the calm before the storm

the below photographs were taken on the snake river the morning andrea and i decided to kayak from jackson lake dam to deadman's bar. we never made it the whole way. andrea and i got caught in a log jam about half way. andrea took the brunt of it as her and her kayak were dragged completely underwater, and under the log jam. she miraculously pop to the surface on the the other side. let it be known, surfacing after colliding with a log jam does not happen often. we made it safely to a distance shore of the river, put back in, but were too tired to continue. we pulled out of the snake river eight miles short of deadman's bar. we had to drag both of our kayaks up hill, through a sage brush field about three-quarters of a mile to get a ride back to our car. needless to say, it was time for some mountain high pizza pie and a beer.

i am so thankful andrea came out of this alive. it was quite a nightmare.

the peaceful part of the snake river; from jackson lake dam to pacific creek landing.

bald eagle nesting areas lined the upper snake river. if you look closely to the bottom left
of the nest you can see a bald eagle perched on a branch.

not sure what type of flower this is; can anyone tell us?

what are the odds? a bee landing on the same flower we were photographing.

andrea pre-log jam.

brooke pre-log jam

the finest land in the country... jackson hole.

worn out. post-log jam and kayak shuffling extravaganza.

andrea just had told me to look behind me to see how far we had carried the kayaks through sagebrush.
just a fifty foot steep hill down to the water at the tree line.