First Married Road-Trip....Jackson Hole, WY

The first summer Lindsay and I were married we were living in Montana and working at the Horse Prairie Ranch. The ranch manager had a few horses that needed to be sent back to Afton Wyoming (5 hour drive). We were given the assignment and started getting ready to go. The first thing we did was reserve a cheap room at an old dirty motel that allowed dogs (we were taking my Chocolate Lab Bailey). After the accommodations were all set we loaded up the old white Ford pick-up with a horse trailer, horses and bags to start our first road-trip. The drive from the Horse Prairie Valley to Afton Wyoming is beautiful! You pass through the great divide in Montana then through the gorgeous Swan Valley in ID and eventually into the beautiful valley around Afton, Wyoming. This was early summer so the valleys were green and the mountains white with snow. After we dropped off the horses we drove the old truck over the pass into charming old Jackson Hole. We spent the night walking the old town and then grabbed a burger and fries at a local diner. The next morning we drove out to see the breathtaking Teton Mountains. The scenery was spectacular! The valley was filled with green grass and yellow wildflowers and the Tetons were capped with bright white snow. We spent the rest of the morning playing around and enjoying the entire area! Eventually we started heading home to Montana to get back to work. Although short; this was one of the funnest road trips we ever had and helped spark our love affair with traveling!