Good evening from Jackson Hole, Wyoming where I am spending the night. Beautiful country. I am about 5 or 6 miles outside the Grand Teton National Park. I left Wendover, Utah this morning about 6:45 AM with a full tank of gas. Lady Blue really likes this country out here she is generally running at about 45 to 48 Miles Per Gallon. I-80 to Salt Lake City goes for mile after mile through salty desert where there is little to talk about except a straight road for mile after mile. There are a few factories that appear to me mining salt or extracting it out of the lake water. You see hugh mounds of salt and actually you see the conveyor belt as it spills salt out onto one of the piles of salt. Along the lake where there is water you can see salt that has formed along the shore line. On toward Salt Lake city you get a glimpse of the Great Salt Lake.
Mountains behind last nights motel
Sign for Casino
Small Dam on River
Mountains leading to Grand Tetons
Visitors center
Moose Out Side Visitor Center
Grand Tetons
Grand Tetons
Grand Tetons
Moose Looking Around
While driving around the park I have seen two Buffalo, three Moose, four deers and an assortment of birds. The moose statues pictured above caused a funny story. An older couple came walking up toward the visitors center and past this large statue. They had 2 very small dogs on lease who suddenly spotted the statue and started barking like mad and kept trying to run toward it and the old folks holding on like mad to drag the dogs away. When I last saw them they were still looking back at the statue and barking like mad. Before I entered the park I got gas and was asking a man at another pump about how far the entrance of the park was, He told me and said I was fortunate to visiting this week because last week he had 2 inch of snow in his back yard. Tomorrow I go on to Yellowstone National Park and I will be contacting you from there. Good night and remember I love you.
If you have tried to call me my phones rings but I can't answer it. I get email OK. Still have to learn how to use it I guess. Grandpa Bill.
So beautiful, never tire of seeing it! Dad can you answer thru Bluetooth while driving? I know Charles said he told you to make sure it was on a certain setting so you could answer when not on Bluetooth. Not sure what that setting was. Maybe he'll see this and tell you or you might email him. Enjoy! I love you!!
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ReplyDeleteThose Tetons mountains sure are beautiful. Its a good thing you weren't there last week for that snow. I can't imagine that lake with all that salt and that whole extraction process.
I must say the original plan of you emailing us every night to let us know you were ok pales in comparison to the blog and all the wonderful pictures. I am so happy Mike or whoever suggested the blog made the suggestion. This is such a wonderful way to document your trip and keep us all up to date on your whereabouts. I'll say it again. I am so jealous. Maybe one day when I am retired like you Dad I can plan a trip like yours too.
I will ask Charles to see if there is anything he can do for you with the phone. I know it must be frustrating. You might look into a local Verizon store for some help if you get desperate.
Well, now you've seen what I did not! When we flew up there we were West of these magnificent peaks and they looked spectacular from the air!
ReplyDeleteRemember to get up at 3 or 4 am and go outside and marvel at the very colorful Milkway! I have never witnessed anything so beautiful in my life. I couldn't find the planets and stars I knew due to all the millions and millions of stars and colors.
Peanut would have taken down those Moose!
I love the dogs story. Shadow and Shady would have done the same, haha.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can help you with the phone when you come visit :-)