Drake/ Walter Wedding at Brooks Lake Lodge in Wyoming

Jamie was invited to Sarah Drake's Wedding August of 2010. She invited Brian and I to go with her and have a fun weekend of camping, dancing, eating, and laughing at the Brooks Lake Lodge in Wyoming. A couple highlights of the trip included: ridiculously high winds while driving, Jamie "breaking" the shifter in the Durango, hoping to not be eaten by bears while camping, filling up on botched-up Jelly Beans during the wedding, horseback riding, and seeing wonderful old friends!!

Our view from the campground near Brooks Lake Lodge

 The morning of the wedding Jamie, Brian and I got to go on a private guided horseback ride through the surrounding National Forests. This wrangler was trying to chill me out, after I just told him I was still a little nervous around horses. He did a good job making me laugh!

 Jamie, ready to go like it was nothing!

 A breathtaking ride, and all we had to hope for was that we wouldn't encounter any bears along the way. Our wrangler explained that some of the guides carried guns and some like herself carried bear spray. Hmmm... that's something I think I would have preferred to maybe not know about.

 An overview of the Lodge. A pretty sweet place for a wedding!

 Ceremony overlooking the lake. I loved the bails of hay and hanging wildflowers! Very classy western.

 Jim Walter, the groom. Sarah and Jim met in STL, he was friends with Sarah's brother Brent. They live in Jackson and yes he participates in the rodeo, team roping I think.

 Sarah and her brother Brent. Their sister Susanna wasn't able to attend because of her soon to be birth of her son, Drake.

 Sarah and Jamie, childhood best friends!

 We all enjoyed some dancing and taking goofy pictures for their guest book.

 

Instead of wedding cake, Sarah and Jim sliced into a yummy home baked pie. 

Jamie couldn't remember visiting the Teton Mtns, so we took the long way back to Denver, via Jackson Hole, WY. This is a rather spotty panorama of the Tetons from the east side. It was such a cool sight, especially having the horses in the foreground! We ate lunch in Jackson and headed home.