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Sunrise over Jenny Lake
After a fairly cold night - we get up with sunshine and blue skies again. Today we will enter Yellowstone National Park! We plan to ride about 100km (65 miles) to Grant Village campground.
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The perfect mirror-lake
This picture was taken from the road in between Leeks Marina and Lizard Creek. The surface of the lake was perfectly flat creating this amazing mirror view of the Grand Teton range into Jackson Lake.
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Arrival at Yellowstone Park "South Entrance"
About 200 meters (200 yards) before the South Entrance into Yellowstone, we have a family taken our picture at the Yellowstone National Park sign. We rode about 60km (40 miles) so far, and are excited to finally enter Yellowstone Park - something that has been on our "wish-list" for a long time. As soon as we pull up at the Fee Station, we are told that the next campground (Grant Village as well as Lewis Lake Campground) is still closed because of snow. Our next option is Bridge Bay, which is another 60km (40 miles) or backtracking for 2 miles and camp at the private Flagg Ranch Resort campground. As we do not know what is ahead of us - we decide to turn back and revise our plans.
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The Snake River making its way downstream
So no Yellowstone NP today, but from the Flagg Ranch Resort, we are able to book a room at the Old Faithful Snow Inn for tomorrow night, which gives us plenty of time tomorrow in the afternoon to explore the Old Faithful area. Our smal misfortune because of a closed campground turns out to be an excellent change of plan!