Fall Friends

Sacha and I have now lived in Bozeman for nearly a month. We are finally starting to feel settled. We rent a room on the west side of Bozeman from Sacha's friends. We have had a slow start due to Sacha's case of tonsillitis. We can see the Bridger Range out of our window and ponder the many adventures to come.
Early last week we met up with one of our many roommates from last summer, Leo. We had planned to hike to Osprey Falls in the north western part of Yellowstone. When we showed up Leo told us we would be hiking up the back way, right from the ycc camp. It was beautiful, fall is slowly sliding into winter. We could tell we had just missed the fall colors, berries and migrating birds. There was snow atop the surrounding mountains and crisp frost on the ground as we started at 10am. We had a lovely blue bird day and comfortable hiking temperatures. When we got to the falls there was still plenty of water to make them impressive. The water dancing in the low fall sun gave the impression of having fairies fly around us as we ate lunch.
We seem to be in a holding pattern now, making the most out of our time in town. We are not sure what the future will bring. Sacha has applied to so many jobs, I can't keep them all straight. I think we are both hoping she will get a good one, though not complaining about all the free time we have in this lovely weather in a town with so much to do.

Fall is here

Fall has settled onto the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and for us that means it's time to move. As the days grow shorter and nights get colder less and less people are visiting the park. Sacha's contact is up and we left just as the boards were going up over the windows of the seasonal apartments.
We had an amazing summer, we hiked in Yellowstone more than ever before. Sacha also seemed to truly enjoy her job. She did end up the season with a case of tonsillitis. She at first thought a summer of hiking had finally just caught up to her. When we finally got up to Bozeman all she did was sleep. Finally I convinced her to go see a doctor and infected tonsils were the culprit. She had been so sore that she could barely walk. Needless to say she has spent most of our first week in Bozeman in bed. She is starting to perk up a little and I think I have convinced her to venture out to raptor fest tomorrow. We shall see. For now we are content to have a roof over our heads and to see what the future brings us. Hopefully next summer will find us back in Yellowstone!