Opt out of Yellowstone 2nd night

 The sun still gets us up between 5:30-6 here but we did go back to sleep until maybe 7:30 today.  When we opened our eyes, John said, “I think we should pack up today and try to get a place in Jackson tonight.”  I had the same thought during the night when I woke to dampness inside the tent.  It was super cold because of the dampness and its supposed to be 36 degrees here tonight!  

We left the campsite just after 8 to get doughnuts and coffee at the marina before exploring the part some.  We were a little early since the store opens at 9 so we drove over to West Thumb geysers and were in awe of the bubbling, the crystal water compared to the scummy looking water.  So many different looks to the pools.  

We didn’t think we would end up spending so much time investigating each pool.  The boardwalk passed by Yellowstone Lake where there are some under the surface of the water.  In some places, you can just see little bubbles hitting the surface and can’t see the hole.    Afterward, we found another store where they did sell the doughnuts but actually they also had homemade chocolate chip cookies and enormous cinnamon rolls so we had a change of plan.  Next and last stop was Old Faithful.  

 

Sadly, we ditched our last night of camping and not seeing as much of Yellowstone.  Tomorrow, we have a snake river raft trip at 1:30 and as wet as the tent was this morning, we can’t pack it up in the morning.  We were able to find a room at a Marriott for way too many points but it sure is nice to be in a room and mainly take a shower.  All adults think we will take two showers.  We strolled around Jackson for a while to find dinner.  It’s really crowded here and we aren’t huge fans of crowds.  We finally found a place to order take out pizza because most so many places had lines or the wait was beyond our limit.   

We enjoyed the pizza back in the room and took turns enjoying second showers!