Thursday, August 28 found us well rested after 12 hours sleep. As planned we cleaned the trailer. After 2 hours we headed to the Launderette. One of the nicest ones we have visited. Of course it is full of all travelers.
we could see this view out our window.When we arrived back at the trailer Jenny & Chad Landon invited us to go with them to
the BarJ Chuckwagon for supper and western show. Its located west of Jackson in a new barn that holds 750. We sat at long tables and benches.
They really knew how to serve that many people in a hurry. After barbecue and steaks they started their western show. It was really cute and funny. There was a quartet and their voices were beautiful. Each one was spotlighted during the show as well as “Granny” coming in for a funny skit. This is a family owned show and at the end the “retired” Dad came on stage to recognize the veterans, encourage everyone to vote in this free nation, and then recited cowboy poetry. It was a nice ending to the evening.
Friday, August 29 we took the slow route to Jackson, stopping at a few of the pullouts to see
The Grand Tetons. God really knew what he was doing when he formed this part of our country. One sign explained the formation of the plates. When the plates shifted the western one rose 1/5 of the distance and the valley sank 4/5 of the distance, causing the Jackson Hole valley and the mountains. There is 5,000' difference in elevation.
In Jackson, we picked up our mail, went to the grocery store and headed home. The Landon’s had supper ready for us. A nice surprise. We had chicken soup, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from their garden. For dessert Chad prepared dutch-oven peach (from their trees) cobbler. It was all very good.
Saturday, we retraced our steps and stopped to see the sights south of us.
We drove up on Signal Mountain to see the view of Jackson Hole.
Following many peoples advise we took the scenic route to Jenny Lake and
had our picture taken with Jenny Lake and the Cascade Valley in the back ground.
We took the shuttle boat to the other side and hiked one mile to the
Hidden Falls where we again had our picture made.
We fixed spaghetti and invited the Landon’s over for supper. 
and walked to the lake to see the sunset.
The Landon's have been a joy to be around. Friday was her 50th birthday and she wanted to go camping for her birthday. They have four children, some still at home, but the children don’t like to go camping. Jenny has had two open heart surgeries and has had multiple problems since. We certainly hope she does well when she has her third surgery. She took Phen-Phen. Her doctors feel it was the cause of this problem. We had many interesting discussions over dinner and a campfire. They had fresh tomatoes from their garden and shared them with us. Delish! Thanks.
Sunday, August 31 we awoke about 7:30 to a nice gentle rain. It cleared off about 9 and we went to the Christian Ministry Sunday program in the National Park. It wasn’t very well attended, but the quality was there. This young couple volunteered to hold the services here this summer. They are from Florida and to be able to volunteer they found jobs in the park. He manages the grocery store and she works in the restaurant. They will be getting married when they return to Florida.
The afternoon was spent on the computer, visiting the ranger station for a film, and eating huckleberry ice cream. It started raining again and getting cold. It was suppose to get to freezing in the night so we prepared for a cold night. This was five nights without our batteries being charged and then only on the trip from Yellowstone. Fred charged the trailer batteries with the car before we went to bed.
Monday, September 1, we left the wonderful Teton’s. This National Park is a lot more camper friendly than Yellowstone. We stayed in Colter Bay Campground which had 350 sites. They also had a RV park, but they wanted $50 a night. We were quite content in the Campground for $9.00. The only problem was our batteries needed charging. When we woke up there was fresh snow on the mountains and all day we could see
Fred really likes the clouds down around the mountains.
snow on the mountains 
Olivia sat on a saddle seat at the bar, only long enough for Fred to take her picture. It was not the most comfortable seat in the house. We tried to get Huckleberry Crème Brule, but the restaurant part wasn’t open yet. If you would like to see more of this famous bar, go to http://www.milliondollarcowboybar.com/
The Boy Scouts in the Jackson area gather elk antlers and form four arches on the city square. Later they sell them to the highest bidders and make a lot of money. Too bad Texas Boy Scouts don’t have access to antlers!As we stopped at a junction south of Jackson, Chad & Jenny pulled up in the lane next to us to turn right where we were going left. Thanks for waving. Fred had wondered why this fifth wheeler hadn’t passed him when there was a chance and thought about them, but we were still surprised to see them again.
We drove down the west border of Wyoming through Star Canyon. We thought it was a town, but it was a long beautiful valley with lots more
hay being grown. Count the bales in this picture! And they are BiG bales. We missed the road to the Childress’s spot in Star Canyon Ranch. The highway took us over a pass close to Smoot, WY and we were right next to trees with new snow. Some where along this road we saw
another antler arch right in the middle of town, along with the firemen collecting for their charity.Our night’s stay was planned for Rendezvous State Park and while it isn’t gorgeous like the Teton’s or Yellowstone, it has full hookups for a reasonable price.
The water in Bear Lake is turquoise, so you know it is pretty. It may be the only state park in Utah with hookups, but we needed the power and it was half way to Salt Lake City, our next destination. We hope to stay in Cottonwood Canyon in a forest camp but might have to go commercial at our next stop.We are counting our blessings today to have hookups, but Forest and National Parks are our favorite kind of spots. We are out in nature and we LOVE it! To those of you at home with all the luxuries of home. bath, shower facilities, heat and air, you don’t know how we appreciate them when we have them. Dry camping still has luxuries, but limited, depending on what we are plugged into. But eat your heart out because we are seeing so much beautiful country God has created .
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