Well, we are headed South toward Jackson, WY this morning, three soggy, steamy and stinky van-loads. (Think wet dog/locker room aroma...) Yesterday, it started raining as we left Old Faithful and has not stopped since. Despite the damp, the girls managed to cook a fantastic supper of pork chops, boiled corn, broccoli and asparagus, working under our canopies, and everyone actually got their laundry completed. Even though it poured all night, we all managed to stay mostly dry in our tents. Taking them down this morning was really a mess. They are basically stuffed in garbage bags awaiting a dry-out somewhere South tonight.
We just stopped at the Colter Bay visitor center in Grand Tetons. The peaks are completely hidden behind the clouds, so none of the anticipated beautiful photographs will be made today. (See below, just snapped at Willow Flats, where we would expect to see the jagged snow-capped peaks behind a meadow of wildflowers.) We do hope this glum weather might draw out some animals for wildlife we wouldn't see otherwise.
The lakes in Tetons are unusually low, with lots of bare earth, looking very different (but not deterring the fly fishermen who are out there in the rain.) We learned that they have released water from the damns in anticipation of the heavy snowmelt from Yellowstone. Even with this precaution, they are expecting the 100-year flood below.
After our next stop at the Moose visitor center and a stop in Jackson, we'll check the weather and aim for a stopping place for the night. Thank goodness Ms. Littlejohn has the flexibility (and countenance!) to go with the flow of the weather and adjust plans as we go along!
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