Rigging up a door opener contraptionĮven though this was BLM land there were actually camp hosts here which was really nice.
I still haven’t thought of a way to help her when the main door is closed but one thing at a time. I rigged up a little pull cord that she can pull to unlatch the door. We had an incident the other day where none of us were within ear shot to help her open the camper door when she had to go to the bathroom and she ended up peeing herself which was upsetting for her.
We also had some extra time to make a contraption for our 4 year old to be able to open the screen door on her own. They had told me it was steep and it was extremely so! It was a warm day so it was nice to have a little cool spot to sit in the woods.
Our youngest showed it to me after the group of kids were done exploring. They ended up finding a nice little grassy nook after descending down a steep path. The kids made a fort out of camp chairs and sarongs, biked around the cleared lot for the campers and hiked around a bit. We were now also right next to the family with kids which worked out great. We also had great internet service here which we hadn’t had in a long time so we caught up on uploading photos and posting blog posts as well as other odds and ends that require the internet.Ī couple who had front row viewing “seats” told us there were leaving in the morning so we were able to pull Azul and Wobbles up front where our view was unobstructed. Eventually I gave up and I think he did too. I kept plopping him off for fear he would fry himself but he kept trying to come up. It looks like a giant black beetle with extremely long antenna. When I was baking in the solar oven a giant Long-Horned Pine Sawyer bug was exploring it too. I enjoy doing it but I really have to schedule it into our down days to fit it all in. It’s so nice to have a good home cooked meal. I made bread in the solar oven, made a batch of coleslaw, egg salad, hummus and a pot of bean potato soup for dinner. They had the whole day to play! I used a lot of the day to bake and cook. The family that we met the day before was staying for one more day which worked out perfect for the kids. We were trying to pack in the most we could each day and with that comes a bit of pressure. It seems silly thinking about exploring a place as amazing as Yellowstone and it being exhausting, but it really was. Thank goodness! A much needed down day had arrived. Our oldest and I watched the beautiful sunset over the Teton Mountain range while we were reading to each other before bed. On a chilly day I don’t have any desire to sit outside next to the grill and cook. A salad is the last thing on my mind on a chilly day but on a summer day that’s all I want to eat. It’s so interesting how our appetites for different foods change with the weather.
The weather was so lovely and we had fun grilling for dinner to celebrate the warmer temperatures. Our 6 year old made friends with the oldest boy and our 4 year old had fun with one of the little girls. We also lucked out that there was a family camping there who had 4 kiddos just around the girls’ ages.
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This was free with a spectacular view! All the rigs parked at Upper Teton View BLM campsiteįor our first night there, the best sites were already taken, so we took a site with an obstructed view of the mountains, knowing we would snag a better site as soon as someone else moved on. The Upper Teton View campsite was up a very rocky road (we were glad we weren’t attempting to bring our old van Dimes up this hill-eek) which lead to the perfect view of the Teton Mountains!! The campground within Grand Teton National Park was $32 for a dry site and $50 for hookups. The views were stunning and we got to have some much needed relaxation time. We took a quick stop at Grand Teton National Park (which I’ll write about in another post), but our final destination for the day was a lovely BLM camp site 20 minutes outside of the park called “Upper Teton View”. After Yellowstone we drove out of the southern exit and headed toward the Tetons.
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