Waking up today was only hard for about 10 seconds. We were both really tired, but when I opened the blinds and it was sunny and almost no clouds, we were both wide awake in a hurry. We packed some warm and cool weather clothes in backpacks and went to the Inn for a quick buffet breakfast. After breakfast, we hit the road heading north to Mammoth. The plan was to do the entire Yellowstone loop, drive through Grand Teton NP to Jackson for dinner. On first leg north to Mammoth, we stopped at Grand Prismatic spring, Firehole Canyon, a couple beautiful views, and obviously Mammoth Hot Springs. The weather could not have been much better. It started at about 50 and sunny and just kept getting warmer all day. We didn’t see a whole lot of animals but the weather and the views more than made up for it. Once we stopped in Mammoth for some coffee and souvenirs, we continued on the loop to Canyon. Jen is a freak about water… bodies of water, rivers, waterfalls, hell even a glass of water will get you an eye bulge… so I didn’t want to tell her anything about Canyon or Lake. For me, they are the most beautiful parts of the park. The views at Canyon can have the same shock value as the Sistine Chapel. I judge this by people’s reaction seeing it for the first time. In the Sistine Chapel, people lost most of their senses except sight. People who work there would yell at them to keep moving and they wouldn’t hear them. It happened to me. It has that effect on you. Canyon in Yellowstone has a similar effect. Its seems to be more outward at Canyon, I assume bc its outdoors and not in a quiet church. Anyway, we had brought some bagged lunches along and canyon was a good stopping point to eat some lunch and relax for few with a view. Rhyme time!!! After we ate we cruised through the lake area and I think Jen’s head was close to exploding. We stopped a couple places for pics and to look around. We saw a massive bull elk along the lake road, he was heading right for us when we stopped. I didn’t want to expose Lola to any harm, so we continued on our way to Grand Teton NP. We didn’t really get to do a whole lot in Teton except drive through a little bit, get caught in the finish line of a 200 mile bike race, but we did see a moose. We got to Jackson around 8 and had some dinner. By the time the food was served, Jen and I were zombies. We couldn’t get enough coke or coffee, and yes we ordered both. We ate and got back on the road with 2 hrs in front of us to Old Faithful. It sounds like a lot, but the drive breaks up nice with great views, even at night. The worst part about that drive is the last 17 miles to old faithful. Hills, windy roads, and deer. Horrible combo. We took it slow and did in fact see a few deer on the way home, lucky Lola made it home without any harm. I think Jen and I were coma asleep that night within 12 seconds of walking in the door.
Oh yeah... And check out the guy totally copying my sexy pose! Who the hell does this guy think he is?! It looks like his friend is asking the same question about me for taking their picture.....
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