Wed. July 6th: Yellowstone & Grand Tetons today

Old Faithful

We left around 8:30AM after a trip to the NAPPA store. We were out of fan belts. The drive was west to Bozeman and then south to Yellowstone. We crossed the continental divide 4 times today. Got gas at a station that had: a casino, convience store, gas, & Subway. Quite a combination.

Last night at the hotel, there was a brochure for "Our Lady of the Rockies." It was a 90 foot statue visible from the hotel, on top of the continental divide.

Lunch was at The Old Saloon, Established in 1902. It had all kinds of memorabilia from the area. One sign in the saloon read: Lost House Saloon Where the beer is colder than your ex wife's heart.

It is hard to describe Yellowstone. We did not see many animals: 2 elk, 1 bison then a herd of bison, 2 wild horses, a herd of deer. I was a little disappointed in the animals but it was hot outside. However, the geysers were amazing. Jim was leading. We came around a curve and saw a lot of steam. We were so glad that it was not his car, just a geyser close by. I finally saw Old Faithful, something that I wanted to see for a very long time.

I almost forgot to mention Jackson Hole. It is definately a tourist town. In the center of town, there is the town square that is a park. Each of the 4 corners have arches made for elk antlers. It is a tradition that started in the 1950's. All of the antlers are from local elk. There is a reserve here for the elk.

The cars ran fine today. Tomorrow we will be in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After that, Denver.