Pacific Northwest II; Day 4
The big question today was - Will the roads in Yellowstone National Park (NP) open so we can drive through? I checked the web site when we woke up and all roads were still closed.
We drove to K-Mart where Chris bought some cheap candy (post Halloween) and we also bought some cheap ponchos (because we forgot to bring some from home). Then we drove to the Jackson town square
and the Jackson Hole Yellowstone Area visitor center. A guy at the visitor center verified that the roads in Yellowstone NP were closed and he doubted they would open due to the weather forecast.
Chris and I drove back to the motel and checked out. We decided to drive to the south entrance to Yellowstone NP in the event they might have opened the roads. On the way we drove through Grand Teton NP but we couldn't see the mountains well due to the clouds.
The entrance to Yellowstone was closed. I talked to a park ranger who couldn't say whether the park would open or not. So we started back to Jackson. About 40 miles from Yellowstone our cell coverage came back and I checked the web site again. Several of the roads in the park had opened. So - we turned around and went back to the park. It was shortly after 1:00 PM when we entered the park. We really enjoyed the drive and sites. We saw Lewis Falls, Lower Falls, Gibbon Falls and a lot of steam vents. We also saw a heard of bison and a coyote.
After a quick dinner at McDonalds in West Yellowstone, MT we drove north to Bozeman, where we called it a night. It was 7:15 PM. We had not traveled after dark since our motorcycling days following Gary.
340 miles today
high of 40 (after dark!) and a low of 33
Click on this link if you want to view all the photos taken today: Day4Pics
We drove to K-Mart where Chris bought some cheap candy (post Halloween) and we also bought some cheap ponchos (because we forgot to bring some from home). Then we drove to the Jackson town square
Chris and I drove back to the motel and checked out. We decided to drive to the south entrance to Yellowstone NP in the event they might have opened the roads. On the way we drove through Grand Teton NP but we couldn't see the mountains well due to the clouds.
The entrance to Yellowstone was closed. I talked to a park ranger who couldn't say whether the park would open or not. So we started back to Jackson. About 40 miles from Yellowstone our cell coverage came back and I checked the web site again. Several of the roads in the park had opened. So - we turned around and went back to the park. It was shortly after 1:00 PM when we entered the park. We really enjoyed the drive and sites. We saw Lewis Falls, Lower Falls, Gibbon Falls and a lot of steam vents. We also saw a heard of bison and a coyote.
After a quick dinner at McDonalds in West Yellowstone, MT we drove north to Bozeman, where we called it a night. It was 7:15 PM. We had not traveled after dark since our motorcycling days following Gary.
340 miles today
high of 40 (after dark!) and a low of 33
Click on this link if you want to view all the photos taken today: Day4Pics
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