Lander Land!

We spent our Independence Day in Lander, Wyoming! Probably one of the coolest places to spend the Fourth. The whole town (population: almost 8,000) gets into it and the fireworks are awesome; it sounds like a battlefield until about 2am. Plus, thus is where my lovely sister-in-law, Katie, is from. 

Lander is beautiful and we had a blast, so prepare for a photo overload. 

First, the drive there is long and dull, but there are the creepy windmills that you can't quite see in this photo. 

Packer is ready with his backpack of explosives :)

             Waiting for the parade.

 Parade! Where did the horse head masks come from all of the sudden??

Birds? No! creepy turkey vultures that roost in the neighbor's tree and watch you for any sign of death! (It was kinda cool)

Katie's parents, Becky and Roy, have the prettiest backyard. 

            Cooling off in the creek

Letting off fireworks into the creek. Hours could be, and were, spent doing this. 

Packer loves Steven; he wants nothing to do with me when Steven is around. I'm just happy he knows and says my name :) 

FIREWORKS! The pictures don't do them justice. They are the cool, non-Utah, fireworks and like I said, the whole town gets into it.

The Sinks, and large trout. Very neat area. 

Steven, purposely making his wife nervous. 

Swinging bridge and nature walks! Roy knows pretty much everything about this area and the outdoors in general, so it was great to have him show us around. 

                           Nature! 

(I love Sego Lilies, and it's not illegal to pick them here! Just frowned upon...) 

Food. I present the cheese wheel, and motts(?) sticks. Drool. 

Plus Becky made us some very yummy meals, and homemade rootbeer! (Along with their overall amazing hospitality)

                    Farewell Lander 

It's blurry, but one day we accidentally matched for a second. 

We took the long way home through more scenic country and the Tetons!

So pretty! What better way to end our Fourth of July holiday than driving through more of this beautiful country? Plus, we saw a bald eagle flying majestically over the plains!

Thank you Jameson, Katie, Packer, and The Packers!