Here's a gorgeous sunrise I saw one morning in early Oct. 
In Oct. we did the Carlton Ridge hike that I've done several times before. Here I am part way up looking out over Lolo Creek and Hwy 12.
Here's Erik. Way in the background in actually Missoula but it doesn't show well in this picture at all. 
Pretty snow and trees!
At Carlton Ridge. Lolo Peak in bckground. Remember I climbed that in 2008?
Two of Erik's fishing buddies. This was on Nov 25th. the day before Thanksgiving and 5 days before we left Missoula. 
Watch for my sister Tara's visit in Oct.
These next two were from Jackson Lake Dam. Which one do you like better?
This one was taken from Willow Flats. 
One the way home we decided to drive though Yellowstone. We had never been in the southern part of Yellowstone. Each area of Yellowstone is so different. We had to stop at Old Faithful and have our lunch there. While we were waiting a huge buffalo decided to run through the parking lot! Boy, did that set the rangers to scrambling and yelling for people to get out of the way. The old boy was just passing through, no trouble at all!
Do you see me?
Then Old Failthful faithfully spouted off it's excitement.
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Awwww, So cute and smiley!
Tonya on the trail. Middle Teton continues to loom large!
Tonya just about the enter the non-trail portion of the trail. We're headed into the south col and over our first small snow field. 
See the little snow field in this picutre. That's where I was standing in the last picture. It's hard to get perspective, just remember everything is WAY bigger than it appears on screen. 
Here's a view of the next part of our climb. Ahh, to climb the snowfield or climb the boulders??? Well the ranger recommended ice axes which we don't have, so we went without. Smart, not ro sure but at least we didn't die. Although I thought I was going to at one point during this portion of the climb! We took the left side of the snow field for a while but it was too icy so we "jumped" off (over scary boulder crevices!) and tried the boulders instead but ended up way off the unofficial trail in a loose boulder field. Even Erik got a little nervous, I think. 
So here I am thanking Jesus that I didn't die yet! Although heaven will be wonderful, I just wasn't ready to go there that day! This was our lunch spot and my get the feeling back in my legs spot. After this it was a steep climb but we found the "trail" again for it was easier going. 
Here is a picture that Erik took from the saddle of Middle Teton. I didn't make it, I was about 200 ft lower sitting on a rock shedding a few tears cux my legs were too woobly to go on and be safe on the descent. Erik also took this panoramic shot below from the saddle looking west. I'm not sure the name of the lake. 
Looking back down the way we came from my resting spot. See how far down the valley is?
All smiles on the way down. It was getting warm again (it was cold up near the top). Se the people behind me on the snow field to the right? 
Goofing off!
We did enjoy some pretty views!
And pretty flowers!
Almost down. I love this shot for some reason!
Here's a shot of two lakes at the "mouth" of the Canyon. You can see where they were carved by glaciers long ago by the berms built up all round them. The darker line out int he distance is the Jackson river or the tree growing up around it. Down the valley to the right is where Jackson Hole is. 
