The next morning the weather looked changeable, as predicted,
and we took the back road over the mountains and down to Jackson. Near the summit we ran into snow and clouds but by the time we dropped down to Jackson the weather seemed to be clearing. Jackson was teeming with people and we visited the visitors center there before driving on into the park. All day we were
teased by the clouds that sometimes lifted enough to let us see some of the mountains. We enjoyed time along Jenny Lake and saw several buffalo. By evening we decided it was decent enough to spend the night in the campground. It was a bit cool but we enjoyed walking along the lake after dinner. On the way ba
ck to our campground we saw a traffic jam and thought it may have been the result of an accident. We walked up to learn that a mama bear and her cub were near the road and many were stopped to get a view. They were too far into the trees to get a g
ood picture but we did enjoy seeing them. It was only a few hundred yards back to our camp and we were glad to be sleeping in the van. The campfire warmed us up before we retired for the night. We were glad that we had brought extra blankets as it got rather cold during the night and we had frost on the car the next morning. Since the campgr
ound was in the shade we decided to pack up and head into the sun for breakfast where we were treated to clear blue skies just as the weatherman had predicted. We continued to explore the Grand Tetons all day, enjoying the mountains against a cloudless sky. Toward the end of the day we drove north toward Yellowstone National Park. Along the way we were treated to rushing rivers
as we gained altitude. We quickly secured a site and set up camp. At nearly 8,000 feet we knew it would be a cool night. After camp was set up, we went to see Old Faithful and the mud pots and geysers not far from Old Faithful. We had dinner at a picnic area near the mud pots and decided to spend some time at the beautiful Yellowstone Lodge before returning to our campground that evening. It was cold that night but we slept warm and snug in the van.
and we took the back road over the mountains and down to Jackson. Near the summit we ran into snow and clouds but by the time we dropped down to Jackson the weather seemed to be clearing. Jackson was teeming with people and we visited the visitors center there before driving on into the park. All day we were 
teased by the clouds that sometimes lifted enough to let us see some of the mountains. We enjoyed time along Jenny Lake and saw several buffalo. By evening we decided it was decent enough to spend the night in the campground. It was a bit cool but we enjoyed walking along the lake after dinner. On the way ba
ck to our campground we saw a traffic jam and thought it may have been the result of an accident. We walked up to learn that a mama bear and her cub were near the road and many were stopped to get a view. They were too far into the trees to get a g
ood picture but we did enjoy seeing them. It was only a few hundred yards back to our camp and we were glad to be sleeping in the van. The campfire warmed us up before we retired for the night. We were glad that we had brought extra blankets as it got rather cold during the night and we had frost on the car the next morning. Since the campgr
ound was in the shade we decided to pack up and head into the sun for breakfast where we were treated to clear blue skies just as the weatherman had predicted. We continued to explore the Grand Tetons all day, enjoying the mountains against a cloudless sky. Toward the end of the day we drove north toward Yellowstone National Park. Along the way we were treated to rushing rivers 
as we gained altitude. We quickly secured a site and set up camp. At nearly 8,000 feet we knew it would be a cool night. After camp was set up, we went to see Old Faithful and the mud pots and geysers not far from Old Faithful. We had dinner at a picnic area near the mud pots and decided to spend some time at the beautiful Yellowstone Lodge before returning to our campground that evening. It was cold that night but we slept warm and snug in the van.
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