Monday Return to Jackson For Treatment

I will be getting treatment here in Jackson for the next two days. We went again to Mormon's Row in Grand Teton National Park before we left that area to make photos of another barn there. I have often seen photos of this barn on calendars and other places. A couple of the photos are below.
We used our extra time today to do laundry again and get a few supplies. We want to have everything finished by Wednesday when my treatment is finished so we can immediately head out to Yellowstone.

Sunday A Beautiful Day in the Tetons

The temperature here got down to 27 last night. It was cold! When we got up this morning, we were treated to a beautiful scene on the mountains from our view from the campground. I will try to show you the beauty in some of the photos below. The temperature got up to about 65 during the day and the sun was out all day. We rely on a solar panel to charge back the batteries that have been partly depleted the night before so we were really glad to see sun come back again. 

I want to tell you what happened tonight. I got the computer out to do this blog and the computer would not start. It would not do anything. I was thinking the blog from here on out during the trip would be done using only my smartphone and few if any photos. I did a search  on the Internet with my phone on the brand of computer I found a possible fix where I would insert a straight pin in a very small hole in the bottom of the computer and hold it for 30 seconds (to reset something). I did that and voila! It started just like it should. I feel like I now have a new computer and so thankful it is working again. 

I want to explain that when we get to Yellowstone (on Wednesday evening), I will not be posting each day. I will not be in a location where I can get cell phone service which gives me Internet service. I will do the best I can to keep the blog updated. 

Tomorrow, we leave this campground and go to Jackson in preparation for treatment on Tuesday and Wednesday. After treatment on Wednesday, we head to Yellowstone. The drive from Jackson to the campground where we plan to stay in Yellowstone is about 112 miles.

 

The next three photos are views of the mountains from Gros Ventre campground

Chapel of The Transfiguration 

Saturday Another Cold Day In The Tetons

The temperature did not get above 50 today but this afternoon it was sunny part of the time. The low last night was about 35. It snowed quite a bit on the mountains close to the campground. We drove up to the northern part of the national park today and made photos along the way. The mountain peaks were covered with snow.

We were treated by at least two moose visiting the campground today. One bull and one cow.

The photos below were made along the main road that runs through the park. In some places, the aspen were past their peak in color. 

 

Friday Rainy Day and Back From Idaho Falls

It has been a real cool and rainy day today with a high temperature being in the high 40s. We made the drive back from Idaho Falls to Gros Ventre campground mostly in the rain. When we got back inside Teton National Park we could see fresh snow on the mountains. It was quite beautiful. Near the campground, we saw two buffalo and also two moose. I'm sorry that I don't have any photos to post from today.

Thursday to Idaho Falls and Rain

Tonight we are in Idaho Falls, ID. We came over from Jackson and soon after we crossed over into Idaho, it started to rain. It has not been a day that I can write much about. We tried to be as productive as we could in the rain. We stopped and did laundry. We plan to head back to Jackson tomorrow after getting a few things while here. We try to do our stocking up at Walmart since they are the lowest prices we have found and Jackson is about 100 miles from the nearest Walmart.

We passed the smoke from a two forest fires on the way here today. Maybe this rain will help that situation.

Below are a couple of photos I made along the route today. It was raining but it will give you an idea what the Snake river looks like near Idaho Falls. The Snake river also runs through Teton National Park. One photo is looking up the river and the other is looking down the river.

Wednesday to Treatment And a Time for Photos

Treatment went really well today. I was there about an hour and a half. Which is record time for treatment. That also included lunch. Below is the view from my treatment cubical.

We moved to Gros Ventre campground in Grand Teton National park after treatment today. We have stayed at this campground several times before. It is part of the national park. Across from our campsite are lots of cottonwood trees that are pretty much in peak fall color.

The following two photos were made in an area called Mormon Row in GTNP. I have seen shots of the barn on calendars and such things things like that for sell.

Depending on the weather tomorrow, we might go over to Idaho Falls, ID and check that out. Rain is forecast for the next two days here. If do go there, we plan to return here later in this week. 

 

Tuesday Treatment and Short Visit to Grand Teton NP

My first treatment here in Jackson went really well. It is a very modern infusion area. It was recently built with the very latest in equipment. Less than five minutes after I arrived, they asked me if I would like to order from their hospital room service. Of course, I asked about the charge and the nurse said there was no additional charge. I did order and it was delicious. It was as good as a restaurant and better than some. Nice surprises! It is good to have positive things to say when I had been really concerned about problems getting the treatment while away from home and our wonderful treatment facilities there.

