Okay, sorry to keep you waiting for a new post! I have received a few complaints about the delay..cut me some slack folks, I'm supposed to be on vacation! Ha, just kidding...terrible service in the Tetons and since arriving in Yellowstone I've been too busy! So rafting on the Snake River was amazing! We used the Mad River Tour Company, which came highly recommended, and it was fantastic. If anyone comes out to Jackson, GO ON A SMALL BOAT WHITE WATER RAFTING TRIP WITH THEM!!! The trip lasted about three hours...an hour and a half of which was actually spent on the river. It was an eight mile trip with lots of class 2 and 3 rapids..so much fun. We took the small raft, which ran the risk of capsizing, but was more wild. Our guide was really nice and actually grew up in Morris County and has a friend that lives in Paulinskill...so again I am seeing just how small this world really is! After rafting we headed back to the Tetons. If I didn't say so before, this is my new favorite part of the country! It is just so beautiful. I mean literally, everywhere you look is gorgeous. On our way back we saw two huge bull moose! Got some great pictures! We left for Yellowstone EARLY the next morning so that we could get a campsite. On the way, we saw a grizzly bear! It was eating on the side of the road, so we pulled over way in front of it....but, I guess it really wanted to inspect a log right by the car because it just kept walking toward us. I did have the camera zoomed in all the way, but as you can see from the picture, I may have let it get a bit too close before shutting the car door and driving away! So we continued on toward the gate (where the title of this post comes into play). You see, we had no idea it was a Friday morning and had not made reservations. Subsequently, regardless of the fact that it was 7:30 am, we were told that the campground we wanted to stay in was already full. Thus began our wild rush through the park to try to get a spot. You see, in Yellowstone, campgrounds may not look far mileage-wise, but can take HOURS to get to. At one campground we were waiting in line and literally the car directly in front of ours got the last site in the place! We finally ended up getting a site (around 11:30. am) in Mammoth Springs, which is way in the NW corner, five miles from Gardiner,MT. The campground was fine, but is so far from everything that we want to see so it is a pain. After setting up we drove three hours (including road construction, and the occasional stop for a glimpse at an animal) back to Old Faithful.
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