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Last summer — by a stroke of very good fortune — we stayed at Hotel Terra in Jackson Hole. I’ve been so busy that I haven’t shared the detail shots from the lobby and the room itself yet.

This week I’m sharing some of the details from the entrance and lobby. Truly a gorgeous — and eco friendly! – hotel resort worth every penny. Course, next time I’ll have to pay full price!

As I told them in the note I enclosed with the Christmas card I sent last month — the kindness of the night manager after the rude treatment from the evening desk clerk at the hotel next door we were originally scheduled to stay at guaranteed that any and all future trips to Jackson Hole will result in reservations made at Hotel Terra. Service and attention to detail does go a long way — especially after 14 hours on the road, having someone offer to help you get your bags to your room, a smile in the lobby every time you pass through, not to mention having the door held open for you as well, and the stunning views available from the room as well as throughout Teton Village.

I have a few more to share at a later point this spring …

To book a portraiture session with Christina, contact us via email at christina@christinamccall.com or call 903.477.9069 today.

Ah yes, its freezing cold outdoors — it was a *balmy* 9 degrees this am when I darted out backdoor before daylight to head to work. Thank goodness I didn’t have to scrape the windshield …

What is this weather and what’s it doing here in East Texas, you ask? Blame the Almanac — it said we were in for a colder than normal winter! I know we hate the cold, especially in this neck of the woods that always misses out on the good snowfalls the western half of the state actually gets, but at least we don’t have to endure it for months, like my best friend in Great Falls, Montana does!

That said, here’s some good winter weather imagery — only, I didn’t take these photos during the winter. They were taken on June 15, 2009. Yes, you read that correctly … these were all taken either from the gondala ride to the top of Mt. Rendezvous (at Jackson Hole, Wyoming) or from its summit — just so you know why there’s a bit a motion blur in a few!

Brief intermission for an insightful and heartwarming poem shared with me earlier today:

” WINTER “

by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre

Crap It’s Cold

The End

Oh, and silly me left my gloves back at the hotel that afternoon – so after 30 minutes atop the mountain, my poor exposed fingers were grateful for the return to 60 degree temps!

Now, if we had some of that white stuff here in East Texas right now, the temperatures would be a bit more bearable — and maybe we’d all have gotten a day or two off work in the process!

Sidenote: Yes, that’s a new watermark — you’ll see it on all of my travel, fine art, and landscape images from here on out …

To book a portraiture session with Christina, contact us via email at christina@christinamccall.com or call 903.477.9069 today.

PSA first … CMP is officially closed December 23-26, 2009 for the Christmas holiday. As of 3 pm on the 23rd through 9 am on the 27th, all posts are pre-blogged and winners for the last two days of giveaways will be announced on the 27th. Emails and phone inquiries will also be returned starting the 27th. Thanks for understanding and Merry Christmas!

From Christina & the Elves (Robby, Danna, Frank, and Amanda), we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy 2010.

Images pictured above are from The Roadtrip 2009 — front: Mountain Lupine at Grand Teton National Park, the Red Buses at Glacier National Park, and The Prince of Wales Hotel at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Back: Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

I’d prepped this one a couple months back to blog … but I can’t find a post with it, so its today’s random image. Its one of the images captured on The Roadtrip 2009, but because I ran out of CF cards and we’d stopped to do some laundry before returning to the lodge, I swiped the camera Robby was using (since he shot in jpeg while I shot in RAW, thus he hadn’t filled the card) and shot these while Robby ate and the laundry was in process …

Daisies — West Glacier, Montana, just outside the entrance to Glacier National Park. Taken with the Canon 30D and 28-135 mm lens.

As promised, here is the photo-documentation of the last CMP Comments for Charity donation to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital …

Again, to everyone who — back in June and July — left comments here and on the RSS postings at Facebook, responded to or retweeted the tweets, or commented on images from the posts I posted at Flickr from The Roadtrip, thank you! Six charities benefited as a result. While I won’t be taking as long of a trip next summer, I hope to make this an annual event tied to my summer travels … so look for the CMP Comments for Charity Event to return next summer … and, yes, travel plans are already underway!