Good news about the Yellowstone reservations. I was able to change the reservation and move it up a week when the long-range forecast is calling for better weather. Thanks to my WS (wonderful sister) for suggesting that. I had not thought of doing that. If we have rain here in the Tetons this week, we will probably go over to Idaho Falls, ID and see if we can find some interesting things there. I don't think we have been there before.

I am including a photo of one shot of a mountain in the Tetons. I am concerned about the weather ahead and being able to get photos. I sure hope it does not hinder us doing that. The photo below shows a blue haze. I am thinking it is probably smoke from the many fires that occurred earlier and might still be burning. Maybe the rain will settle it some.  I took it late in the day which might have made it worse.

Monday to Jackson Hole, WY

We arrived at Jackson today, and boy is it crowded. I thought this late in the season it would not be, but I was wrong. Maybe it will be better later.

We continued our drive up highway 191 and it was a very beautiful drive, especially during the last 30 miles. Some of the aspen trees were at full peak in golden color. I am adding some photos along that route so you can see some of the beauty.

I will have treatment starting tomorrow and Wednesday so we will probably not have time to go exploring any. I am going to contact Yellowstone lodging reservations tomorrow and see if I can change our reservation from this week to next week. That should work out lots better since the weather forecast for next week is much better than this week. I fear they will not have openings for next week but I will see.

  

Sunday-on Hwy 191

We are north of Rock Springs and I was afraid we would not have service and the capability to update the blog later today. At times, this will be happening when we are in areas with no service.
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I was wrong about not having service tonight, we do. We are staying in a campground tonight that is a Bureau of Land Management campground. It is a first for us. It is out in a barren area near the Green River. There are not any BLM areas near us back home or even in the eastern US as far as I know. In this campground, each site has water but no electricity or sewer hook ups and the rate is wonderful at $5 per night.

I looked at the weather forecast for Yellowstone for the time we will be there and it does not sound good at all. We have 5 nights reserved starting on Sept 21 and during that time the forecast is for low temperatures at night with rain for three of those days with rain and snow one day. I am hoping it will not be as bad as forecast.

On highway 191, there are several information markers and pull-offs. It is near the Oregon Trail and a trail called the Lander Trail. We passed by a Pony Express exhibit along the road but missed seeing it by the time I realized what it was. I now wish I had turned around and gone back. The photo below tells about the trails at one of the pull-offs.

In case you want to read what is on the sign

I got my travel buddy out of prison. Here we are at the BLM campsite where we will spend the night tonight. As you can see in this photo, there were some mean looking clouds in the background but it never did storm or rain. 

We are now about 57 miles from Jackson, WY where I will get treatment and then go on to Yellowstone before the next treatments a week later. 

Saturday to Rock Springs, WY

Tonight we are in Rock Springs, WY. The temperature last night was 39 but tonight it is much warmer so I don't think it will get as cold here.

Today, we learned of another prison that was taken out of service and turned into a museum so we toured it like the one we did yesterday. I guess we are learning lots about prisons on this trip. The one we visited today is the Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum in Rock Springs. It was interesting. It was more recently closed  (1981) than the Federal Territorial prison we visited yesterday. This prison was the location for some of the filming of the movie "The Prison".

We would like to thank everybody for the nice comments on the blog. Your comments make it really worth doing. 

Entrance to the prison

The main eating area. The murals were painted by an inmate. 

 People that had received the death penalty were either hanged or gassed in the gas chamber. Five people were put to death in this gas chamber. 

 One of the mean inmates that was there

Friday to Rawlins, WY

We had another cold night last night. I did not reset the thermometer memory but I think it was 33 or 34 degrees. Tonight, we are in Rawlins, WY.
I had meant to include in my post several nights ago about the Black Hills when we were there. I wanted to explain the following to anyone that is not familiar with the area around Mt Rushmore, Rapid City and surrounding area that is called Black Hills. The Black Hills gets that name from cedar trees that cover the hills and makes the hills look dark or almost black. I wanted to pass that information along now since I missed doing it earlier.
Today we visited the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. It was a federal prison. It was very interesting and once housed the infamous Butch Cassidy. The prisoners were only allowed to bath once a week and were not allowed to talk with other inmates until it was concerning their work during their work time. If they broke any of these rules, they were sent to the dark cell which was like solitary confinement. They made brooms at the prison and all the prisoners had to participate.
After we visited the prison historic site, we left on highway 130 which is the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. My sister had told me about this drive and I am glad she did. There was some beautiful scenery and some of the aspen trees were at peak color and brilliant in the sun. They were beautiful! The bad thing about it was every time we saw them, there was no place to pull off to get a photo so I don't have any to show.

 The infamous Butch Cassidy

 The cells were very small

 Along the Snowy Range Scenic Byway