Aug. 31 - Snowy morning, trip to Colter Bay
Wow! What a surprise to wake up to sleet and snow! It changed to all snow - large flakes and coming down like a blizzard. My favorite kind!!!! The bad part was we had to pack up and move to Colter Bay. Phil was a Nervous Nelly, and I was jubilant. After taking some photos, we finished popping down and getting hooked up. When we got to where you put your checkout paper in the little mailbox, there was a note that the east entrance to Yellowstone was closed due to three inches of packed ice and snow on the road. Also, the south entrance was temporarily closed. We had to exit the south entrance to get to Colter Bay. Phil thought it would be good to go to the Grant Village Visitors’ Center and ask if the road was open yet. We did, and they said it was closed still. The snow plows were clearing it, and there had been an accident. They had a lovely fire going in the fireplace, so we just chatted with other people there waiting for the road to reopen. Around 11:00 they announced the road was open with slush on the road, and snow tires were advised. Well, we were towing, had no snow tires, AND don’t know how to drive in snow/ice (as proven by the accident we had a couple of winters ago). We decided we had better let the other people drive on the road and dry it out for us. We went over to the Village Grill and had a hamburger basket for lunch. By then, then temperature on the car thermometer said 44 degrees. Phil felt we could leave and if it got bad, he would find a place to pull over. We only saw one place that had any snow still on the road, so we had a safe journey to Colter Bay. Colter Bay Campground is first come, first served, and we were going to be pretty late getting there. We hoped we could get a decent site, and we did. It is absolutely amazing how loved we feel by our Lord for the many blessings He has showered on us during this trip. We popped up, got the frig running, and skipped over to Jackson to the grocery store, gas station, and K-Mart.
Sept. 1 - It is raining this morning. We got up at 7:00 to try to find a place to get a decent phone signal to hear from Brice. He had out-patient surgery this morning for two broken bones in his right hand. They were hoping to put in pins, but if that did not work, they surgeon will put in a plate. I hardly slept last night, but I prayed for my son every time I woke up. I like to be there to help any of my children if they have surgery. I do not like being so far away. It pains me to think of him going back to his apartment and being alone. I’ll be praying a lot for him these next few days and pray the pain will not be bad and healing will be fast. On a brighter note, the weather is supposed to get sunny starting tomorrow. I saw that Sunday is supposed to be about 80 degrees. The nights will be in the 40’s, so that will be lovely. It has been too cool to sit around a campfire.
We went back to Jackson to get a few things because it rained all day, and when we got back, we went to the Colter Bay store and saw a truck that looked familiar. It looked like Helen and Mike Gross’s, our dear friends from Townsend. We went in the store and looked all around. We saw a man with a UT orange jacket on and decided it must be his. We shopped and were going back out to the car when Mike Gross appeared walking from the laundry. What a wonderful surprise!!!! They had planned to go to Grant Village for two nights and come here Friday. Well, we had a great time catching up. It was too rainy for a campfire, but we will have one the rest of the time. The weather is supposed to be very nice from now on.
We were also very happy that Brice’s pain meds are keeping him comfortable.
Sept. 2 - I am at the cabin rental office, and the sky is that perfect blue that just makes you happy inside. I am rushing this so we can get outside and enjoy it. Helen and Mike had to go to Jackson to grocery shop and then they are going to ride the bike trail around the Jenny Lake area. We’ll get together again later this afternoon and evening.
No comments:
Post a Comment