Route Change!

You may have noticed that in the previous post I said we're stopping in Bozeman, Montana, which is not on our route map. Once we settled into Jackson and had dinner, Michaela and I took a serious look at our next leg of the trip. We had originally planned under the "let's push it and see everything" mantra, causing us to map an excursion up to Glacier National Park. It supposedly is absurdly gorgeous and we desperately want to see it, but it involves about 10 extra hours of driving. At the time it seemed doable, but since we've been "pushing it" for 6 days, we are now operating under the "I am goddamn tired" mantra. So, after serious consultation we are cutting it out of our trip. Sorry Glacier, we will miss you. We are going instead to Bozeman, Montana, only 4 hours from Jackson, which allows us to take our time through Yellowstone. It will then be 5.5 hours to Liberty Lake, WA, and only 4.5 hours from there to Seattle. At this point we are very relieved.

Also, this trip has caused me (and Michaela) to bond with my car, Val. She has been absolutely wonderful thus far. We have decided she definitely has the soul of a New Yorker in that she is not only able to drive and maneuver like a bat out of hell, but she will randomly sound her alarm if you do something to irritate her. When she was being worked on at the Saturn dealer, I laughed heartily to myself as I heard the alarm go off three times during the course of her repair. hehehe. This change in our trip will save her hundreds of miles of driving, and save us that much more money on gas. Good times. See you tomorrow!!

Another Quote of the Day

... I called to cancel our reservation at a hotel closer to Glacier and spoke to the nicest woman with the thickest midwestern accent...

Dawn: Oh, heavens to betsy, someone put in Jamaica, Montana!!!