We finally arrived back in the cool, crisp mountain air! It always feels like home to drive through the windy mountain roads, coast down the passes, and see snowcapped peaks all around.
We drove through Jackson, WY on the way to Grand Teton and decided to come back later. We already had a late start from the Motel 6; multiple rinse, lather, repeat cycles were required to get rid of the Moab layers. I actually thought my legs had a nice tan. Turns out my “tan” washed off. I even had some bruises I didn’t know were there. Sorry, I digress.
We had hoped to camp at the popular Jenny Lake campground in the Tetons. It is tent camping only, near many entry points into the mountains, and farthest south, i.e. closest to Jackson. It usually fills by 9 am, so we drove farther north and found a site at Colter Bay.
I was skeptical of camping at Colter Bay only because the campground has 350 sites! But, I was pleasantly surprised to find the sites secluded, surrounded by trees, and amazingly quiet. We even ended up in a “generator” loop with campers nearby but haven’t heard one yet.
One downer for the day: had to make a 45 minute drive back to Jackson because our 8 day old Coleman air mattress had a leak! Ugh! We made it to the Sports Authority just before closing and picked up a new one.
One pick up for the day: since we were in Jackson, we decided to check out an art gallery that was still open (per Chelli’s recommendation). It was phenomenal! We got a little tour of the various artists represented there, since we were the only ones that late at night. The gallery guy told us many stories about real estate in the area, the beginning of the National Park, and of course, we talked art. What a relaxing and fun way to wrap up an evening that we had been irritated about. Just goes to show, when on vacation (or anytime, really), take what’s handed to you and make the best of it!
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