Cracking The Shell...

WiFi Access!!!!!

We are connected at 11mbps right now. Just like at home. Feels good!

Last night in Rock Springs was a real drag. I took pictures of the place and will put them up later. Imagine a gravel parking lot. Place RVs next to each other with about 5 feet of clearance. That is where we were. No trees. No grass. Nothing.

Since we were only spending the night, we didn't take the extra time to level the RV. It was pretty close but we ended up leaning a little to the driver's side. We didn't have fast access so we ended up reading a little and Susie started crocheting an afghan. We went to bed around 11:00, got up at 7:30 and were on the road by 8:15.

The drive to Yellowstone was pretty cool. We started out going through the prairie again. The first 150 miles or so was this way. Then we started to climb into the mountains. Before we knew it we could see the Grand Tetons. Traffic was surprisingly light until we got to Yellowstone.

You would think that we would remember that traveling through a major national park is not something that is done at speed. But we forgot. We figured today's drive would be about five hours but it ended up almost seven hours before we arrived at the KOA Kampground in West Yellowstone.

By the way, we were convinced that if the KOA in Yellowstone was anything like the KOAs in Wendover or Rock Springs that we would never visit another KOA Kampground in future trips.

To say we were impressed is an understatement. The West Yellowstone KOA won the KOA Presidents Award for 2003. It is probably the nicest campground I have stayed in. I have not taken any pictures yet, but I will get some up on here as soon as I can.

Since we are here for three days, I took the time to level the RV, set up the outside area and even connected the sewer lines. We also rented a car through Avis so we would not have to drive the RV around the parks.

We were supposed to pick up the rental car tomorrow morning but felt that since we still had six or more hours of daylight, that we would pick up the car early. When Susie called Avis, he only had one car available. He asked if we really were concerned about what it looked like. We said that we didn't care. He said "OK, then I will give you a new silver Ford Excursion." Whoa!

Luckily, I have been driving the RV for over a week. Since the Ford Excursion is the largest vehicle on the road, I would have normally been a little hesitant to drive it. Now, it seems small! Also, I drove one back from Las Vegas a few years ago when they first came out.

Well, off to the local BBQ. This KOA has nightly BBQs. Told you this place was great!

Posted by swfields at July 11, 2004 05:00 PM | TrackBack