we woke up in utah to cold, snow, wind, dark skies.
we had no idea what was ahead of us.
we had a pretty good idea though.
the weather website called for snow storms and low temps (like 20 degrees).
the webcams for the pass we were supposed to go over showed snow.
we were pretty much scared to death to head out onto the road and start driving north.
it was pretty quiet in the truck for awhile.
in provo we stopped for a few more supplies at the walmart and camp world.
our driving plan was to stay on hwy 15 straight up into idaho falls and go east over the teton pass into jackson.
this was per the chamber of commerce lady in jackson who told me this is how everyone comes into the area.
(since we have been here, everyone who hears we were going to go over the pass says how crazy that is.
it is a dangerous road for rvs on a good weather day. we were really lucky.)
she also advised me it is a 10% grade.
john was totally freaking out over that!!!
especially in the bad weather that was predicted.
we both decided about the same time that there was no way in hell that we were going to try to pass
in that bad weather, which by the way was supposed to last thru monday.
as we were heading into salt lake city, i called our supervisor to let her know we might not make it to our
first day of work.
luckily we called her when we did.
she gave us alternate route that was way way better.
it was a bit touchy going over the pass from salt lake past park city and on into wyoming because of he snow, but once we hit evanston, wy, we stopped for lunch and were able to breathe a sigh of relief.
the route took us along a two lane road thru some beautiful country. it wrapped up through wyoming back into utah, into wyoming again, then into idaho and finally back into wyoming.
we hit a couple of passes, but nothing compared to what we would have had to deal with on the teton pass.
it got a bit windy out on the open plains and once in awhile we would hit a snow flurry.
the best feeling was when we came down from the last pass and came into a canyon with the snake river running along side the highway.
man, that river is beautiful.
again, i took great pictures, but nothing wants to download.
we hit jackson, wyoming late afternoon.
the first campground we came to was the virginian and we were so exhausted, we pulled in.
it was a good decision.
it was going to be our first time actually using the trailer and hooking up and we wanted to do this while it was light outside.
we fumbled abit, but overall we didn't do too bad.
there were 3 campground hosts that helped us over the next 2 days with alot of beginner questions and issues.
they were pretty patient with us, but i think they had a couple of good chuckles on our behalf.
once we got in and settled, we started to feel really relieved.
the long drive was over,
the truck and trailer did what they were supposed to do,
we hooked up the trailer and all the important things worked.
the toilet flushed, the water ran, and the electricity powered the lights.
it felt like we were almost home.
we were excited about getting out the next day and exploring the area.
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