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This week in real time:The past month has been a bit of a whirlwind with trips for each of us to head home for a bit, and our visitors coming between those trips! This week we had just 3 days of downtime between my arrival back to Boise, ID, and my Dad and Jasmin's visit. Having visitors has been really fun for sharing the beauty we have been able to experience all summer, and giving us a reason to get out to have new adventures! The first day of my Dad and Jasmin's visit was spent in nearby Stanley, ID at the Redfish Lake Lodge. While we have spent some time at Redfish before, we had some new adventures this time around! We rode a boat ferry across Redfish Lake to try a new hike that was really scenic, and found an abundance of huckleberries to eat along the way! 
The next day my dad and Jasmin made the hour drive from Stanley to Clayton to stay at the May Family Ranch. They were able to stay in one of the cabins on the property as there were no other guests. We all enjoyed experiencing the cabin, especially the dogs! On our first day exploring Clayton we visited the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge and Custer Ghost Town before a nice soak in the hot springs.
The following day we drove into the Challis National Forest just a few miles from the ranch to hike around. It was a hot day, so we spent the afternoon cooling off while we rafted down the Salmon River. (Luckily it was hot enough out that even my dad didn't mind the chilly water temps!) We spent our last evening together enjoying a bonfire and the gorgeous starry sky. 
Its hard to see visitors go but we made some great memories! We have been trying to get back into a routine together on the ranch. This week Dylan learned how to change the oil on our own truck! An unexpected -and hilarious- chore this week was chasing a chipmunk out of the ranch owners' house at 7am this morning! Unfortunately, we did not get any photo evidence of the chaos... 
What we're eating this week:Persian Cucumber Salad I added chickpeas and it is delish! Thank you all for joining our newsletter email list! We love working on the blog and sending these updates - it's even more fun as the email list grows! Feel free to reach out, we love hearing from you!
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