Turner and Katherine's Last Day

Today was a lazy day and provided just enough time for Katherine and Turner to pick up a few "trinkets" in town before their plane took them back to Birmingham.  We all slept in a bit and then headed to town for a hearty western breakfast.  On our drive to town we ran into a big moose who was enjoying the cool weather and misty rain.  He was right near the road and behind a wire fence on the acreage of the National Elk Refuge.  Peter Laughlin would have been proud of me because a very tall German man was standing next to me taking pictures with a very loud camera.  The moose decided he did not like the noise of that German man's camera and charged right at us.  Without thinking but simply reacting, I sort of pushed the German guy in front of me (closer to the moose) as I dove for cover.  The moose just wanted us to push back a bit, and after a bit of a nervous chuckle, I told the German man "sorry, but it was your camera that the moose was not liking."  The German smiled a small smile and gave me a laugh.

Mr. Moose !

After our late breakfast, we walked the town square and both Katherine and Turner bought a few souvenirs of their trip to Jackson Hole.  Knowing that timing is everything and knowing that Father's Day is opening day at Camp Skyline Ranch, we took the opportunity to pose for a picture in front of the Skyline Ranch in Jackson Hole.  For those of you who attended Skyline with Katherine and me, can you believe that the font on this sign is the exact same as the Skyline font from the late 70's..... crazy!  And since it is Sunday, I had to wear my club colors!  

Opening Day summer of 2011, age 47

Summer of 1976, age 11


The visit with Katherine and Turner was awesome.  All good things must come to an end, so I had to get them to the airport on time for their flight back to Birmingham.  It was great to reconnect with Katherine and to share all of our camp memories with Turner.  We aren't sure that Turner loved our camp memories as much as we do, but he did like hearing about all the cabin pranks that took place.

Here are some pictures from our desert activity of last night.  We decided that the weather outdoor was a bit chilly to cook up our smores, so we made a fire in the indoor fireplace.  The marshmallows cooked up just as good.