Wednesday, June 18, 2008

no WIFI!

You know you're out in the middle of nowhere when you can't get WiFi or phone signal.  We spent 3 nights in Yellowstone without any of that, and it was weird at first, but we were so busy seeing geysers, fumaroles, hot acid springs, bison, a black bear, chipmunks, elk, a hawk, and a huge waterfall w/a big rainbow leading into Yellowstone's grand canyon that we didn't even notice!

We did a 3 hour hike along the canyon/waterfall yesterday - taking Pepper with us.  We are all still tired today.  We drove through Grand Teton national park this morning (stopped at spot where Ansel Adams took his famous photo) and arrived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in time for lunch.  We are now sitting in the laundromat, helping Pat get the laundry started (they have wifi here!!) and then B and I are going to go hang in the RV w/the dog so he doesn't get too hot.  Jackson is very cool, very dog-friendly town.  At our lunch, the owner brought treats and water out for Pepper.  Cute patio w/view of the mountains.  This is a ski-resort town, old-west style and yes, touristy, but very nice and resort feel.  

After this, we are driving to our campsite in the Teton national FOREST, not the park.  Because in the forest, dogs are allowed everywhere, unlike the park.  It is immediately adjacent, and should be cool.  Next time we get back to the laundromat I'll tell you all about it!

I probably should say more about Yellowstone - it is huge and different than I imagined.  Still quite a bit of snow, cold at night, glad we have propane heat in rv.  I took lots of pics, we got scary close to 2 bison fighting, locking horns, hope those turn out, the light was bad.  Can't upload here, connection very slow, no time today, I might try on next visit.  Right now, I need to run back to the rv  before Pepper burns up.....

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