A Welcome Surprise

It has been a while since I took advantage of the landscape of Wyoming, so this morning I decided that I would go on a Sunday photo adventure. I spoke with a couple that came into the store yesterday and they were quite adamant that I needed to go check out Sink and Red Canyon in the Lander area, so I fueled up and pointed the truck North on 191. I had been up this direction once before but didn't think very much of it.. I was in for a huge surprise. I saw some of the most amazing country yet and traveled through just about every kind of weather possible from snow, to rain, and then finally beautiful sunshine. Needless to say I was completely blown away by the vast and incredible landscape that is the Lander area. The shots below are a few of my favorites from the day.







This is the shot of "The Sink" which is a spot where the river disappears into this cave and the reappears about half a mile down the canyon.

excited doesn't cover it.

The past two weeks have no doubt been exhausting, however I am rejuvenated when I think about the fact that in 3.5 days I will be reunited with "The Funnest Group" for a weekend of concerts and no doubt bit of insanity.

the dream

I can't wait for this dream to materialize..

A First Last Day

Last Sunday I ended up heading down to Brighton for a bit of last day of season snowboarding and shopping, it was exactly what I needed..

Realignment

Today started out like most Saturdays here in Rock Springs, I woke up a little annoyed by the fact that I had nothing to do the previous night and with the thought, "What time am I supposed to open the store today?" My annoyance carried on from my first waking thoughts through most of the day and compiled with the thought that I am at work on a Saturday things took a turn for the worst. However, once I got home I decided that i was time to make a move and headed up to the Wild Horse trail for a little reflection and scripture reading..that is when everything turned around. I have a new found sense of peace and purpose like I have not felt since my arrival in Rock Springs. Its interesting how things work out sometimes.

Here are a few photos from my nature retreat/ post retreat drive through Green River.

Dr. Dog

I can't seem to get enough of Dr. Dog's album Shame, Shame. I highly recommend adding it to your library. I wouldn't typically recommend a full album but Shame, Shame is one to play all the way through.

Rollin' rollin' rollin' RAWHIDE

This image is dedicated to Fievel, a little cartoon mouse, and his adventure to the west. Fievel Goes West was a childhood favorite and every time I see a tumbleweed, which is becoming more and more frequent, I can't help but think about my favorite part of the movie and the little tune that went with it. Just incase you didn't experience it as a child YouTube comes though again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REie9sLrz1M&NR=1

Boots, boots and more boots

As of recent, a major focus for me has been our boot contract/ stocking strategy for one of our largest customers. I have had my work cut out for me but i feel as though we are finally making progress. I was able to bring in a lot of stock on consignment, aka free, however getting our Inventory Management and Purchasing group to get on the same page has been a chore. Today we finally had a break-through and got the okay to double our stock. Our customer will be auditing us Friday, which I fell will determine our future with the customer. I am very optimistic though.

I'm a-frayed-knot!

I must admit my weekend was pretty awesome; I hung out with some new friends, Jeremy and Aimee, which proved to be a truly great time. It consisted of a little Elk roast, a little sneak from behind victory by yours truly in a board game, and a Sunday Funday four-wheeling trip..here are a couple shots I took..







Wyoming has proven to be full of new experiences as well as sights and today only solidified this fact. From time to time I am able to escape the monotony of the office and play delivery boy for a few hours, which as it turns out is when I spot the most interesting and amusing sights. I was not kidding when I mentioned sheepherders in my first post, today I actually had to stop in the middle of the road so as not to hit a herder and his flock.. my only disappointment.. no staff. I wasn't able to get a shot of both the herder and his flock but here is the modern day cowboy himself..



Now you might be thinking "Okay, big deal", but here is where the day got much more interesting. As I am driving out to a customer and Mark Driscol is performing a full-out blitzkrieg on my mind via podcast I see this..



Look closely, that is a derailed train! The ole iPhone definitely got a workout today. I can't wait to see what my next day as delivery boy has in store for me.

The first post

Each day in my new home has proven to be different than the last and interesting in its own way. This blog will be about everything from music to the occasional green sheep heard spotting and everything in between. I hope you enjoy.

Here are a couple shots I took of the sky today with my phone. There is no editing involved here.