Well, the good weather has been too good to be true. Woke up this a.m. and it was overcast and raining. But, glory be, I had internet connection!!! So I got busy and updated blog from last 2 days and posted it this a.m. Plus I spent a good bit of time answering email, and getting info for Jerry off internet.
Finally got going around 9:45 and went to breakfast, then to Wally world where we stocked up on some fruit and toothpaste and film for the old film camera. Left town around 11:30 and the rain had let up and sky was clearing as we left town.
Stopped outside Cody at the Buffalo Bill Cody dam on the Shoshone River that runs thru Cody WY.
At the time it was built (in the early 1900's) it was the tallest dam in the world and quite an engineering feat. The lake it forms is beautiful w/ snow capped mountains in the distance. The highway that goes to the east entrance to Yellowstone runs thru the Wapiti Valley. The rock formations are really neat. Volcanic hoodoos to be exact....(if you have ever seen Bryce Canyon, those formations are also called hoodoos). These are volcanic in origin and have been sculpted by time into some interesting balancing and needle shaped spires.
We made it into Yellowstone and drove around Yellowstone Lake. We had decided to go on to Grand Teton National Park as it is so close so all we did was drive thru Yellowstone today, but will go back tomorrow and visit places in the park we have not been before. Of course it all looks different without snow on the ground. There is still plenty of snow on the mountains and you can see the Tetons from Yellowstone also. It was a spectacular drive, but Jerry (my "patient" husband) was getting frustrated w/ drivers who would not use the pullouts and were driving VERY slow! The drive to Jackson Hole was spectacular also. Lots of snow on the Tetons and it is such a spectacular mountain range.
We drove down the highway that runs along the outside boundary of the park along the Snake River. The view of the mountains was incredible. We will take the inner road on the way back up to Yellowstone tomorrow for a change of scene. We plan on getting an early start and the sun should be full on the mountains....they were backlit this afternoon. Hopefully the skies will be clear and the sun shining!
Arrived in Jackson Hole about 5:30 which is the earliest evening we have had to date. Found a dog friendly motel and went to the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar for a drink. For the uninitiated..the barstools are western saddles, complete w/ stirrups...(see picture). Then went looking for a BBQ place and stopped in a couple of shops/galleries along the way. It never ceases to amaze me how creative people can be. There is really some unique stuff!
Had a BBQ dinner @ Bubba's and walked back to motel. AS I said, we are planning on leaving early in the a.m. b/c there is some kind of Western Days festival this weekend here and parades, and all kinds of activities. We would rather spend the time in Yellowstone and our goal is to spend tomorrow nite in Bozeman.
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