wrong road?

OK a story.

I traveled to SLC for our spring break. Yeah, I know, not your typical place to spend the infamous break, but it was perfect. After four days of "city livin" I drove my new little jetta back to the North. The trip was great: large spances of flat land, good music, delicous Late' (which i only get once a month or so in my current life), and somehow on the drive I took a “wrong” turn. I realized this when miles away for Burley Idaho were on the road signs. “Burley?! Oh #@%^&!” so I pulled out the trusty road atlas Robin left with me after we traveled from Indianapolis to Maryland several years ago...it told me I could drive up an unnamed country road and catch up with ID HWY 38 which would meet up with I-15: the road back to the Tetons. So after some random turns I ended up on this beautiful country road, with old buildings, rolling hills, cowboy hats, and vast open spaces. Waoh. As I traveled I took pictures of the old building I saw along the road. I was blessed by the wonder of it all: I was delighted to stop and capture the vast glory of this road less travled (tu-shay)

This is my cheesy little metaphor for life right now: did I make a wrong turn in coming to Jackson Valley, or do “wrong” turns sometimes bring you to a better space? I am trusting my life works like the latter of the two options.

School is busy, community life can be exhilarating and exhausting all in one breath, not cooking and baking my own food is challenging...the snow still covers the ground, I winter camped for the first time last week, I am working with the National Elk Refuge for a week, I am researching Idaho women and their scholastic trainings, I am waiting to hear back from University of Wyoming to see if they want me to join their Masters of Natural Science Program, I am learning how to be a healthier person, I am.

There are so many stories to tell, so many fun adventures with fellow classmates and students from all over the United States, these stories will come out, but for now, here is my brief update. Check out my other post, it has pictures of the crazy amounts of snow we still have here, as well as some pictures from the above story...

Be well.

Happy Veneral Equinox.

[Happy spring (starts the later part of this week...so strange to believe as I look out my window to a winter wonderland)]