No, we didn't go 'green', 'back to nature' or sold the RV, I just thought I show you a little bit of a different kind of camping you can do at our neighbours who run the 'Bar N Ranch' next door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's called 'Glamping', shorthand for glamorous camping; a sort of luxurious camping on a grand scale. A mix of the great outdoors with hotel- style creature comforts in tents and tepees.

 

 

 

 It's a beautiful area

 

 

 

 

 

All the comforts of home!

 

 

And that for 'only' $100 a night for the tepees, $200 for the tents and $400 for the deluxe-suites!

Holy smokes, that's a lot of money, but they're booked solid!

 

Talking about neighbours, we have the Deep Well Ranch on the other side. They're the owners of 'our' cows in 'our' pasture.

 

 

They move them around on a regular base, under (literary) loud protest, from one pasture to another. On horseback! So cool!

Last weekend we went for a stroll through west Yellowstone and spent some time in one of the numerous fly-shops.
They were tying flies in the front of the shop which definitely is an art. I could watch it forever, it's mesmerizing!

They're not so much meant to look like a fly, I learned, but more like a bug. Every area has it's own bugs, different ones at different times of the year, and they try to copy them as closely as they can.

                                                

They're all made by hand and they use feathers, fur and all kinds of yarn and silks, tinsels and hooks.

Some assortment!

Hmmm, I have to look into this. Could this be a 'work from home' opportunity? You don't need much space or materials and they're easy to ship.

Anywho, thus motivated we took a fly-fishing lesson!
Jacklin's Fly Shop gives free lessons on Sunday night at a shallow pond behind the police station.

And we were not the only ones! After learning how to assemble the rod and reel and tie a fly (no hook) to the line and a little talk about the grip, we were taught some different ways to cast. The forward and the roll cast and the curving or false cast  to 'dry' a wet fly, to be precise.

 

It actually was a lot easier than I thought it would be and we got the hang of it pretty fast!

 

 

 

 

 

Not that we're anywhere near to being experts right now but we'll be OK for some basic fishing. I think.

One of these days we'll be heading out for one of the many lakes or streams around here to try our luck!

 

 

 

Our KOA organized a chili cookout lunch for employees. Being 'related' I could come too! Yumm!

 

On another evening there were free 'smores. They had pink and blue marshmallow stars!

We spent many an evening trying to beat each other throwing horseshoes. Although this picture looks promising (that's my 'ringer'), I seldom win :(

Such style! Such grace!

 

I've done some experimenting baking bread again, this one looks OK but it didn't rise very well (probably the altitude). The chocolate dipped shortbread cookies would have been better with real butter but the apple muffins with cranberry filling (!) were rather good.

Oh well, you win some, you loose some. James will eat everything anyways!

And here's an update on the Barn Swallows. They hatched 4 (I presume all) of the eggs and are crazily busy now!

 

 

 

I guess you can say they're 'in over their heads' feeding!  :)

 

A little blurry, but you can see all 4 of the little screamers here!