Estimated Mileage: 308 miles
Estimated Driving Time: 6.1 hours
I had originally planned on driving through Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park, and doing the entire Yellowstone National Park loop, thus the long hours in spite of not going very many miles as the crow flies.
We got a late start, so we ended up just stopping briefly at each place. To me, the Tetons were the most impressive. Teton Valley was so beautiful and impressive, I could have spent all my time there. We stopped to take a few pictures (below), and went up to Old Faithful Geyser, after which we just booked through Yellowstone along the lake and on to Cody. Yellowstone Lake was really beautiful, too, with many beautiful mountains surrounding it from all directions. This was a gorgeous trip!
Here are some pictures:
Me and Rachel at the mountain pass between the Idaho side and the Wyoming side of the Tetons. We were at approximately 9000 feet elevation.
Tommy, Katie, and Rebekah
Quite a view into Teton Valley!
Rachel with the Tetons in the background. We were driving right next to the Snake River.
Some buffalo sacked out on the side of the road.
Tetons and the northern end of Jackson Lake.
Now on to Yellowstone... Old Faithful.
An anxious crowd awaits the geyser... it was cold, wet, and raining.
The rain conveniently allowed us to give Rebekah a new, hip hairstyle.
Yay! Old Faithful!... and only ~10 minutes behind schedule (apparently it can vary quite a bit).
OK, time to get the baby warm and move on!
Driving next to Yellowstone Lake. Beautiful mountains all around this place!
Apparently the lake isn't the most safe place to walk around on the beach. At one point, we saw steaming (boiling) water from geothermal activity just a few feet away from an iced-over portion of the lake near the shore. This is what I call Nature's Triple-Point! (actually, courtesy of Katie, the chemistry nerd)
A young grizzly bear by the side of the road to bid us adieu as we left Yellowstone.
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