Days 15 and 16 - June 7 and 8 - Tetons

Day 15 - June 7 - Jackson Hole, WY
OK, let’s see, where did I leave off? We were at Moose Visitor’s Center on our way to Jackson Hole. In Jackson Hole, we ate lunch at Bubba’s and had delicious BBQ. While there, I heard a lady telling how she had seen a wolf this morning. Add that one to my list of want-to-see animals. We also went to some stores and bought t-shirts. We visited Dollar Tree and K-Mart. We will go to the grocery store the next trip. I did remember the arches made of elk antlers in the center of town from the last trip. I got some photos. It is a neat town and has added a lot of stores since we last visited 26 years ago. So far, we have seen buffalo and elk and pronghorn antelope here at the Grand Teton National Park. On the way back to the campsite, there were some cars parked on the side of the road and people walking back to them. I asked what they had seen, and they had seen a moose and baby. They were out of sight when we came. Maybe next time!

The rain stopped!!!! The sun came out late afternoon. Phil got to play with two of our new toys for the trip. We got out his telescoping ladder and put our solar panel on the roof. The solar panel was very easy to hook up to the battery. I hope we keep getting some sun to keep our batteries charged. During the night, rain returned, the hardest we have had. The solar panel weathered the rain quite well.
Day 16 June 8 - morning - We awoke to 39 degrees in the camper. We could see our breaths! We got the little propane heater going, and I put the coffee pot on the stove. Before long we were a toasty 56 degrees. Helen had suggested we go to the General Store here at Colter Bay to get their cinnamon buns. Phil went to get them, and we really enjoyed them! Then we went back to the General Store and marina area and got some great photos of the Tetons poking out of the clouds.

They are rebuilding the road between the Tetons and Yellowstone. There are miles of absolutely no pavement between here and there. We are not looking forward to that! We know we will be here for at least a week, and will soon decide where we will go from here. We may catch Yellowstone later in our trip, after we have gone to Canada, or we may make some day trips from here. We are still talking about heading to Vancouver and do some whale watching. Who knows? Phil spent the day on top of the camper taking out old caulk and putting in new because we had a leak. When he got up there, he found some cracks in the caulking. The guy who fixed our air conditioner said he worked two hours removing the seal. We think that tugging and such must have compromised the caulk in places. Anyway, he got that done. We spent our one sunny day of the week’s forecast here at the camper, not scouting for wildlife and great photos as we had hoped. I still got some nice photos. The Tetons are breath-takingly beautiful. I had truly forgotten how majestic they are. I still love my Smokies, but I love these in a different way. We got up to 64 degrees this afternoon! It was very pleasant, but as soon as the sun starting going down, it got very chilly. We had a nice campfire, and now we are relaxing and will go to bed soon. It gets light here around 5:30 a.m. We don’t let that bother us because we usually sleep until about 8:00.