A Ride in the Park

Day 3 - We started with breakfast at Bubba's in Jackson.  It was pretty good despite the name.  The portions were generous as expected.  We walked around Jackson for a little while, but it was still early and very few shops were open.  I can tell you this, it is a shopping tourists paradise.  We did manage to get a picture under an arch made from elk antlers that was the entrance to a park downtown. It was actually one of 4 arches made from antlers.

Antler Arch in Jackson, Wy

Shortly after gassing up (at the Chevron Station, not Bubba's) we were on our way.  We entered the Teton National Park.  It was a bit confusing because we thought we were going to Yellowstone.  Yellowstone was a bit down the road yet.  The views of the Teton's were unbelievable.

Teton's

More Teton's 

The natural beauty of the Teton National Park and Yellowstone were overwhelming.

Natural Beauty!  :)

We stopped at several spots to take pictures of waterfalls, lakes and other assorted sites.  We eventually found ourselves at Old Faithful.  It erupts about every 90 minutes and we had to wait for 25 minutes.  Not bad timing.  The girls made the most of it by shopping at the gift shop while the boys saved front row seat.  I was entertained by a small dog that had issues making friends, but eventually warmed up to me.  I filmed the eruption and will try to attach it to this blog, a first.

It is late and I'm not sure if the video works, but I must go on as I am very tired, but committed to getting this done daily.

The remainder of the trip went well. We rode 265 miles in the park and did not even see a small portion of it.  We did see a herd of buffalos on the side of the road as well as antelope and a few sporadic deer.  I'm happy to report that they did not interfere with the ride accept for the traffic jams that were caused by the onlookers.  We will see many more buffalo in Sturgis, so no reason to get too excited.

Buffalo at close range

That is enough for tonight.  We have a long ride to Hill City, South Dakota.  See you on the road.