so
good morning from my beautiful little campsite near grand teton national park in wyoming when
i arrived in the tetons i had a paid campground for a couple of nights over at grovant grove
campground which was nice however with the help of some friends you know who you are thank you
so much i was able to score this absolutely awesome dispersed campsite so it is free i'm
next to a babbling brook as well as a creek i'm surrounded by trees it's very private very quiet
very peaceful i'm really stoked i've been enjoying my time here in the tetons i went on a hike a
couple of days ago in the park to hidden falls which hopefully you've seen that video by now
it was absolutely stunning there has been some wildfire smoke uh but with the thunderstorms
recent thunderstorms that we've had over the last couple of days it's cleared it out quite
a bit it rained overnight and is expected to rain today as well as the next several days
so this video is going to be a typical day in my life at my home here in the tetons
i just love hearing the sound of the babbling brook out here
right outside my door
everything is pretty wet this is the setup i leave out so that when i leave camp it saves my spot
it's a pancake breakfast again this morning i need to go to the store
and get groceries that's pretty much all i have but i'm not complaining
i committed a major faux pas on my hike to hidden falls the other day there were
huckleberries growing everywhere along the trail and i did not pick any to put into my pancakes
off to town for a resupply of food it's very crowded in jackson so i don't relish
the thought of going to town however i do need food it's a necessary evil
the tetons were just the most visible that they have been since i've been here and they were
beautifully lit by the sun but by the time that i found a spot that i could pull over
it was shrouded in clouds again and uh the lighting was not as spectacular but still
very beautiful and much more clear today than it has been there are thunderstorms
rolling in so that is helping i think clear things up a bit and it rained a little bit
overnight
so here is my grocery haul now i have to put it all away
i'm ready to get back to my peaceful little camp
just a lightning bolt and it looked like it landed near where my camp is but i'm sure it didn't
just look like it was in that direction and the wind has picked up quite a bit there's definitely
whoa whoa yikes i need to get back to camp i just got another lightning bolt not far at all
yikes
i made it back from my trip to town that is the most crowded i've seen it heading into town
since i've been here i think that it's because of the weather because it's rainy people aren't
going out and doing outdoorsy type things and so they're heading into town to go to the restaurants
and shop and what have you it seems like the thunderstorm has passed at least that one
there might be more on the way i'm going to be making a tasty meal tonight for dinner hopefully
i bought all the fixings for it at the grocery store and i'm looking forward
to trying it out it is a one skillet meal one of my chores for today is to back flush
my water filter this is a catadyne b free water filter when i took it on my hike the other day to
hidden falls i noticed that it was getting clogged which means the flow
was really slow i was really having to squeeze hard to get the water out that is a problem i have
noticed with this particular filter which means that i have to do a rigorous back flushing process
that is the one issue that i have with this filter otherwise i do love it it was really convenient to
bring it on that hike because i would only have to carry one liter of water there was plentiful water
available so that i could filter directly from the source and replenish my water and always taste
better too another great advantage of having a water filter as a boondocker and a full-time nomad
is that when i am parked next to a water source like this i have this creek available to me i
have a never-ending supply of water as long as i can filter it that is one issue that we as
full-timers and boo dockers have is that we have a finite supply of water and it's something that
we always have to keep an eye on having a filter makes for a lot more options and the ability to
stay out longer possibly so i recommend getting a filter i'm not sponsored by them i just happen to
like this product this is one method shaking it and the other method is stirring it
i'm going to go ahead and get my tent disassembled and put away it's dried out
and i don't want it to get wet again i will be leaving here tomorrow there is a five-day limit
to stay at this campsite and tomorrow will be my fifth day so it will be time for me to
vominos
that is the dish i'm making tonight and these are all the ingredients are most
of them anyways i need to uh get everything prepped and start cooking they call it a one
skillet meal that you do have to boil the pasta in a pot so it's technically it's not
okay fettuccine is going into the pot to boil
i don't have a big pot i only have a small pot now i'm adding the chicken to the skillet it was
supposed to be whole chicken breast however i'm cheating a little bit and using sliced i'm going
to season it with italian seasoning and salt and pepper now we have removed the chicken and we're
letting that rest and i'm going to saute the asparagus with butter and onion red onion we're
just going to saute this until it's tender smells so good in here and i hope these bears around here
aren't wanting to come to dinner tonight okay now we've added the heavy cream
the garlic the lemon juice and we're gonna let that simmer now i'm stirring in some parmesan
and some mozzarella and i'm letting that get nice and gooey and creamy then i will add
the linguini back and then we'll put our chicken on top and we'll be done
well mine didn't turn out exactly like the picture but it does look pretty tasty i'm ready to dig in
i will spare you having to watch me eat but i will tell you it is good
dinner was awesome and it was definitely a gourmet meal by this little truck camper standards it made
a huge portion so i will be having it for dinner tomorrow night as well and maybe even lunch i do
have cell service here and i received a weather advisory that there was a pretty big thunderstorm
getting ready to move through a fast-moving storm that was expected to drop torrential
rains so i am keeping an eye out on this little babbling brook beside me so that it doesn't become
more than a babbling brook and in case it does i can move my truck a little bit closer to the
road luckily i got everything in from outside there's nothing left outside no furniture so
that will stay dry and yeah just keeping an eye on things never a dull moment here in the
mountains
well it looks like we avoided the brunt of the storm there was no torrential rainfall
it looks like it just skirted us there's no longer a weather advisory knock on wood
so i think we're good it's still light outside but it is almost nine o'clock
it doesn't get fully dark until about 9 30. i am ready to call it a day however crawl up in my bed
get comfy and maybe read a book i hope you enjoyed hanging out with me today i certainly
enjoyed having you along stay tuned for the next adventure i think it's going to be an exciting one
and i will see you on the next one good night everybody
bye-bye
you