If I've said it before I'm going to say it again...we have been SO BLESSED on this trip...in every way! Most recently, again, with the weather! We had 4 beautiful days in Yellowstone before the rain came yesterday afternoon and when we left Yellowstone this morning it was still raining (light, but still rain!). And we drove in a light rain to all the way to Jackson but then...right before we got to Jackson, the rain quit!
As we drove into town, we knew we were going to love it here! So, when we checked into the campground, we went ahead and extended our stay here for another night, which means we will be here until Aug. 6.
We drove through Grand Teton National Park on the way to Jackson and the scenery was so amazing...even in the rain! We can't wait to go back and they are calling for sunshine with "isolated showers" all week so "hopefully" we will continue to be blessed with good weather here!
The Virginian RV Park is right downtown...perfect location in this great town! There is so much to do here without even going to the National Park...even though that is the reason we are here! Plus...the "girls" haven't been groomed since we were in Rochester, MN, which means they are "past due" and there are pet grooming places here! Yeah! And I haven't had a manicure/pedicure since we left home and...guess what! We passed a nail place on our way to the RV Park! Yeah again!
Now...what did we do after we got set up at the RV Park? We went to DD Camera Corral...a really great camera shop! Why, you ask, did we go straight to a camera shop? Well, remember July 30, the really long day...and we were so tired? And the bear pictures...the first bear that we have seen our whole trip? Well...we think that's where I lost one of my camera lenses...the 55 mm that came with my camera (I have been going back and forth using it and my 55-250 mm telephoto lens). I didn't realize it until we were somewhere between Tower Roosevelt and Mammoth Hot Springs. Was I devastated? You know I was! Anyway Glenn, being the great guy that he always is, did not say anything and the next day when we left for West Thumb, he stopped at a camera shop, Elk Mountain Photo, in West Yellowstone to buy me another one (I didn't even know there was a camera shop in West Yellowstone!). The owners, David and Dianne Winter, were very helpful but they did not have a comparable lens to fit my camera. However, when they found out that we were coming to Jackson, they referred us to DD Camera Corral. Now, first of all, it is very hard to find camera stores any more because of the large electronic stores like Best Buy. And large stores only carry a limited selection of camera lenses...so we were blessed again to be in an area with a "real camera store"! And Sue, at DD Camera Corral, was THE BEST salesperson...very knowledgeable about cameras and lenses, and most important to me because I have a Canon camera, very knowledgeable about Canon cameras and lenses! Now there are many different types of lenses and it is very easy to waste money on a lens that you are not happy with. We wanted a lens similar to the one that came with my camera but was more of a wide angle lens. And we also wanted a zoom lens so that we could take "closer" shots of the wildlife in the parks we are visiting. Sue reviewed the "pluses and minuses" of each lens and helped us make the decision that will "work for us" with the type of photos we take. I know you all are so excited! Well, we are...and I really am!
We left DD Camera Corral and stopped at The Virginian Restaurant for dinner and guess who walked in about 10 minutes after we did...Sue from the camera shop! Yes...it is a small world...there may be hundreds of restaurants in this town (which means there are a lot!) and we were having dinner at the same restaurant! And she was seated in the booth behind us! Anyway...enough said...Sue was the best and if you need camera equipment or advice go to www.ddcameracorral.com, and tell Sue that crazy couple from South Carolina said thanks and hi!
I'm going to quit babbling on and start uploading the pictures from today. Remember, it was raining and I only had my telephoto lens...not near as much fun as it was when I had the two lenses to switch back and forth. Glenn took some pictures with his camera so we, at least, do have some "wider angle" shots.
Tomorrow we will try out our new lenses at Grand Teton National Park and...hopefully...we will have some amazing photos to post!
Click on the link below to see photos taken today.
https://picasaweb.google.com/104959812223133937279/August12011JacksonWY?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNX_gsOiiqmp_AE&feat=directlink
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