We decided to tear ourselves away from Yellowstone for a day and check out the Grand Tetons. And, yes, the whole day was filled with immature jokes about Tetons. We’re like that. The Grand Tetons were as gorgeous as we’d been told. Even better, they were a lot emptier, and we were able to get a bit of break from the crowds at Yellowstone. (I’m not complaining about the crowds; I’m glad people go....
Wanting to beat some of the crowds, we headed straight out after getting up. (Thank goodness for the Keurig machine in our room, and the insulated mug we bought in Cody!) Driving through one of the open areas, we saw a coyote dart up a hill. We got to the Mud Volcano area and only a few other people were there. One couple warned us that they’d seen bison right on the path at...
We couldn’t stay in Yellowstone too long without seeing a Old Faithful. Wanting to avoid the crowds we headed out early to get there about 7 am. Sure enough,new were the first ones there We had an hour to wait, which Nadya filled by finding the bathrooms and knitting and Jim filled by scouting camera angles. A small crowd, including a bus of Japanese tourists were on hand for the 8 am eruption. A...
Waking at 8:30, we were happy that the Keurig in our room made something resembling coffee. Waking up at 8000 feet is a little bit like being hungover, I was slow, my eyes were puffy and my head hurt. Water, coffee and a shower took care of all that and we were at the Lodge cafeteria for breakfast a whole half hour before they closed. Now we are normally the early risers on vacation, and...
Get up at 3:30 in the morning, fly to West Yellowstone Discover a liquor store open on Sunday. Wild Turkey seems appropriately rugged. The clerk tipped us about lunch places and we agreed the Mexican Bus was great. Drive into the park. See some Elk. We were excited to see a herd of bison near the road. A couple miles later, there was a herd of bison ON the road. When there are bison on the road,...
