Happy Labor Day!

Lewis River Canyon, Yellowstone NP

 Well, it's still August and Labor Day is a week away, so Happy Labor Day!

Hope everyone in the southeast is doing OK by Hurricane IDA.  It looks bad as seen from the northwest. We're all OK here.  Our time here at the hatchery is winding down.  We have about seven work days left.  Still planning on how we'll travel east and what date to depart Jackson.  What we do know is our first appointment in Elkhart is September 23rd.  Be in that area about a week.

We had a great visit by Terry & Forrest this past week.  They had a terrible time with flight cancelations and delays.  Their luggage got here before they did!  We think they enjoyed themselves, though we probably fed them food they weren't use to eating.  They got in a couple of trips to Yellowstone National Park and a couple of museums in Jackson.  Unfortunately, the smoke didn't clear until their last day here.  This weekend, so far, has had great visibility - always after company leaves! 

That catches you up with us.  I've got my list of things to accomplish to get the trailer ready for travel.  Mostly it's just one last cleaning before we hit the road.  Anyway, thanks for dropping by.  We'll post again once we on our way east.  David

Brink of the Upper Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Yellowstone River above the Upper Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Upper Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Lower Falls as seen from Artist Point, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Mid-August Update

Grand Teton National Park

We're fine and still hot & smokey.  We were able to get out and get a hike in with decent visibility this past Thursday.  Looks like the heat wave is about to break this Wednesday as a cold front (with moisture) makes it's way across the area this coming Wednesday-Thursday.  Highs are currently predicted to be in the high 60s mid-week, mid-70s for the weekend and return to the normal low 80s the following week.  Lows only get to the low 40s, so we're not turning cold just yet, but it's coming.

It appears that the traffic has died down a little in Jackson.  We're not seeing the long lines south as you enter the city of Jackson.  My favorite spot to park near the town square (where you see all the elk horn arches & stage coach rides) has been open the last couple of times we've gone into that part of town.  Popular spots in the Grand Tetons are still packed, though.  Campgrounds still full.  String Lake picnic area is still packed by mid-morning.  Jackson Lake is down significantly and while you do see boats on Jackson Lake, none were "parked" at Colter Bay.  There were still some boats in the water at Signal Mountain Lodge & Marina.

We're beginning our last four weeks of volunteering at the hatchery for this year.   Plans are to wrap up and leave September 13th though the hatchery hasn't given us a confirmed departure date.  We're planning a relatively quick trip bouncing along I-80 to Indiana for trailer & truck repairs/service before moving further east to Virginia.  Since the government isn't shutting down RV parks, it appears we'll have our typical (or routine) trip east and down to the Gulf Coast as in years past.  Maybe we can do this trip without the devastating hydraulic failures that have plagued us for the past few years.

Well, that gets you up to date with us.  Thanks for dropping by and checking up on us, David

Grand Teton National Park