Jackson, WY - Gateway To The Tetons - Jun 11, 2008 - Jackson, Wyoming, United States

We took Foxy for a walk last night before we called it a night. It was really cold and the wind was howling. We went by the tent area and there was a guy in a tent for the night and his transportation was a….Bicycle. Did we ever feel like wimps! Brrrr………

Thankfully, the winds calmed enough after dark and we got some sleep. We awoke to a light dusting of snow and temperatures in the mid 30’s. When I pulled in the slide, chunks of ice and snow fell off the slide toppers.

We pulled out around 7:30 and headed west and crossed the Continental Divide at 7,000 feet. Lots of deer were wandering around the hillsides. We kept seeing signs “Strong Winds Possible”…….no kidding……..it was blowing at least 15-20 mph. We hit some snow squalls east of Rock Springs and I took Foxy out in the snow when we filled up at Flying J. She didn’t like the snow and was trying to shake it off her fur. Diesel was $4.53 / gallon and our fill-up set us back $329; that would put a hole in your wallet.

We turned north on Highway 191 and immediately ran into road construction; a pilot car took us through that stretch. They were doing lots of shoulder work and that slowed us down a bit but we kept moving. We stopped for lunch in Boulder at a little greasy spoon place. It was cold and they weren’t wasting any money keeping the place warm. Lots more deer and llamas grazed just off the roadway.

Pinedale was a pretty good size town, the gateway to Bridger-Teton National Forest. Just past town, an interesting sign stated ‘Deer on Road When Flashing’. We wondered how the signs knew about the deer, did the deer have little microchips? Joe spotted some sensors on the side of the road, ha ha, that’s how they know there’s deer on the road. Fortunately, today they were all hunkered down staying warm and not wandering around the roads.

We entered Bridger-Teton National Forest and it started to snow in earnest then. The Hoback River was swelled out of its banks. The drive through Hoback Canyon would have been pretty on a nice day; today our visibility was very limited because of the snow. We crossed over the Snake River and entered Jackson.

We found our RV Park and got checked in. Joe hooked up the utilities in a cool 34 degrees. We think we’re in a really pretty area but we can’t tell for sure because our visibility is limited to about as far as the coach in front of us. The good news is it looks like summer is coming on Friday; at least we see low 60’s and sun in the weather forecast. We sure hope so.

We caught up on some chores and had dinner at home. We’ll explore Jackson tomorrow; for tonight, we just want to stay warm.