Grand Teton Backpacking Trip

From the West Coast...

We've made it all the way to Oregon on our cross-country trip. We left Philadelphia on June 30, and made stops in Bethany Beach, Delaware (kayaking and playing Settlers with Erica, Kevin, and Suzanne); Ann Arbor, Michigan (Fourth of July fireworks and gyros with Caleb); Chicago (a fabulous immigration art exhibit and Ironman with Megan); Badlands, South Dakota; Yellowstone; a three-day, 25-mile backpacking trip in the Grand Tetons (moose, marmots, and super-sore muscles); and dinner at the finest steakhouse in Pocatello, Idaho (the Sizzler!).

We finally met up with Jimmy's parents (and many members of his extended family, including our niece and nephew, Lily and Aiden), in Baker City, Oregon. We also spent some time at Grandma Carol's farm in Enterprise, before heading back to Portland and Eugene.

We leave in just a week and a half (!) for Guatemala, and before that we have Kelsey's family's annual Sun River extravaganza and some more time in Portland, complete with interviews for next summer. Our next update will probably be from way south of the border.