Yellowstone National Park

Today and tomorrow are considered our weekend off here in Yellowstone. Last night we traveled south into Grand Teton National Park and are staying in Jackson Hole, WY. We were here two weeks ago and got rained out from kayaking on Jenny Lake. So with only our boats in tow we planned on kayaking both days.

Today we got up at 6:00 a.m. By time we ate breakfast at The Bunnery Bakery & Restaurant, picked up some things at K-Mart, and drove 30 minutes to Jenny Lake we didn't get on the water until
9:30 a.m. The water was crystal clear, calm, and the view was something we'll never forget. There were others already on the water too in kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards. There is also a boat shuttle service that takes visitors to hiking trails on the other side of the lake. These boats were the only thing creating any wake, which was very manageable for kayaks. We did have to turn into the wake a few times, but otherwise it was fine. Once we paddled the shoreline over to the shuttle service dock area we were able to get out and rest our legs a bit. LaRayne found a small stream running into the lake. Upon further investigation LaRayne found this stream to actually snow melt coming from high up on the Tetons, running down into the lake. We stood in it for awhile in our water shoes and it was obviously colder than the rest of the lake. After a 15-20 minute rest we paddled off around the remainder of the lake shoreline. I'm estimating we went a total of five miles. Kayaking around the perimeter of the lake created lots of different vantage points of this rocky mountain range.

Tomorrow we plan on repeating today. This will be LaRayne's last time in the Jackson Hole area before returning to Troy. She only has two more weeks of work left at YNP. She will then have to take her soft serve ice cream cone curl trickery back home to the Midwest.

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