Hey All;

Sorry it's been so long, but I've had nothing but wifi problems since we got here to Yellowstone. Hopefully the good signal will last long enough for me to punch something through.

After a couple of days of snow, the Ladies decided to setup a bus excursion that took us from here, down to Jackson Hole (and the town of Jackson), back up through the Grand Teton National Park, and then through Yellowstone. The trip started out bad cause the driver (62 year-old Steve) must of been having a bad morning. Had a very poor customer-interface. He actually brightened up a couple of miles down the road, and we were happy cause we were going to be stuck in that bus with him for the next 8 hours. As it turned out, he was really knowledgeable about the area and various subjects, so he was really entertaining.

Our first stop was this beautiful falls. Don't remember the name of it, but it was gorgeous...












We then went on to Jackso in Jackson Hole, Wy. The bus dropped us off in front of the town square that has the portals made of Elk antlers. We had to take the usual picture of the guys standing under neath one of them. Dennis on the left, me in the middle, Tony on the right...












The ladies went off shopping, so I went to the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Five dollars gets you a hamburger and a beer. They only had the 80 proof Wild Turkey, so I settled for a gin and tonic. Diana showed up and had a diet coke and rum with a shot glass full of cherries.












We only got to stay in Jackson for a little over an hour, but we did take a stage coach ride. They were tough folks that traveled across county in one of these things. We had a good time. I only took this one picture of Tony and Laverne inside. Will try to get one of the many pictures that Laverne took. I wish she would have been smiling...












On the way back from Jackson, we stopped and many information centers with plenty of pit stops. It was a beautiful ride and we got to see many things, but we really wanted to get into the buggies so we could see things up close.

Friday dawned with nothing but blue skies and a little chilly weather. The roads had no snow on them and the buggies were itching to get going. So, we accommodated them. We didn't hit the road until about 10, but there wasn't a huge crowd trying to get into the park, so getting pass the gate was easy. Not more than a couple of miles down the road we started to see Elk and Buffalo. It's amazing how close you can get to some of these things...




































There was lots of stopping along the way so we could get out and look at things...












Lots of fisherman looking for trout. Catch and Release only...












Lots of deep blue hot springs of water. Mud pots and steamy things all over. Not to mention Old Faithful...We are in the picture of Old Faithful, can you see us??
















































Enought for this post. Lots more things happened to us, so will add that later.