Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 16 was a good day to sleep in
if you were Jack and Daniel. Isaac was up at 6am, so I was semi up with
him. I kept him distracted with snacks and legos, and finally my phone.
Everyone finally got up around 9. It had been 36 during the night so we
started looking into what temps might be in Wyoming. Colder it would
seem. We weren’t sure if our rig could handle freezing temps and
boondocking was looking like less of a good option. We came up with a
plan and left Bear Lake after lunch. Bear Lake is an impressive aqua
blue color due to calcium carbonate in the water. The kids both managed
to get wet (not soaked) and thankfully we were able to dry out their
clothes in the sun. We finally headed north and were surprised to see
cowboys herding cattle down the middle of Hwy 89 shortly after we
crossed into Idaho. I guess that is just a normal day in these parts. It
took about 3.5 hours to get to Jackson. We decided to camp in Gros
Ventre National Park Campground since its elevation was similar to Bear
Lake and we are hoping it doesn’t freeze. Our campsite is in view of the
Grand Tetons. Over the weekend we plan to stay at our campground and
drive to explore the Tetons and also on up to Yellowstone. We have now
visited 10 states on our trip.
Camping Locations:
TN > GA > AL > MS > TN > MS > TN > AR > OK > NM > CO > UT > WY
227 miles ⎮ 445 miles ⎮ 403 miles ⎮ 325 miles ⎮ 191 miles ⎮ 125 miles ⎮ 14 miles ⎮ 106 miles ⎮ 88 miles ⎮ 101 miles ⎮ 345 miles ⎮ 50 miles ⎮ 160 miles
Previous Trip Posts:
Utah or Bust: Mesa Verde
Utah or Bust: Moab Part 1 (Sand Flats Recreation Area and Mountain Biking the West Rim of the Porcupine Trail)
Utah or Bust: Moab Part 2 (Arches National Park)
Utah or Bust: Goblin Valley
Utah or Bust: Capitol Reef
Utah or Bust: Grand Staircase and Bryce Canyon
Utah or Bust: Hyrum Lake near Logan, Utah
Utah or Bust: Chilling at Hyrum Lake
Utah or Bust: Ogden Dinosaur Park
Utah or Bust: Last Days in Logan
