Two-fer Tuesday

Trying to visit both the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone in the same day seemed a little crazy to attempt, but over 300 driving miles and 12 hours later, we returned to our base camp in Idaho with a day full of memories and lots of photos.

 Starting from Jackson, some of the highlights of the trek included getting our clearest view of an elk, driving on the road navigating through a couple of Bison, and seeing the Tetons enveloped in clouds and fog for most of the morning. Also we were able to visit the Cunningham Cabin, the Snake River turnout, the Lewis Falls and Lewis Canyon in the southern part of the park.

 We also were thrilled to spend some quiet time at Jackson Lake and Yellowstone Lake. A delightful surprise were the thermal features off of Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb, where some of the hot springs were actually situated in the lake water. In fact, we were told one of the hot springs there was known as “Hook and Cook” back in the day, where you could literally catch a fish from the lake, and just swing your catch over to the springs to cook it right there on the spot! 

 Oh, and also noteworthy was a delicious piece of strawberry-rhubarb pie alamode at a restaurant in Jackson. All-in-all, a great day…