunch of bikes to various clients, then another day we cleaned patio furniture, built 2 bikes, and sorted through xmas lights. Pretty simple work, and it gives us something to do a couple hours a day. The camper is doing well, considering. 
Waylon is having the time of his life playing with Dude and the other dogs here (it's a very dog-friendly area), and is trying to talk us into a sister... We're still debating. There is a full time job at the local animal shelter that I may check out; don't think we have enough room for all the dogs I'd want to bring home tho... We'll see. And the truck is having a "check engine" issue which we had looked at in Cody, WY, and have another appointment here tomorrow. Hopefully nothing serious. Did I talk about Cody? We went to a rodeo there...what a blast. My first one, and I loved it. Hailey has one over July 4th that we'll check out.Anyway, we're here for the summer, and all very happy to be here. Internet is iffy at best, and phone service is hit and miss out here in the sticks.
Forgot to include this pic in out Wisconsin post...me and Grampa golfing (and Bob too).
And this last pic is from the top of the mountain overlooking Ross' house...you can barely make out the 5th wheel. Bob and Ross rode motorcycles up there. Did I mention the boys are having a blast? 
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