Pura Vida

Well, I made it home! I spent a month in a beautiful Costa Rican paradise doing yoga every day and became stronger emotionally, mentally and physically than I ever have been. I am also a certified yoga teacher now!  I was in Montezuma, a small town on the tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, at a place called the Anamaya Resort. It was such an amazing experience that is a little hard to describe, so maybe some pics will help. As they say in Costa Rica...Pura Vida! 

 Our little yoga haven perched above the jungle and overlooking the ocean. 

And that is me being a dancer.

 

This was the "yoga deck" where we started with an early morning yoga class each day and basically stayed here for anatomy lessons, practice teaching, meditation, group talks, etc. 

Such an amazing view I tried to breathe it in each day I walked out here.

  

Montezuma was the town at the bottom of the hill we lived.

  

A little peek of Montezuma beaches that we explored on our days off...(every 6th day).

  

Can you beat this? Ahhh.

 

 Posing with the jungle beauty.

Did I mention the food was amazing too? A lot of pineapple, guava, plantains, coconut milk, passion fruit, lycees and delicious organic home cooking...we didn't starve, that's for sure.

 A lot of monkey business.

 This little monkey ran across the roof and jumped in this tree waking us from meditation.

Our friendly little pazote that hung around all the time hoping for handouts...he was the cutest, kind of like a mix between an anteater, a raccoon and a dog. I wanted to take him home as a pet, but I don't think Stevie would have approved. Plus, he has big claws.

 

The little sunning iguana I stopped to say hi to everyday...showing off his yoga moves.

 Can't beat the infinity pool for lounging and noodle races! The ocean would be different colors everyday, here it is brown from the river run-off after a night of torrential rain. (By the way, it was rainy season, but we lucked out with mostly sun and the occasional downpour day which I really liked.)

 Serenity.

 The most amazing tree I have ever seen. Usually full of monkeys, this was right outside of our cabina and I would just stare at it and soak up its awesomeness every day.

 The little cabina I stayed in for the month, called Casita.

 It seems a little dull at home without these luscious colors!

This carving was in one of the outdoor showers...it makes me happy.

I will post a few more pix in the next couple days!

Hard to believe....

For anyone that lives in the area and/or has ever driven to Jackson via Alpine, WY you wont believe this shot.  Yep, that is the Palisades Reservoir.  Crazy.  I took this shot a couple of weekends ago.  A ton of water was let out of the reservoir this summer to water all the potato farms farther down the way via the Snake River in southeastern Idaho. Normally this section of the reservoir would be 50 feet deep here.  I hope it gets filled up again this spring. 

Desert Climates Suit Me Just Right

 While I have no interest calling the desert home, being a frequent visitor is just fine with me!  I love the topography, the harshness, the sun, and the beauty.

Matt,  coming into a narrow zone .

Aaron enjoying buffed singletrack with nothing but CanyonLands NP to keep him company in the distance.  

 

 The vast network of trails on Sovereign Trail is mind boggling...

 Matt and Shannon's  buds camped with us and had a full compliment of toys to keep their kids entertained.  I am willing to bet 5 year old Cole will be riding with the big boys soon enough!

 Dinosaur tracks fossilized in the sandstone.

 The essence of moto'ing..  Just you, the bikes, and good buds having a blast.

 Aaron leading Shannon up a techy zone.

 Camp Awesome!  Rolling in style.

Infinity Pool and a Yoga Move......

that both blow my mind!  Chels is getting down to the final days down in CR and looks to be hard at work enjoying herself. 

First hint of desert awesomeness...

 I couldn't have picked a better weekend to high tail it to southerly latitudes as the weather in JH turned to a rain/snow gross mix.  It was 80 and sunny down in Moab and I soaked it up with all the SLC crew that are such a blast to hang, moto, camp, and play fire side games with!  

Just a couple of shots from this weekend as I gotta scoot to work.  Shannon, above, on a knife edge on the Sovereign trail.  Yea, a no fall zone! 

What......, I am actually in a moto picture?  Me, coming  out of a fun zone on the Sovereign trail on the first day we were down there.  More Moab pictures later on in the week.  

And for a way cooler, better, educated, and amazing photographic documentation of the weekend that was, go no further than to Anna's blog......., she has the goods, per usual.....

http://www.annagoody.ca/

Calling All Single Ladies.....

In my wanderings this week for work, I have located the perfect town for single ladies.  It's out near the Nebraska border if you are interested. 

And that my friends.....

 Is why we continually go to the South Fork over, and over, and over again.....Cody, nice, big, stout 'bow....

 Fish of the fall so far.  Def one of the bigger bows I have seen boated on the South Fork in a few years.  Well done Cods.... I attributed it all to the rower!

 Damn right.

 Flank steak fajitas over the fire pan....Check.

We camped at "Malibu Beach."  Kinda a bummer, but probably last camping float of the summer.