Big Appetites

We spent over 6 hours in Yellowstone today and that was just a sampling. It wasn't nearly as crowded as I remember but that would be the difference between September and June. We saw a lot of older couples and realized how fortunate we are to be retired so young :)

We took time to walk through the geyser areas, watch Old Faithful perform, cruise the lake, and follow the Yellowstone River through the valley area to where we reached the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the Falls. We saw 2 wolves and countless bison, but still no bear. Donnie is a little disappointed in that but I'm thinking that could be a good thing. All of this was enough to wet our appetite to stay longer but alas today was not that day. We had a Wyoming mission to complete.









Marta and Dave Deardeuff sent us to find Little America, described as an oasis in the middle of nowhere where we were to have the best cheeseburger EVER and get our picture taken with the green dinosaur.

We mapped out a route toward southern Wyoming to Little America through Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole. We stopped for our picnic lunch. What do you think of our view?



We have grown accustomed to dining with a nice view and fresh air. I am wondering how we will adjust to eating in the house with a view of the TV?

After leaving Jackson, we followed the Snake River for a spell (I am learning to speak western). After we turned from that, all I can say is Wide Open Spaces. We saw random ranches and a few other cars on the road, plus we saw an elementary school the size of a Caseys General Store. I always thought I would like the peace, quiet, and privacy of living in the country but this is taking it a little far for me.

By sundown, we had completed our mission. It WAS an excellent cheeseburger. Not sure if that is because it is the first one I've had in a month or we were so glad to be here but thanks Marta and Dave!



I did the weather search early in the day while I still had service. Good call because it didn't last long. After finding it was dropping into the low 30s in the vicinity of where we thought we stop for the night, I scored us an inexpensive hotel room (once again thank you AARP discount) and we are getting a warm, cozy night's sleep before we journey on to Colorado in the morning.

Stats:

443 miles
Days Inn Rock Springs $56.76
Gas $42.80
Coffee $2.58
Dinner $23

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