Day 4 in Yellowstone we weren’t in Yellowstone that much!

May 16: Day 4 in Yellowstone started out with me running a 10 o’clock video meeting for my part part time job. After that it started hailing and raining but Mr optimist wrassled a very tired (heat adjustments I make during the night still do keep poor Jo awake) Jo out the door and off we went to today’s destination, The Grand Teton National Park just south of Yellowstone. When I say just south nothing out here is “just”. It’s just very big out here. We drove about two hours through some beautiful landscapes. Once at the Grand Tetons I have to say they were indeed “Grand”. One of the peaks “Grand Teton” is the second tallest peak in the U.S. at 13,775 feet. The mountains are continuing to be pushed higher with major earthquakes arising from the Teton fault line. This fault line is capable of generating a 7.5 magnitude quake. I read this after I came home but felt no tremors beyond those I had after I walked into my trailer hitch that sticks out about 1 1/2 feet. I was still gazing at my pictures and turned to walk around the back of my truck and walked into it. I fell skinning multiple areas on my right hand and knee along with a bruised/sprained left fifth finger. Thankfully being the frugal person that has kept every first aid kit from every car that came with one so I had antiseptic scrub and bandages. My pride was the worst of all the injuries as I laid on the ground for a few seconds to assess the damage with bystanders at a scenic overlook. I thought they meant I should make a scene. Oddly no one came over to see if I was OK though I hustled off quickly,

Well after getting patched up we headed to town for a lunch where we took out sandwiches and sat looking out over Lake Jenny at the Tetons. Blue sky overhead as all the rain had gone away.

After lunch we toured around to the base of the Tetons and with Jo’s insistence we took a detour from my route and found an absolutely gorgeous overlook. Thanks Jo.

The trip back to camp was uneventful and as I write this heard from a neighbor saying we had a new water feature in the front yard orrr we have a leak in the main going into our house. Our super fantastic cousin and caretaker of our place when we are away went over to check the leak at 10 PM. I told Rocco it could wait as our neighbor said the water stopped after he shut of the main near the street but he went over tonight and sent a video, Just a huge relief to have someone as great as him watching our place. Thanks Rocco.

Now to get ready to go to our friends Gary and Jeannine’s in Montana in the AM.