June 10, 2013 - The Tetons, Yellowstone, and an Adventure

We left our great little site and headed north through Grand Teton National Park.

We were treated with these beautiful animals up close.  WOW!

We were going up a little hill and the motor home started to get slower and slower and slower.  We made it up and over and pulled over in one of the overlooks.  Oh-oh!  After a while, it was okay so off we went.

We entered Yellowstone National Park and same thing happened again so we took it slow into Grant’s Village and found a mechanic to take a look.  They felt it was a bad fuel filter but they did not have one and would not be able to get one for a day or so.  We found out that there was a Napa in West Yellowstone who had them so off we went - 50 miles each way. When we came back, they put the filter in and we did a few test drives and although we did not feel it was right, the mechanics could not find any other issues.  They did give us the names of a few places in Bozeman, Montana if we had more problems.

So we left the garage at 5 PM with Andy driving the motorhome and me driving the Tracker separately.  No problems to the campground.

We are staying at Baker’s Hole National Forest Campground - a great little place with electric.   Ann and Roy are here and we spent the rest of the evening talking about our troubles. 

A little about Yellowstone - we made the trip from Grants Village which is near the south entrance to the west entrance, three times today.  The scenery is beautiful but I did not take many pictures.  Someday we will be back and spend LOTS of time exploring this park.

Two photo’s from Yellowstone - we were thrilled to see the trees coming back since the 1988 fire.  I was here in 1981 and those pines were majestic.  Andy and I came through in 1997 and it was sad to see so much destruction especially since I saw it before the fire.

So many hot springs:

We are still not sure what we are doing next.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 127 miles (Motorhome only) - Add another 150 or so for the Tracker

Routes Traveled:

Wyoming: Gros Ventre Road; US-191; US-20

Montana: US-20; US-191

June 9, 2013 - Our Last Day in the Tetons

Ann called us this morning to let us know about the moose who was hanging around the RV’s.  I did not go out but watched thru the window - another WOW!

After saying our goodbyes to Roy and Ann of http://roanontheroad.blogspot.com who are headed north, we got our acts together and went to the service at the Church of the Transfiguration.  This was the church we visited the other day:

This was our view for the entire service - it was inspirational.

After the service, we stopped in the visitor center in Jackson Hole.  The center also includes a museum on the National Elk Refuge which is located slightly north of Jackson.  The refuge is the wintering grounds of over 4500 elk.

We were looking for information on Yellowstone Park also.  And to our dismay, we found out that there is no place for us in the park for the next week - !.  So we are not sure what we are doing at this time.

After that stop, we went to the local flea market and I got to talking with a woman who did dichroic glass in her RV and the equipment she has to do that craft.   A while ago, I decided that my next hobby would be either quilting or dichroic glass and she made the glass hobby more realistic than I thought..  Hmmmmm....we will see.

Back home we just did some odds and ends and had supper over a nice campfire.  Later this evening, I finished all the blogs and hope to upload when I have access.

In 1997, we were in this area and remember it fondly.  Over the past week, this fondness has grown.  If we could afford it, we would have a summer lot here.  Between the mountains, valleys, animals and scenery, all I can say is oh, my!

Tomorrow we are heading north - still not sure where so stay tuned.

Enjoy today!

(If you have called me or left me any notes on the internet, I am still off line.  Hopefully over the next few days, I will be able to log on and get/send calls.)

To Denis and Sandra of  http://letendrestraveljournal.blogspot.com  - Hopefully our paths will cross again.

Enjoy today and stay tuned for our next adventure.

June 5, 2013 - Wildlife and Antlers

I opened our shades this morning and could it be - Mr. Moose was back - .   So out I went with camera in hand:

Notice the moose on the left.  Well this gentleman got out of his tent, turned around and the look on his face was priceless:

Hello:

This is through our front window - the moose is in the center of the left window - how cool is that!

Isn’t he cute?

So after I calmed down, we packed a lunch and off we went on the outer loop.  We first past this little group:

The Gros Ventre River - almost looks like Alaska:

Glacier Turnout View:

The Snake River View - this is where Ansel Adams did his famous photograph of the Tetons:

I think this is a neat picture of Andy at the overlook:

Our next stop was the Cunningham Cabin Historic Site. The cabin and surrounding land was established as the Bar Flying U Ranch by J. Pierce Cunningham in the 1880’s  The Cabin is one of the best of the few remaining homestead cabins in Jackson Hole.

We had a brochure on the cabin and farm area and we walked the fence line.

Many irrigation ditches:

Lots of squirrels too:

Our next stop was Elk Ranch Flats Turnout and we probably spent an hour there.  We saw many pronghorn:

And Buffalo:

And even Elk but they were too far away.  We got out the binoculars and just watched all the animals - it was wonderful!

Further on up the road was Oxbow Bend:

Where Andy had a visitor:

And Jackson Lake where we had our picnic lunch:

Then stopped at their visitor center and general store.

We also went up to the Colter Bay Campground.  We were thinking of leaving our spot on Friday and moving to that campground but after looking it over, I like where we are now - lots more space! So we decided to stay a few more days and then head to Yellowstone.

On our way back, we saw two young male elk - just starting their antlers:

Back home, we talked with Ann and Roy and decided to explore Jackson Hole downtown and grab some dinner there.  We ate at the Town Square Tavern - great burgers and then walked around:

These arches are on each side of the town square:

My hero - Mr. Lincoln:

Our group - Andy, me, Roy, and Ann:

Can I say it again - Another wonderful day!

Enjoy today.

Or you can start it by see Moose .