Wyoming

Air so cool and crisp and clean

Pines amassed to fill the view with green

Sage scents the scene of the great outdoors

An eagle pipes greetings as she silently soars

Grand Teton rules with a snow covered crest

As glaciers cling tightly to her breast

Teewinot peaks o’er clear mountain lakes

The Black Dike enhances Mount Moran’s face

Meandering down the Snake River flow

Watching trout glide over pebbles below

The silence is golden; the sight so serene

Pleasance and peace float in between

Buffalo roam, romp, and roll in the dust

Prong Horn sheep abound just for us

A glimpse of a moose and her calf through the trees

And a jam for a bear that nobody sees

Planetary bodies arc across the sky

While the Milky Way forms before our eyes

Satellites stream in front of the stars

As the night closes this day of ours

Aspen quake in the morning breeze

There! A pair of deer romp through to feed

To the top of the pine bald eagles alight

While we sip our coffee in the early bright

We stroll the streets around town square

Looking through shops perusing the wares

Saddles and silver at the Cowboy Bar

Down here a dollar doesn’t go very far

4-wheelin trip down the Snake River trails

Speeding through brush leaving dust on our tail

Twisting and tilting up steep grades and curves

Zipping around with vim, vigor, and verve

Awoke to the wind roughly riffling the leaves

Stepped outside to the crisp mountain breeze

Watched magpie sit chit-chattering chat

These wonders came to me where I sat

A perfect spot where the Salt River bends

Fly rod casts as the chilled water wends

Cattle ford next to us one by one

A picturesque scene under the Wyoming sun

Many trout that we chose not to catch

An enjoyable time leaving no need to quetch

white fish see the lure but fail to pursue it

“All these goods things merge into one, and a river runs through it”

Todd started out with a HeyZeus lager and lime

Becky and Todd both had Killer Bee Ale at the same time

I tried Melvin and Your IPA

Beer drinkin’ is a nice way to close out the day

*We all had peanuts

Put the kayak in at Sheep Gulch for a river ride

An osprey flew from tree to tree, acting as our guide

White water rapids added challenge to the fun

Paddled to the Alpine bridge to finish our run

Took a tour up and along the Palisades Reservoir

All the way up to the dam, which wasn’t very far

Trees for miles above and crystalline water below

Painted a memory of “My Own Private Idaho”

JArtB