Faye
Another day on the road with Kelly and I’m exhausted again! But, happily exhausted. Buffalo was the word for the day (or bison if you prefer.) We saw dozens of them, close up, inside and outside of Yellowstone. We also, of course, saw lots of geysers and waterfalls and generally beautiful scenery, but alas not very many other animals. We finally saw 2 herds of mule deer on our way out of the park, but no moose, elk or bear. That is a bit ironic since we apparently had a bear visit Williamsburg Dr. while we were in Wyoming.
Kelly
Definitely an exhausting day, but worth it. Saw the best of Yellowstone in 8 hours or less. We had lovely weather most of the day, but it unfortunately started to get cold and rainy just as we were sitting to wait for Old Faithful. According to the schedule, it was supposed to go off at 4:39pm, give or take 10 minutes. It erupted at 4:55pm. So now it shall be known as Old Not-Quite Faithful. After we took a soup break inside the lodge, we drove through rain down through the Grand Tetons into Jackson, which reminds me a lot of Taos or any other western town with a chi-chi seasonal crowd.
Oh, Mom and I were both surprised by the amount of snow that's still on the ground in Yellowstone. All of the roads were open, but several of the trails and campsites were still closed due to the snow.
Sorry to hear that the weather has not cooperated; would like to hear more about the places you stay in. Are they just Motel 6 kinds of motels, or are do they have some character and you meet some interesting people?
ReplyDelete...and where are you headed to next?
ReplyDeleteA couple of Best Westerns, a couple of Fairfield Inns, generally our requirements are clean rooms, an internet connection, and hopefully breakfast. Last night we stayed in kind of a quirky motel in Jackson, but a lot of places were booked up due to some western festival in town.
ReplyDeleteHi Steve. We’ve been more invested in places than people and typically at the end of each long day we work on our blog, check email, read a little and go to sleep. However, along the way we’ve had brief conversations with: A Yellowstone Ranger who grew up in Maine, a hotel clerk in Jackson, WY who was from VT, a Japanese American motorcyclist who was amazed when we pointed out the hang gliders above our roadside scenic overlook (apparently driving a motorcycle across the US seemed safe compared to hang gliding) and two female Mormon missionaries – one from CA and one from Vladivostok, Russia. Oh, and there were the assorted old men hanging out with their friendly dogs outside of bars.
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