2011 Day Four - Jackson Hole, WY to West Yellowstone, MT
The fourth day of our trip was actually two different days.
We departed Jackson Hole around 7:00 and headed west through the Teton Pass, fairly intense climbing of 10% grade with several run away truck ramps. Once through the pass we entered into Idaho and the terrain changed to pasture and farm lands. At this point, we started to see thunderstorms in the distance. Luckily as soon as it looked like we were going to get wet, the road would turn and we would stay dry.
Our first stop was supposed to be Mesa Falls, but just as we turned into the turn off, there was a lightening strike just to our south, so we passed on them and headed north. Our luck held and we arrived in West Yellowstone just about 30 minutes before the thunderstorm and rain hit town.
We went to a bear shelter and got a chance to see several bears and wolves, safest way to see them.
We checked the forecast for the afternoon and were able to head back out around 3:00. We decided to go into Yellowstone and he'd over to Canyon City and the falls there. The falls were awesome and they weren't on our original plan. The trip was 40 miles each way and again the weather held.
During the second part of the day we also had the most wildlife sitings with three separate Buffalo and a dear. The roads were great and traffic was not an issue.
Tomorrow we are back to Billings, MT.

