Left Brigham City and drove to Jackson, Wyoming through Idaho.
Drove through 3 National Forests Cache, Caribou and Bridger - they all looked spectacular
and yes the middle photo is of toilets - surely the most scenic toilets in the world?
Arrived for the night in Jackson - a town which very much plays on it's wild west/ cowboy connections but I liked it..
Next stop will be Yellowstone National Park.
I thought I'd share some of my road trip tips with you in case you decide to follow our footsteps (tread marks)
- Have a couple of re-fillable water bottles - the wide necked ones. Fill them up with ice each morning (all hotels have ice machines) and you'll have cool water all morning. You can also fill them up throughout the day at various places (Subways, McD and most cafes have free water/ice).
- Pack a sarong. Uses for the sarong on this trip have included - acting as a window blind to keep the sun off me, carrying the washing from the laundry (yes we had to do laundry!), acting as a sheet when the room was too hot, scrunched up as a cushion under the seat belt where it was rubbing on my shoulder, drying my feet after paddling, covering the cases in the boot of the car for security etc etc etc...ironically the only thing I haven't done is wear it!
- Also pack a bandanna then if you've got a fridge in your room (and I'd recommend booking hotels with this facility) then wet the bandanna and put it in the fridge overnight in a seal-able plastic bag; in the morning add some ice (make sure that bag is well sealed!!) and keep in the back of the car. After walking through the heat with the sun on your neck there is nothing better than an ice cold cloth to wipe your face/head/neck/ anything else you fancy with.
- If you've got a car and are stopping in lots of hotels for 1 night only it's useful to have a hold-all with a few days clothes in it. then you only have to take that out of the car each night, and not all the other baggage. You just have to do a clothes swap every few days.
useful hey!
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