This is the most beautiful country ever! We have decided the Tetons are our favorite park! We spent one night in Cody, WY at the KOA, had goofy problems with the leveling system in the morning, but finally got it working. We pulled to town and stocked up on groceries and headed to Yellowstone. We were met by snow flakes, rain and a big buffalo blocking the road...these big guys really cause a traffic/gawker slow down! These things are big animals, dangerous and not too bright. Already 5 people have been gored this year because their behavior is unpredictable...people and buffalo!
We pulled into our spot at Colter Bay Campground in the Teton National Park. This is about an hour North of Jackson, WY. No TV, no cell and no internet....it was so beautiful we didn't even miss the techie amenities. I must admit, I felt a little like I was going through withdrawal. We were parked 2 sites over from our friends, Ev and Kathleen from Gulf Waters. It was so great to see them! We had dinner with them at the local restaurant and caught up on the 6 months. These are very special people to us.
On the 17th, we headed out to see the sights of the Teton Park and were greeted by blazing sunshine against the beautiful Teton Mountains. It had snowed so the rugged, jagged mountains, were capted by snow again a perfectly blue sky. We acted like tourists and pulled out to snap pictures at nearly every turnout. We had dinner at the Lake Jackson Lodge with Ev and Kathleen. A huge 60 foot glass window faces the Grand Teton and an amazing sunset made for a great evening with our buddies. They celebrated my birthday early and it was a great night with special friends. We had some fun shopping and Kathleen and I ended up buying the same white jacket!
We visited the Jenny Lake Lodge and as we entered the door, two little birds were in the nest, pooping all over everyone who came through the door! We bought a new sign for our rig, Happy Trails. We are sure loving this new camper....it's go t all the comforts of home and we are feeling so blessed.
We couldn't get a reservation for the 19 or 20th at Colter Bay, so this morning, we hiked to the lake, toured the visitor center and were so in love with the beauty, we were 1/2 hour late leaving the park. We meandered down to Jackson, WY where we found lots of crowds and people. This is a small town, nestled and surrounded by magnificent mountains on every side.
We are staying at The Virginian RV park, located just West of town. It's an OK spot for a couple of nights and close to everything. We were going to take the tram at Jackson Hole, but it was $37.50 per person so we decided to take the chair lift at Snow Mountain in town instead. It was closed so we started hiking up the mountain with Willie. Wow, it will be a good thing if we can even get out of bed tomorrow. These are really steep mountains. The bad news was I got stung by a bee ----dang that hurts.
After our hike, we decided to head up to Jackson Hole to check out Teton Village ski area. It's really a beautiful area for the beautiful, spa going, and wealthy crowd. We walked around, and had a fun early supper at the Cowboy Bar.
Today is my last day to be in the 60's. It's the end of a decade as I collect my social security AND turn 70 tomorrow. I feel so lucky and blessed to have such a great life. While I don't really want anything, tomorrow we head to Jackson to walk around and perhaps do a little birthday shopping!
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