We thought the best thing to do was to combine the last 2 days in to one blog as Wednesday consisted of us driving to Yellowstone, NP from Bozeman and then yesterday was Yellowstone, NP to Teton NP.
So Wednesday: we packed up our things and once again... loaded them and Ollie in to the truck and off we drove to Yellowstone taking in Big Sky Resort on the way through. It was a really nice resort in a stunning setting with a lot of accommodation. It was self contained up it's own road which made it seem a little contrived with million dollar mansions following the road up to the ski area. Nonetheless, it was somewhere we would absolutely like to come back to in the winter to ski.
Then onwards to Yellowstone. As we were on the other side of a public holiday we assumed that the park would be quite empty and that we would have a good choice of campsites, we chose one that was a little way out because of the proximity to a lot of wildlife - wolves, moose, elk, coyotes. However, it was full, full, full, we were directed towards Grant Village - that didn't really appeal to either of us... the campsite was nice, we we relatively private in that we were approachable from one side only. We set up our site and headed to The Lake House for supper. That night we knew it was going to be cold (32 F/ o C) so set up our tent accordingly: sleeping bags and our down duvet; we both actually slept well - Ollie was a little cold in the night and managed to wedge himself in between us under the duvet with his head on my pillow!
Once the sun came up, it warmed up in to another lovely day.
It's a national park so of course it's lovely but Steve put it very well when he said it was : The Disney Land of National Parks.
Onwards to Teton NP and Jackson, WY. (Thursday)
On the way through southern Yellowstone, we stopped by Old Faithful and some of the other geysers (there were so many in the area) to see her in her glory. Our timing was perfect (!!) we walked up to the geyser and were both pleased to see a lot of people sitting around, only a good sign, then 20 minutes later off she went: plumes of smoke rose in to the air as a precursor to boiling water shooting up in to the sky about 20/30ft, followed by more smoke and that was it.
Back to the truck and off again.
The drive through to Teton NP was incredibly stunning, a sharp contrast from the rolling mountains of the rockies - the Tetons look more Alp-like, sharp mountains jutting in to the sky still with snow on them. Around every turn is a new view and another picturesque moment with deep, deep canyons to the left and waterfalls rolling down in to the river below. The constant is the snaking river that dutifully winds its way along the road, in and out of canyons, marsh and trees. Click, click, click with the camera.
Jackson appeared in front of us and Steve pointed out the resort (we're on our way there now) the main resort in the town is Snow King an impressive mountain that looms over the town below. The town in itself is very pretty in an obvious tourist/western influence kind of way, it's clean and has the design of a true Ol' Western town with the boardwalks and shop signs hanging above.
We found another campsite and again, it was surprisingly full - however, we were allowed to choose our lot (which rarely happens) and found one backing on to mountain scrub near a river. We set up the tent and headed in to Jackson for a bite to eat and another wander around. Cold nights are quite tiring so we were ready for bed pretty soon after, it didn't feel as cold as the night before so we held off on the duvet and fell asleep talking about our travels so far and to come and gazing at the stars above.
Vermont plate sightings...none in Wyoming
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