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Tetons to Yellowstone (Day 1)

Yellowstone has grown on us. We arrived to a frozen lake, snow and road closures followed by a beautiful day. We have been very lucky to see many faces of the park and a lot of different animals including a grizzly with 4 cubs. These pics are of our first day.

Tetons

Words cannot describe what they are like. Luckily the weather cleared and they were snow covered and framed by clear blue skies. When I downloaded my first lot of photos I thought I must have messed up the exposure, but I looked carefully for the next lot and the sky really was that blue. Of the several hundred pics it is hard to select a few.

Tetons

Words cannot describe what they are like. Luckily the weather cleared and they were snow covered and framed by clear blue skies. When I downloaded my first lot of photos I thought I must have messed up the exposure, but I looked carefully for the next lot and the sky really was that blue. Of the several hundred pics it is hard to select a few.

Over the mountains and to the Tetons

When we left the badlands and headed into the mountains there was spectacular scenery and an equally spectacular snowstorm (we have encountered several of these since). Our first glimpse of the Tetons was shrouded in cloud so we had lunch just inside the park hoping for it to clear. This was when we glimpsed our first wolves.

Over the mountains and to the Tetons

When we left the badlands and headed into the mountains there was spectacular scenery and an equally spectacular snowstorm (we have encountered several of these since). Our first glimpse of the Tetons was shrouded in cloud so we had lunch just inside the park hoping for it to clear. This was when we glimpsed our first wolves.

Cheyenne to the Wind River Canyon

Left a very western style Cheyenne (complete with 8 foot high cowboy boots lining the streets) and travelled over more prairie, this time with little traffic but still a 4 lane highway. We eventually came to the Wind River Canyon, which is a narrow gorge about 10 miles long and with sheer 2,500 foot cliffs either side. We stayed in a campsite at the base of the canyons with spectacular views and great birdlife.

More interesting signs

Estes Park to Cheyenne

From Estes Park we headed back down to the prairie and on to Cheyenne where there are very strong winds and a significant drop in temperature (good for the huge wind farm we passed on the Colorado/Wyoming border). There is a definite "olde west" feel to this area. I have also included a pic of our RV, it is the small one behind the tree.

Boulder to Estes Park

After leaving Boulder we headed into the Rocky Mountains National Park. We passed through several picturesque towns and towards the snow. The foothills reminded us of the Kimberly in their colour and structure, but somehow the snow didn't fit with that. We saw our first elk and chipmunks (even cuter than squirrels) and a magnificent blue bird called Stellar's Jay.