Friday, September 5, 2008

Bridger Days

We headed out Saturday morning for Jim Bridger Days in Evanston WY. Steve and his siblings fondly remember going a few years to this annual Mountain Man rendezvous. Reminiscing one evening with Steve’s brother and sisters, we decided to head out this year for our own rendezvous at the rendezvous to introduce the next generation to the tradition. That was the plan anyway, but by the time the weekend rolled around, 6 families going, were down to two. Being our only vacation of the year, we were undeterred and blazed the trail to WY. (We missed you all!) It was wonderful to spend the weekend with our Idaho cousins, that we just don’t get to see enough of.

Bridger Days has gotten huge and crowded! It was much bigger and commercial than what Andy and Steve remembered, but we had a fun time. The kids LOVED being with cousins, and they had an indoor pool at their hotel, which turned out to be a highlight. Ellie's asthma was acting up so we decided to stay in a hotel in Evanston instead of camping at the Fort. I was glad we changed plans because a storm rolled in Sunday night and we got rain, hail, sleet and SNOW on Monday. The kids all went swimming again, then we waited out the storm at a restaurant for lunch. The weather cleared and we enjoyed the afternoon back at Bridger Days. We had the place almost to ourselves this time and had fun seeing everything.





“I enjoyed being able to spend time with my cousin Analese, swimming and drinking hot chocolate and watching a movie with her while there was a storm outside.”
Whitney

“One of my favorite parts was being caught in a windstorm, then a rain storm, then a hailstorm, then a sleet storm, then a snow storm, then a cold front, then a perfectly sunny day.”
Steve L.
Yes, that's snow you can see!


“My favorite part of the trip was seeing the Fort Bridger museum and gift shop. We also saw an ambulance and fire truck go past, because someone burned their tepee down. They were taking collections for them because all their belongings were inside. We also bag pipe players and women throwing frying pans.”
Daniel


“My favorite part of the trip was buying a tea set at Fort Bridger and seeing the statue of Jim Bridger. I loved being with my cousins and I liked staying at the hotel.”
Janey

“I liked getting candy at Fort Bridger. I liked eating it.”
Ellie

Candy Cannon





1 comment:

Andy and Marsha Gibbons said...

What a way to go! Mix the rustic with the restful (pool).