Robin: September 14 and 15

On Sep 14 we rode our bikes from Jenny Lake to Jackson Lake Lodge.   Again, at the base of the Tetons, but this time we enjoyed another angle of the Grand Teton (an alternative to the famous angle you always see).  

 

We started early, so there was not a lot of RV traffic and the weather was cool but not windy.  It was 15 or so  miles to the lodge, so a 30ish mile bike day .  The lodge is in great shape given it’s age and still has expansive views of Jackson Lake.

 

Though, as you can see, the lake is shockingly low.   A would guess that there are water restrictions in Jackson (and elsewhere) as a result. On our way back down we visited the stunning Jenny Lake. 

We grabbed some food at the Jenny Lake general store and then took a trip into Jackson for supplies.  

My friends and family in Steamboat will fully understand the overwhelming traffic from tourists in a resort town 😊.    It took several hours to go to Ace Hardware, the grocery store, and the gas station.   We also stopped by the Persephone Bakery (as recommended by Maggie Walsh) for some excellent pastries and a baguette for the road.

Today, the 15^th, we started early up the east side of the lower Yellowstone loop.   It was interesting for me to see the changes in the unworldly features since my last visit here in elementary school.   Jennifer took a lot of pictures and video of the mud volcanoes, Sulfur springs, pools, geysers, fumaroles, caldrons, etc…  and I am interested in comparing these to the old family videos my parents have from when I was a kid.  It will be fascinating to see the changes in the last half century. Jennifer will post her images soon.

My 2 most vivid memories from my visit to Yellowstone 50 years ago are the falls and of course Old Faithful.  We plan to ride our bikes to Old Faithful in the morning, but below are a couple images from the inspiring Yellowstone Canyon and Falls.

 

 

Tonight we are in West Yellowstone (which is actually in Montana) where we will stay for a few days to explore the Old Faithful side of the lower Yellowstone Loop as well as the upper loop.   We hooked up to electric, sewer, water tonight to recharge from the last 3 days of camp sites.   We also have higher bandwidth internet here vs. the phone hot-spotting we do at campgrounds.   We will see how that works over time.   We may need to add a satellite dish to our roof if phone hot-spotting is a problem.  But, after all, part of what we are enjoying is time away from computers/etc….

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