BOZEMAN, MT

(Top: Me on our way home through the beautiful canyon. Bottom: Claire, Me and Megan going out on friday night - shortly after we arrived in town.)

BOZEMAN

Claire and I roadtripped to Bozeman, MT to visit Megan. We were roommates this last semester and couldn't stand to be away from each other much longer so we got in my little geo and headed the 5 1/2 hours up to see Megan.

On the way there we found some guys that were driving to Yellowstone from GA. We car flirted for about an hour through the Targee National Forest. They were a nice form of entertainment. We got a flip chart of messages and some funny memories of them rocking out. Silly boys.

Once we got there we went out to a Restraunt called The Bacchus. It was a fun place and we were out late. So the next morning we slept in, took it easy and then floated the Madison River. It was about 20 miles west of Bozeman. I swear all of Montana was there, just floating along. We were on the river for 2 hours, but we only put in half way. It was a nice way to spend a lazy saturday. That night we went to the Montana Ale Works restraunt. I liked the atmosphere and I decided Bozeman is where I need to live - everyone drives Subarus and wears Chacos. We took a tour around campus on Sunday and had a potluck with Megan's friends. It was a really fun weekend and so nice to get away from Logan for a while.

Week of Adventure!

My workweek last week seemed to go on F-O-R-E-V-E-R! But, after work the hours would fly by. I spent the evenings with Cole and we came up with some pretty great adventures. We jumped off the baby cliffs at first dam, hiked the Jardine Juniper trail, watched V for Vandetta, rode dirt bikes, ate at Beehive Grill, tie dyed and I went to the Reggae Festival in Park City. My summer weeks couldn't be any better, although you would think I would want to rest on the weekends, I'm more exhausted Monday mornings than I should be.

First dam is cold. I thought that I would be able to swim across it after I jumped off the rocks but all I could think of once I hit the water was to get out! Luckily the sun was shining bright and I warmed up quick enough to think that getting in again was a good idea. On Wednesday, after putting it off for two days, we hiked Jardine Juniper (see photos). The hike was about 9 miles round trip and it was beautiful because the wildflowers were in bloom and the view was worth it. It wasn't too hard of a hike and if you're around Logan with 4 or 5 hours to kill I would recommend it!

I have a few friends that work at the new restraunt called Beehive Grill and have been wanting me to try it so we gave it a whirl. I was pretty satisfied with my homebrewed rootbeer and blackened tilapia. I even went back last night to try something new! Later that night we had my favorite ice cream mixture of vanilla with raspberries and brownies. Cole says that I need to stop having a sweet tooth because it gives him one by default.

On Friday I got a brilliant idea to tie dye. It just popped into my head at work and I got so excited and couldn't stop thinking about it. So I got some input from Mariah and got to work. We tie dyed wife beaters and whitey tighties. The end result is priceless! I'm wearing one of the shirts right now. Cole told me today that he wants to dye sheets and more shirts and I definately want to try some socks and maybe some underwear. It was just so much fun!

The new ampitheatre in park city featured the RootsRock Reggae Festival this weekend and I went with my friend Kiera. We got there about 3 and enjoyed the music til the concert was over at about 10. The weather was decent although it got hot and cold like Utah does. We ended up in Midway for the night, but I really enjoyed the outdoor concert. It had been too long and I realized how much I miss concerts!

That is just a sneak peak into my weeks of summer! I'm sure there will be more fun to come!