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Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Utah or Bust: Rendezvous Mountain and Jenny Lake

Utah Road Trip Diaries: Day 18 we woke up to smoke in the Jackson Hole Valley. There is a wild fire south of us and last nights cloud cover held the smoke in the valley. We went to church in Jackson and the smoke lifted by the end of service. We met a lovely couple at church @frozenzen who gave us some good tips on what to see today. We started out with an Ariel tram ride to the top of Rendezvous Mt. and had waffles at Corbett’s Cabin before hiking to the summit. We all really enjoyed the tram ride. After we drive to Jenny Lake to get Jr. Ranger packets and were given the suggestion to hike to Moose Pond to see a family of moose that had been hanging around all day. Unfortunately we didn’t see the moose but did enjoy the lovely views at Jenny Lake. Isaac was not a fan of this hike bc we had to wake him from a nap, but he hung with us walking a total of 4.5 miles today. After our hike we went back to our campground to see if we could see any more animals. No dice for us on this trip (we saw a view mule deer but nothing big). Instead we enjoyed a fantastic sunset, dinner outside, and a campfire with s’mores. The Tetons and Yellowstone were a lot of driving and we didn’t see as many big animals as we hoped. Hopefully we will have better luck on future trips.

Trip Stats 
Camping Locations:

Wallydocking in Guymon, OK (FREE)
Family Base Camp in Alamosa, Colo. 
Mesa Verde RV Resort in Mancos, Colo.
Sand Flats Recreation Area outside of Moab, Utah
Upper Big Bed Overflow on the Colorado River outside of Moab, Utah (FREE)
Boondocking on BLM land outside of Goblin Valley State Park, Utah (FREE)
Hyrum Lake State Park outside of Logan, Utah
Gros Ventre National Park Campground, Grand Tetons, Wyoming
 
States Covered: 
TN > GA > AL > MS > TN > MS > TN > AR > OK > NM > CO > UT > WY
Significant Stops: 
Black Mesa in OK (highest point)
Wilson Arch in UT
Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in UT
Bryce Canyon National Park in UT
Hyrum Lake State Park in UT
Ogden Dinosaur Park in UT
Logan Canyon in UT
Canyon Trail in Logan, UT
Bear Lake State Park, UT
Grand Tetons, WY
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Rendezvous Mountain, Jackson Hole, WY
Jenny Lake, Grand Tetons National Park, WY

Daily Miles Traveled: 
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
TOTAL Miles Traveled: 2,460 miles
Days on the Road: 18

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 

Utah or Bust: Bear Lake to Grand Tetons 

Utah or Bust: Yellowstone National Park

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