July 23rd & 24th

I took a hike around the OF area on Saturday while Jim was home with
the flu bug.   Caught OF erupting from the overlook and then on to
Solitary Geyser.  This geyser was used to feed a swimming pool in
front of the Old Faithful Inn back in the early teens and twenties. 
Tapping it lowered the level of the pool by three feet and the eruptions
stopped.  When they did away with the pool the geyser filled back in
and began erupting every few minutes. It is not a tall one but fun to
watch.  You can see in the first picture the number of tourists seated
around Old Faithful  We are definitely in busy season now with big
crowds every day.  Hear lots of stories from our guests on all the
animal sightings and there seems to be a lot of bear sightings.  But of course Jim and I have yet to see one.  I have suggested hiring ourselves out as bear repellent.  If you don't want a bear around your campsite, just hire Jim and Ann and there won't be one for miles around.  We won't give up though. 

Took a drive to Jackson Lake Lodge on Sunday via the south entrance to the park.  Drove by Lewis Lake (3rd largest in the park).  This empties into the Lewis River, named for Merriweather Lewis of Lewis & Clark fame.  This river joins the Snake River to form Jackson Lake.  The view of the Tetons from Jackson Lake Lodge is breathtaking. 


On the way home, we spotted the coyote strolling down the middle of the road and of course holding up traffic in both directions.  He did stop to pose for us on the log and then took off for the woods.

More to come

Ann & Jim