Adios, Yellowstone, Hello, Grand Tetons

June 28th

Cloudy with a chance rain. Outlook not great to sight see the lower loop of Yellowstone plus we've already done part of it with Old Faithful. 

We decide to see as much as we can before hitting the southern exit and seeing The Grand Tetons! 

Oh...this is where we want to stay next time! Cute cabins in town!

Ok, back to leaving...look at this animal sighting that I saw first! Joe has such good hunters eyes and he's constantly pointing things out..., "Did you see that mountain goat? Did you see that eagle...that elk, that...." And on and on. I never see them but sometimes say that I do 'cause I am too embarrassed to say I don't. Well, this morning I spied a mule deer buck with a great rack (Joe told me to write that) and I felt like Diana, the mythical Goddess of the Hunt! Not only did I see him first, Joe and I watched him cross from one side of the river to the other!

I know you see this in movies. But such a thrill to see it happen in the wild without a cage between us!

Briefly, the sun....

The Cintinental Divide and a look at Yellowstone Lake before leaving.

You can sail all the way to the Columbia River from here!

And right away after leaving, we were in The Grand Tetons where rain showers were the norm. Saw lots of bikers and felt bad for them in the pouring rain!

The views were spectacular, but hard to capture in the rain with Joe zooming by!

Once in awhile the rain lifted and I got a glimpse oh the wildflowers on the hillsides.

And then we came upon a herd of buffalo! The mothers and their calves on one side of the road and the males on the other! Joe zoomed by until I pouted and said, "When will we ever see such a sight in our lifetime again?" So I guilted him in going back for some of these pics. 

Then, before we knew it, we were leaving The Tetons on Hwy 191 and on to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Ok, this is the town's welcoming feature and everyone must stand under it for a picture! See our new Yellowstone jackets? So warm and it was a windy, sometimes rainy day! Joe felt like this was a yuppie ski town, but so cute!

We were even greeted by the horseback riding sheriff who rode up and down answering questions and directing visitors! Missed a pic of him!

Except for the cars, you might think you stepped back in time.

We had lunch at the new sub shop/deli in town. Great sandwiches. Lolled like bike riders loaded up on meet and cheese for their treks.

Took this of the ski slopes you see from town. 

And a few friends we met along the way!

But this town was not our travel stop for the night. Drove another couple of hours to stay at Rock Springs at a brand new Comfort Inn and ate at a Dickies BBQ! 

Tomorrow we are making our way to Steamboat Springs, Colorado before visiting Aunt Nette in Denver.