With this weekend being a long one and with my wife headed down to southern Utah to visit her side of the family, our daughter Kaitlin and I are headed north to Jackson, Wyoming, for what’s sure to another epic version of Adventure Buddies. The plan for this trip is to camp out tonight in the Bridger Teton National Forest, and then head up to Jackson tomorrow morning where we’ll find a hotel to store our non-essentials and perhaps take a quick shower and bath, and then take off to explore the Grand Teton National Park, followed by a trip on Sunday up to Yellowstone National Park to show Kaitlin the buffalo (she’s been talking about “the buffalo�? for over a week now, so I’m realy hoping that “the buffalo” will choose to cooperate by making an appearance or two, or three or four).

Some people might think it’s a little nutty to take a 2-year-old to Grand Teton National Park and/or to Yellowstone, but when you stop to think about how outdoor-minded parents who live in the local area choose to spend time with their children on the weekends, there’s really nothing all that out of the ordinary about it (aside from the fact it’s now late-May and the weather forecasters are calling for snow in the region both tomorrow and Sunday). In any event, rain-snow-or-shine, we’ll be back home on Monday with just enough time left in the day to still enjoy Memorial Day off from work

Here’s wishing everyone a great weekend, and if I’m not back in time to post something on Monday, Happy Memorial Day!