Thurs. Aug 19Up about 7:15 Heater fan not working without generator, probably because battery run down from CPAP machine going all night. 58˚inside 48˚outside! Dave worked on the computer after breakfast while i read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Drove out to "Slide Lake" site of the largest landslide in the US in 1925? Grilled Korean chicken for dinner.
Fri. Aug 20
Outside temp. 45˚, inside 55˚, turned on heater and generator to warm up. Left Gros Ventre about 10AM to Moose Jct, Teton Park Road, Teton Glacier viewpoint, Jenny Lake Rd and to Coulter Bay for 1:30 boat tour on Jackson Lake. Young woman ranger was tour guide, she is a 7th grade science teacher from Brooklyn, NY. She had us introduce ourselves saying where we were from; the couple behind us were from Madison NJ and live right around the corner from where Peter & Kath have moved! She discussed the geology of the park, different types of rocks, earthquakes, glaciers, and therole of fire (lodgepole pine cones are so stuck together with resin that it takes a fire to open them and re-seed the forest) . She pointed out a bald eagle and its nest, and 2 mule deer lounging by the lake. Took long hot showers and picked up some groceries. Fixed chili for dinner.
Sat. Aug 21 Our 45th Wedding Anniversary
Another cold morning; we are only going to stay at places with electric plug ins from now on when it is so cold! Left Coulter Bay about 11AM On the road back through Yellowstone. Got to Old Faithful Lodge about 1:10 in time to see 1:20 eruption. Spectacular even from a distance. Fixed lunch and took it to the Mezzanine of the rustic Old Faithful Inn and waited for the next eruption at 3:40 right as Tom calledto confirm arrangements for an Frarncisco. We drove on to West Yellowstone and Grizzly RV Park - the nicest one we have stayed in, but huge & crowded. Shopping for Yellowstone agate - David didn't get any when he was here in 1958 and now it is no longer available. Went to Sydney's Mountain Bistro for Anniversary dinner and split the elk tenderloin - terrific! Had a Jamaican waiter so many "no problems" & Soon come" later we left to go back to the RV park.
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