Monday, January 10, 2011

Welcome Home

My first few days in Laramie have been good enough that I haven't had the time or mental composure to write.  Today was particularly great, and although I'm exhausted, I need to get my thoughts down ASAP.

This morning around 11 a fellow crew leader Patrick picked me up to go skiing.  Although getting to know Patrick was really great, I couldn't help but be continually distracted by the landscape as we drove up through the Snowy Range Mountains and skied down the slopes.  Calling Wyoming beautiful is a severly harsh understatement.  In fact, I still don't even know what words I could use to actually describe the place.  From the peaks of the Snowy Range Ski Area(about 10,000 feet) I am at a loss for words and just can't really grasp the concept that I am not a temporary visitor in Wyoming.  No matter how long I continue to look around like a tourist in New York City, I don't think I'll ever get bored of the new animals, the different trees, and the everlasting comfort of how close I am to all of it all of the time.

I'm so excited about Wyoming that i've decided to attend a citizen lobbyist training in Cheyenne on Wednesday.  To be completely honest, I know very little about what will go on there but I figued at the very least, I will be mildly more informed about Wyoming then I am now. 

Best of all, this is really only the beginning.  The stories I've heard about the views in the Tetons make me cringe with excitement for everything that's ahead of me. 

Stay warm out there!

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