Hitching Post Lodge Jackson

... Snake River Brewing Company, and then spent most of our afternoon using the hotel's free wireless to get our lives in order. <br><br>The next morning we rushed to pick up some more camping food supplies and secure a campsite at Jenny Lake, the most popular campground at the Park. After setting up camp we walked down to Jenny Lake to read and enjoy the absolutely spectacular view of Grand Teton and Mount Moran. We then drove up to ...

Sunday morning we drove into Yellowstone National Park and were immediately greeted by a big bison standing in the road. Moving on we stopped at one of the geothermal areas were we saw the Mud Volcano which consisted of plopping steaming mud, and the Dragons Liar which made a big roaring sound as steam and boiling water rushed out of a cavern. Satisfied with our geothermal experience, we drove north ...

<br><br><br>In the morning Ian and I left the sleeping children with Grandma and Grandpa as we had to drive to Jackson, Idaho to collect our correct RV the next morning.  Armed with some great American country music (yep it is the amazing how converted you can become when drviving through this country and how it suits the terrain&#8211; we draw the line at John Denver though) we hit the road and followed the Clark Fork River ...

gerade erst im 'grand teton national park' angekommen, liefen uns schon die ersten tiere über den weg. wir hatten also ziemlich viel glück gleich elche und zwei verschiedene adlerarten bestaunen zu können.<br><br>mit dem boot ging's über den see und von dort aus zu fuss zum 'inspiration point' einem aussichtspunkt gut 200m über dem see. der ausblick war ...

... 2900 ft - canyon hike along 7 mile hole trail in Ystone.<br><br>Day 3 - rained out...<br><br>Day 4 - Lone Star Geiser - 5.5 miles to 2nd largest geiser in yllwstome<br><br>Day 5 - 15 miles 2200 ft - cascade canyon at Lake Jenny<br><br>Day 6 - signal mntn 4 miles 850 ft lite day<br><br>Day 7 - Death Canyon at Phelps Lake 7.6 miles 2100 ft gorgeous<br><br>

... hikes available. <br><br>There is a loop road around the middle of the park so I pretty much drove right around that and stopped along the way whenever there was something to look at.Yellowstone NP is fantastic and has a wide variety of attractions - lakes, waterfalls, geysers and wildlife. I got to see some Buffalo up close and even saw a wolf running along the side of the road. I finished my day in ...

... national park. Although the weather has improved, the clouds are still covering the tops of the magnificent peaks of the Grand Teton mountain range. We visit the renowned Episcopalian Chapel of the Transfiguration. This simple log church is built facing the majestic Cathedral Peaks of the Tetons, and the view ...

... show on the travel channel. There is nothing luxurious about it. Think Army surplus. Two of the four walls are canvas and two are log. All four walls have gaps and opening up to 4 inches. Our first thought was that we will be eaten alive the first night. It's one of the many small miracles of this place, that we have had no mosquitoes in the tent. Our first day we hiked to Hidden Falls and ...

... it, eh? Anyway, Jackson has been nice, and everything in between. Although I found out last night, in a most unpleasant manner, I get altitude sickness. I woke up around 2am with a horrendous throbbing headache. Things are better now, with the help of H2O and few doses of advil, but my head still feels like I have a cold without the cold. Today we are canoing, and most likely, swimming as it is scorching hot. We will post more pictures soon...

... and called the cops, only to discover they were in the bus! So typical. Spent the evening and night in Grand Teton National Park. Cooked our first meal together - Pesto pasta. Veggie hippy diet is not proving too bad! Had our first campfire, and slept in the bus cause Neil is a lazy **** and didn't want to put up the tent! We awoke.... after more hippie food we went for our first hike.... or run as amy would put it. Tip...read the signs!!! We headed for two ...