Wyoming road warrior

I was gone all of last week on a work trip around the state.  I love that I get to travel around Wyoming for my job.

We talked to so many neat businesses and the weather was PERFECT for a fall trip.  Fall can be kind of iffy weather-wise in ol' Wyo.  You never know if you're going to have snow, but the week was absolutely gorgeous.

Here's a few photos from the trip.  I'll be spreading some of these over the course of the next few days!

In Rock Springs, Wyo., there is a brewery I've been wanting to try.  They've been around for a while and I have to say, it was pretty good!  They brew several types of beers, the Bob being their most popular...

Here's their beer list...

And here's a sampler.  I like getting samplers because you can have a little taste of everything!

From Rock Springs we made our way to the western part of the state - basically to Idaho.  It was breathtaking there!  The mountains were beautiful with fall colors, the communities were so cute...  It was a nice place to be.  From a scenic overlook...

And another...

After stopping in Thanye, Wyo., we continued north into Jackson.  One of our office's board members owns the Antler Inn in downtown Jackson which is where we always stay for a good rate.

The next morning, we ate at a very popular restaurant called The Bunnery.  I wish I owned a place like it.  Super cute and super yummy... (Photo courtesy their website)

On the way out of Jackson we went through Teton National Forest.  Again, it was awesome.  The colors were beautiful and there were hardly any people in the park since it's after peak season.  It made for a very nice trip!  Here are the tetons...  Notice the perfect reflection in that lake?  It was really pretty.

You can't tell as well as I'd like, but this photo was of all brown and gold - Wyoming's colors...

More brown and gold...

Ok, this will take some explaining: Yellowstone is full of geysers or thermal areas.  This is what's called the Fishing Cone or Chowda Pot.  To prove the Internet has everything on anything I actually found a site devoted to it: http://www.fishingcone.com/ So, mountain men, Native Americans, etc., would stand on this hot cone and fish and and just dangle their catch in the boiling thermal water to cook it up right on the spot.  It's right on the shore of Yellowstone Lake...

A hot pool...

Get a load of the water bubbling on the edge of this pool...

Here's a closer shot.  I can see how something would cook pretty quickly!  Maybe throw some veggies in and make a nice stew...

If you don't understand how hot those pools are maybe this illustration from an informational board will clear it up.  Don't mind that the woman's arm looks like it's on fire.  That's nothin' compared to the boy about to be boiled!  But maybe none of this is something to worry about.  That other man is pretty unconcerned so why should we be?

Old Tardy... I believe he is Old Faithful's arch enemy.  Or maybe what Old Faithful aspires to be?  It's got to be tiring going off like clockwork for so many years!  I mean, maybe Old Faithful would like to be Old Tardy just once...

O.F. was still at it when we were there though.  My coworkers and I joked how the staff at the Old Faithful Inn probably sneak out each morning to sprinkle some Metamucil in the old guy.  I mean, how else can you be that regular?

Something really cool?  The Brink of the Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River.  You walk down a winding path that drops about 650 feet to right where the river is about to go over...

Whoosh!

And away it goes...

There are a couple viewing areas right over the water.  It's very cool!  But be prepared for a hike back up the hill.  Good workout...

I just thought this was pretty...

And this too.  One of our last Yellowstone photos on the way out of the park...

This was only half of our trip.  It was a long Wyoming road home!