Left Rock Springs [GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!] this afternoon....and on to Jackson, WY! What a lovely place! It's snowing today, which I love little towns like this when the weather is crappy. I had a hot Bhakti chai [holy crap, they are expensive up here - compared to Colorado!], and read the local paper for awhile. This is one of my favorite things to do while traveling...reading the local papers. You can get a better sense of what a town is like, and small town journalism is always amusing. I imagine this is what it would be like to be a high school English teacher. Police blotters are the best part.

Anyway, I bumbled around town looking at a bunch of shops full of bronze buffaloes and mountain photography and found one upcycle store full of cute goodies, most of which are exactly the same products that Denver offers. I ate at a hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant and found a thrift store. All in all, a good day. I didn't feel so bad spending money after the drought of Rock Springs, and was willing to pay a steep $20 to stay at a campsite in Grand Teton....mainly for the view and for the luxury of a campfire. Bonus: moose sighting about 50 feet from my camp! I made friends with a girl around my age who was a teacher in Denver. Everything is starting to fall into place. Heck, I may stay here another night.