Laura Bush and her entourage showed up in southern Utah the other day; word is they’ll be spending most of the week in the park.
One guest – who only identified himself as “John” – said he and a friend were hiking around the lodge on Sunday and passed the first lady and her party.
“We knew she was in the area,” he said. “We didn’t recognize her [at first], then we stopped and said, ‘Isn’t that her?'”
One worker at the lodge, who declined to identify himself, when asked how things in the Lodge had changed because of Bush’s visit, said jokingly, “If I told you, they’d have to kill me.”
With any luck they’ll find a stunning backdrop for a drilling rig.
I am sure their visit there will be as charming as their other trips (she apparently takes a trip a year with her lady friends.). It was most memorable when they clogged up the Olympic Mountains a couple years ago.
I can only hope with her higher intelligence that she appreciates all the beauty out there. One can only wonder how much more would get funded if her husband would come with her! How I wish they’d have picked Rainier this year 😉
Wow! If I’d have known she’d be west of ther Mississippi, I’d have arranged a “chance” encounter with her! It’s fun to surprise nice folks like the First Lady when they’re out for a photo op with the common folk…;-)