Jackson Hole WY and Bozeman MT…The wide and cold west.

So Monday was snowy and rainy and very cold. I get to the employee parking area and get out of my car, coat on umbrella up and walk the little ways to the bus stop. While in the bus stop freezing my butt off, I meet a very nice, larger airline flight attendant. As we talk she asks where are you going, I give a little laugh and say Jackson hole and Bozeman. She giggles a little bit “that’s a little cold” “ I’m going to Maui, and we get a 36 hour lay over before coming home”. I pictured my hands around her neck while I brave the elements she will be on a beach getting tan. Oh well at least my company is stable. Don’t get me wrong I love Jackson hole It’s a awesome place, I love it so much I have driven there a few times a year. But flying into it was a different monster. We were the 1st flight of the day to fly in there, that’s how bad the weather was all day. When we got there I saw the bottom of the mountains and the airport, still it was beautiful and the air although cold was fresh better than Maui I am sure… Who needs a beach when you have the Tetons. The flight went well and I was back in SLC before I knew it 35 minutes there 36 back so quick and a little bumpy. I was Flight Attendant A I screwed up all the annocments and yes the people where listening, I know because they all laughed at me. Things to do in Jackson Hole/Tetons this summer??
Hike paintbrush divide to cascade canyon back to jenny lake I think it is close to 20 to 30 miles and it was in backpacker as a tough day hike. We have done the cascade canyon part it is one of the best hikes I have ever done it was so beautiful. AND I SAW a BEAR…3 of them. Haha ….So I can’t wait to see what paint brush divide holds for us. And of course I Need to raft there sometime…
Bozeman trip was easy, I had a person get on that wasn’t meant to be there, I asked him are you going to Bozeman he said hi( busy talking on his phone) I just knew he wasn’t going to Bozeman had a feeling. So I did my announcement About going to Bozeman MT he was still on his phone, so again he sat there. Finely we did a count and we were one to many, so I told the other FA hey that guy in the hat he didn’t pay attention to me when he got on I think he is going to Jackson hole, go ask. So she did What do you know he was going to Jackson hole and so off the plane he went. Not before he said I wish someone would have said something about where we were going. The other attendant said “sir we announced it 2 times and you were asked you just had you attentions somewhere else” he laughed “ I guess I was on the phone” She said “ it’s good to listen when you get on a plane.” He left. That was the most excitement. Except when I tried to knock myself out on the way back. I reached into a empty seat to get some trash and hit my head on the over head bin, I got dizzy try walking on a moving plane in turbulence with a bad head it’s not fun. My head still hurts today… I want to go to big sky sometime not far from Bozeman and hike in the summer and board in the winter…By the way I have pictures of Bozeman from the sky I will post them next time and I have the reason why I love my job picture also. On the way into SLC we had the best golden sunset with the dark storm clouds parting and the lake shinning it was amazing. God has wonders beyond my dreams and I am lucky enough to see them even if it’s a little window in a galley door it’s still amazing beauty