This probably wont be posted for another couple days. No internet here, and barely any cell reception. We are definitely in cowboy territory now. Scrubby silver green hills dotted with cows that look like beetles from far away. And mountains. Mountains everywhere you look, purple grey in the distance, snow capped closer in.
We got to Jacy's place around ten last night. Drove into Pinedale, and then about 25 minutes back out, looking for an unmarked dirt turn off. As we drove over a cow crossing and I tried to call Jacy to make sure we were in the right spot I was about fifty-fifty that we were either at the beginning of a horror movie or in his driveway. Fortunately we had turned down the right unmarked dirt road and got to Jacy's about a mile later.
Today we drove to Grand Teton National Park, about an hour and half from Pinedale. Faced some minor construction along the way, about six cow underpasses being constructed along the route. Grand Teton was amazing. Very different from crossing the rockies, very beautiful in a different way. The driving route we took around it stayed at the bottom of the mountains, which meant beautiful views up and all around. We got to do a little hiking, and did a lot of stopping to take pictures and search for wildlife. We saw some bison and elk from far away, but no bear or moose. Apparently moose have already started heading up north into Yellowstone this time of year.
We went down into Jackson for dinner. Found a really nice restaurant,
Cafe Lotus, with an almost entirely vegan and gluten free menu, that was also entirely delicious.
All together a great day. This place is really amazing. The desolate beauty of so much wide open space has a gravitational, breathtaking pull on me. Impossible to imagine what life would be like out here, but incredibly tempting to try.
