Jackson or Jackson Hole WY?

We asked the waitress at Snake River Brewery and she didn't know what the difference was. From the maps, Jackson Hole is inclusive of a large area; Jackson is the name of the town. But either moniker is used interchangeably.

So, we left Yellowstone this morning and had a hell of a time finding a campsite, but ended with a lovely spot in Colter Bay, which is inside the Teton National Park. Now these are mountains! It's a very small range that we drove by in less than an hour, and very young at only 9 million years old. Compare that to the Rockies, which are 55 million years old. But very impressive!!

Yellowstone was nice, don't get me wrong. But the draw there is really the Caldera, where all the geologic activity involves geysers, mud holes, hot springs. We saw Old Faithful three times, as it erupts every 90 mins. or so. We also saw Daisy geyser erupt. The weather was not like Atown but hey, it was dramatic! Here's Old Faithful-

This is Morning Glory hot spring-

And here is Grotto Geyser-

We liked Yellowstone, and it was wonderful to see Jeff and Kelly again (we only get to see them at Thanksgiving). I'm not sure we'll be welcome there again, as we gave Jeff our colds while visiting. By the way, we're both feeling better, but less than perfect.

I'm including a pic of the mountains, but this is just a teaser. I'll send more later. This is from Sue's phone. Reception is very hit or miss here. We'll be here for a while, so keep the comments coming, but if we don't reply don't take it personally.

The Tetons-

More Later-

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