Day 9
Well, no bears, and that's a good thing. We waved goodbye to Yellowstone and said good morning to Grand Teton. We drove down through the park to Jenny Lake campground which is said to be the most popular and got one of the last few open sites. After setting up camp we drove to the visitors center to plan our day. On our way back to our site our car began to make a terrible screeching / grinding sound causing everyone in the campground to look at us funny. We instantly thought the worst. After consulting our neighbors across the way (who happened to be from Brattleboro, VT) we thought we might need new brakes. We got the number for the Subaru dealership in Jackson Hole. After speaking to them we felt much better. Turns out it was probably only a stuck rock. We tried to put the car out of our minds and enjoy our day at Teton.
We took the boat across Jenny Lake in the rain, but thankfully it stopped raining as we got to the other side. We hiked up to Hidden Falls and then on to Inspiration Point. The falls were a little chilly on this rainy and windy day, but still very cool. Once we got to Inspiration Point we could really take in the mountains up close and look far off into the valley. We headed down to the dock a different way and tried to keep up our conversations as we went so we could let the bears know we were there. Once back at camp we took the car for a drive and everything seemed fine. Phew!
It was raining off and on the rest of the day, so we decided to setup a tarp over our tent. This being our first attempt at this, things got interesting and we ended up with a very interesting sight. Hopefully we will not need to do this again.
Well, no bears, and that's a good thing. We waved goodbye to Yellowstone and said good morning to Grand Teton. We drove down through the park to Jenny Lake campground which is said to be the most popular and got one of the last few open sites. After setting up camp we drove to the visitors center to plan our day. On our way back to our site our car began to make a terrible screeching / grinding sound causing everyone in the campground to look at us funny. We instantly thought the worst. After consulting our neighbors across the way (who happened to be from Brattleboro, VT) we thought we might need new brakes. We got the number for the Subaru dealership in Jackson Hole. After speaking to them we felt much better. Turns out it was probably only a stuck rock. We tried to put the car out of our minds and enjoy our day at Teton.
We took the boat across Jenny Lake in the rain, but thankfully it stopped raining as we got to the other side. We hiked up to Hidden Falls and then on to Inspiration Point. The falls were a little chilly on this rainy and windy day, but still very cool. Once we got to Inspiration Point we could really take in the mountains up close and look far off into the valley. We headed down to the dock a different way and tried to keep up our conversations as we went so we could let the bears know we were there. Once back at camp we took the car for a drive and everything seemed fine. Phew!
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