Report from February 6, 2023

Awake at 4am.

On the road by 4:23am.

Park City, UT to Jackson Hole, WY (274 miles, 4 hours and 15 minutes).

I broke my one driving rule for Wyoming:

Don’t drive at night.

Why not?

• Antelope
• Mule Deer
• Elk
• Moose

Any one of these animals can kill you when traveling 60mph or higher.

The speed limit in the deserts of Wyoming is 70mph…

I was on edge as I rolled onto I-80 east but a full moon gave me hope.

The moon was fierce and clouds were sparce.

A smile rolled over me as I realized I could see pretty damn well, considering.

I took the hard left into the dusty Wyoming desert and glared at the flashing sign hooked up to a small generator:

SLOW DOWN – LARGE WILDLIFE IN AREA

I didn’t slow down…

The moonbeams bounced off the snow and clouds creating a bizarrely bright nighttime scene.

I sped on waiting for dawn.

Dawn took its sweet time and showed up around 7am.

I stopped in Daniel to use the bathroom and grab a breakfast burrito.

Cheese, bacon, eggs.

5 outta 10.

Hoback Canyon dumped me into the Jackson Hole proper and I began to buzz as I finally saw the Tetons.

I checked the Jackson Hole app at 6am and it reported 10″.

They always lie…

It’s always more…

I dumped my car and hustled to meet up with friends at the General Store in front of the tram.

I actually made it there before they did.

At 9:30am, were were upward bound.

The snow was deep in spots, shallow in spots, avalanchey in spots, and dry as a bone.

We skied and hiked and laughed.

As the day wore on our confidence grew and by the end we were dropping 15-footers and connecting pillows.

A solid crew of Owen Leeper, Aaron Fox, and Nate Kushlan made the day golden.

Thanks, friends and thanks, Wyoming

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