Bar N Ranch Update!

We almost have the entire ranch booked! AWESOME! We have heard that they are still giving the discounted rate (although, we can't guarantee it).  If you plan on coming up to West Yellowstone and want to stay at the ranch, check the rooms/cabins that are left...there are only a few options left!

For those not staying a week...

Just so everyone is aware, Monday October 10th 2011 is Columbus Day so most schools and probably a lot of businesses are closed.  I don't know if this will change your plans to stay til Monday rather than Sunday.  I know a lot of you still have kids to get back home to (if you are not taking them along).

For those staying 3 nights (leaving Sunday):
We recommend driving around the Grand Tetons with us on Saturday.  We will then be heading up to Yellowstone and would encourage you to drive up with us.  You can go as far as you'd like.  You will most likely have enough time to see West Thumb area and Upper Geyser Basin (Old Faithful and majority of other geysers are in this area).  If time permits you'll hopefully have time to head up to Grand Prismatic Springs which I think is also a must if you've traveled out there.  By that time you'll probably want to start heading back to Jackson (2+ hours away) to get back to your hotel for the night or continue onto West Yellowstone with us if you decide you want to stay the night there.  It depends on how much driving you want to do the next day and what time your flight is.  I know a few of you have decided to come up to Bar-N for the night so we welcome everyone else to.  Maybe some of you doing this can even carpool together.

For those staying 4 nights (leaving Monday):
Everything included in above 3 nights but instead of driving down to Jackson you can continue onto West Yellowstone with us and stay 2 nights at either Bar-N Ranch (if they will allow a 2 night stay) or another hotel in town.  This way you'll get to spend another entire day in the park.  The next day we'll explore the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone area which includes the Upper and Lower Falls.  We'll also probably stop by Yellowstone lake for a few pictures and hopefully we'll see some good animal activity in Haden Valley along the way.  You can then return back to West Yellowstone for the night.  I'd recommend an afternoon flight the next day so that you can drive down Monday morning (~3 hrs scenic drive to airport).
Another option is to stay 1 night in West Yellowstone and last night back in Jackson.  This way you can spend all of Saturday and Sunday with us driving around Yellowstone and then you can head back to Jackson towards the end of the day on Sunday (probably from Jackson Lake area which is probably 1.5 hours from Jackson).

For those staying the entire 6 nights with us please see the "Wedding Weekend" tab for our planned itinerary.

You didn't miss our wedding

So apparently on our "Save the Date" we put 2011 on the front (correct) and 2010 on the back (obviously wrong).  The printer must have screwed things up  :-)

You luckily haven't missed the wedding.  It is October 7, 2011.  Sorry for the mistake.
Now go and make your travel arrangements!

Wedding Date

We picked a date!

The wedding will be October 7th, 2011 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming @ the Spring Creek Ranch.

Save the date will be out shortly...

Engagement Trip - Day 4

  Today we slept til about 7am. I can't believe we are engaged. I'm pretty sure I woke up with an actual smile this morning. I was up in the air about if I was gonna put it on facebook. I wanted to tell more people before they found out on facebook. I texted Janet, Meg & Jac. I called Jess, she was super excited. I knew my mom would call Joanne, I wanted Jess to hear it from me. So, then I put it on facebook for everyone to see. Eric texted a bunch of his family and friends as well.

As we got ready the view from our balcony was so cool, the mountains looked like a backdrop, a painting on a large canvas!   On my way down to breakfast, Gina and Meg called me, I was so happy to tell them. Jac texted me right back a few times. Her las one was so funny “so is this our 24 hour notice to get to Vegas?”. Eric's family started answering right away also. By the time we were ready to leave I had like 20 replies on FB. So crazy! So we ate our breakfast and hit the road.

Engagement Trip - Day 3 - THE Day!

   It was 6am when I reached over to hit the snooze button. I was so excited! We actually got up right away and got ready. I packed us veggie sammys for lunch from some supplies we got on the way up to West Yellowstone. The cooler was packed and we were dressed for adventure!

We got engaged!

Champagne @ Artist Point at Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

We got engaged in Yellowstone National Park on September 2nd, 2010.  The Lower Falls at Red Rock Point was the perfect setting.

We loved our vacation so much that we decided to get married here.
More details to follow...

Engagement Trip - Day 2

Today we woke up to the sound of rain on the roof of our cabin. We hit the alarm off because there wasn't any reason to hit the trails if it was poring. We looked out the window and the Tetons were blanketed in a dense fog. Maybe the bottom 10% of the mountains was visible. Packing up our room was bitter sweet. We loved our little cabin tucked away at the bottom of the majestic mountains on the shore of the lake. We packed and set out in hunt for a good breakfast and some scenic drives. Breakfast was another good meal at our lodge. It was the same waitress and the same view. Eric ordered a skillet breakfast without eggs, extra veggies, the waitress giggled, but didn't make him repeat it. I had a bagel, strawberries and a banana, which I saved for a snack. We started our trip with full bellies and needed to get gas. We started out a little disappointed by the fog and rain but the Tetons still did not let us down. Even though we couldn't see the snow covered peaks, they were still as awesome.

Engagement Trip - Day 1

Rocky start to the trip – enough said. When we were just about to land in Jackson Hole, Wyoming we saw the biggest mountains we've ever seen. It was a little weird to see them covered (peaks) in snow. We flew over this lake that was as blue as the water in the islands. It was just what we needed to get excited for the trip. We got off the airplane, walked on the tarmac, and through a doorway made of antlers – we were not in Jersey anymore. We got our car and bags and headed out. It was so cold compared to the 90 degree weather we were so used to.

Rental Car

Our car is a silver Subaru Impreza. Love It!