Back at the hatchery

We finally made it!  There's was a point when it didn't seem we would, though.  Got in yesterday.  Not raining, so backing the trailer into our spot didn't take nearly as long as last year.

We had a not-so-eventful trip out.  We ended up only having to fully reinstall two of the MCD shades.  They're too heavy and if Paul & Kay don't have a way to reinforce the fasteners for the

MCD brackets, we'll have to go back to the original type shades.

We also had one of the hot water fittings to the washer came apart while we were in Cabela's campground.  This always results in a good "washout" of the storage area and one of our storage bins.   That's where this one fitting drains when it comes apart.  Donna put the 

fitting back together.  We had the RV tech from Albany RV come out and put a new fitting in while we were in Laramie.  All seems to be working fine.  It'll break again in a few years, but we learned how to get more slack in the lines so it's easier to work on next time.  Wish we'd known this three years ago!

Today was official check in, fill out the 

volunteer forms, pick out the uniform shirts, sweater, and wind breaker day.  We also put the volunteers' names on the mailbox and updated the site number labeling so delivery people will know what box goes to which RV when making their deliveries.

Once that was over, we headed out to Signal Mountain Lodge for lunch.  Wanted to ensure the Tetons were still

there.  Significantly more snow than when we arrived last year.  Rivers and streams are high, but not overflowing like last year.  There's still snow on top of the Wind River and Gros Ventre ranges, too.  There's still snow on the ground in parts of the "hole", as well.  And, new for this year, Jenny Lake Visitor Center area construction is finished.  We didn't stop and visit, but it looks great from the outside as we drove through the parking lot.  And still not enough parking!

So that gets you up to date.  We start work Saturday.  We'll be here until September 9th or 10th unless we really upset the hatchery staff.  There's no plan to do that!

Thanks for dropping by and checking up on us.  As the blog no longer supports location links, I'll post that and titles of the pictures after I sign off.  Until next week, David 

Location:  Jackson National Fish Hatchery, Jackson, WY

Top photo:  our view south across the Natl Elk Refuge toward Jackson, WY

Second photo from top:  the hatchery as seen from our site

Third photo from top:  Sleeping Indian Pond

Fourth photo from top:  our site

Next to last photo:  Grand Tetons as seen from the south entrance of the park

Last photo:  that's Cascade Canyon on the other side Jenny Lake