We couldn’t resist one last drive amongst the Grand Tetons, so before we headed north to Yellowstone, we back tracked towards Jackson to see the beautiful Jenny Lake, then Jackson Lake. What pristine places. The spring flowers are so pretty. We entered Yellowstone by the south entrance and enjoyed seeing so much snow still on the roadside.
As we entered further into the park, we drove past elk, deer and bison. It was such a thrill to see them wandering in this stunning environment, and bought back fond memories of seeing them previously with Benn. We had lunch at the Old Faithful Lodge, and timed it perfectly to see the geyser erupt. It only blows once every 92 minutes and we had a great view from our lunch table! We continued our drive past thermal springs and eventually made it to our campground at Fishing Bridge. Fortunately we had booked ahead, as all 350 sites were full and are booked out for the next two months. You can only park here if you have a solid wall RV, as grizzlies are common in this area. Tents and pop-up campers have to find other parks to minimize unwelcome bear encounters. A grizzly and two cubs are currently in this area.
The next morning we rode our bikes to Yellowstone Lake. A glorious day, around 23C (78F). Later we took the RV for a drive and made the most of being up high and had a birdseye view of the wildlife as you can see from the bison photo - he was almost in our RV. En route we saw a coyote waiting for a ground squirrel to appear from his ground lair, and he ate it then and there! A coyote was seen strolling through our campground last night, so it may have been the same one??
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