Night 3...Wait...there's something out there.

We rolled into Colter Bay a little late, thanks to the aforementioned encounter with our friends, the Buffalo. After checking in and finding our Tent Cabin (the camping compromise city girls Brea and Jolea made with Camper Extraordinaire, Jessica. She quickly made a fire (almost quicker than they do on Survivor, but she was working with wet wood so she's going to try out next season). We started to prepare to drink some wine and make some Smores (because what else do you do when camping?) when our newly purchased Devils Tower corkscrew broke. What are three girls in the woods going to do?


Options:

1 - Jessica: I'll pound it in with the Smore stick.


2 - Jolea: I have a small, dull pocket knife...maybe we can dig the cork out?

3 - Jessica: We could chop it off with the hatchet (thanks Papa Memmel for making us pack this)

4 - Brea: I saw some people with wine earlier, I'll go find them (goes to find them, can't because it dark) and is then joined by Jolea (while Jessica tends the fire) and we find some friendly folk from HOTlanta who just purchased a corkscrew and they SAVED us. Thanks new friends!

Once the crisis was averted, and we convinced Jolea not to sleep in the Prius (note from Jessica and Brea: seriously, girlfriend goes to India and travels around but doesn't "rough it" We think this is odd.) We then pulled up a log to the fire, made some Smores with the handy Target dollar bin camping gear that Brea purchased and watched the stars come out and the fire burn. Both quite mesmerizing.

Once we decided to turn in for the night, Jessica worked on starting our inside stove so Jolea wouldn't freeze and die in the 40 degree temps. She only had to use 1 cardboard box, half a roll of paper towels, half a box of matches and three pieces of wet wood (editors note: we purchased this wet wood from the darn campground people...thanks folks!). However, once we decided to just shut the stove door and let 'er rip...it took only about an hour of smoldering before BAM the thing lit on fire. Brea awoke with a startle and said "Jessica! It's smoking! Fix it!" So she did, because she's amazing...and then Jolea decided she had to pee. So she said, "Jessica! Come with me!" And our little REI superstar say? "Wait...there is something out there."

Burn baby burn...

After cautiously exiting the tent and leaving Brea (who was back asleep by this point) to fend for herself...the girls headed to the bano and returned safely. Jessica is still convinced there was "something out there." It touched her feet.

Anyway, we all survived the night...it was actually quite fabulous...and headed out to visit the Grand Tetons, Jackson and ending up in Lander the next day.

Brea woke up 3 hours ealier than J and J...so she had to entertain herself...notice the layers.

Where we camped...not to shabby.