"I'm changin' lanes and talkin' on the phone and driving way too fast...
the interstate's jammed with gunners like me afraid of coming in last...
but somewhere in the race we run, we're coming undone -
Days go by, I can feel 'em flying like a hand out the window in the wind
Cars go by, yeah, it's all we've been given so you better start livin' right now cause days go by.
Out on the roof just the other night, I watched the world flash by
headlights, tail-lights running through a river of neon signs
but somewhere in the rush I've felt, we're loosing ourselves -
Days go by, I can feel 'em flying like a hand out the window in the wind
Cars go by, yeah, it's all we've been given so you better start livin' right now cause days go by.
Cars go by, yeah, it's all we've been given so you better start livin' right now cause days go by.
We think about tomorrow then it slips away
we talk about forever, but we've only got today.
and the days go by, I can feel 'em flying like a hand out the window as the cars go by.
It's all we've been given so you better start livin', you better start livin', better start livin' right now!
Cause days go by, I can feel them flyin' like a hand out the window in the wind
Cars go by, it's all we've been given so you better start livin' right now.
So take 'em by the hand, there yours and mine, take 'em by the hand.
Days Go By. Keith Urban
After checkout, we took a short drive to the Canyon area where we went across the river and down to lower falls. We had seen upper falls the day before (It's the picture of the waterfall with the rainbow across it). We wanted to see the lower falls and also wanted to check out the road for a bike ride we would take later. The lower falls are probably the most awesome waterfall that we've seen on the trip thus far. The height of the falls is astounding but the sheer volume of water going down the yellowstone river from the lake is really impressive. I can only imagine what it's like in early spring after the snowmelt.
After checking out the falls, we drove back up to Canyon Stables where we actually did do some horseback riding. My horse was named Klondike and Bambi's was Spot. We had a great time and our guide was a 13 year veteran of the park so he gave a lot of great history on the places we were seeing. He told us that at one point, right next to the stable, there was a hotel called the Canyon Inn. He said it was the largest Inn in all of Yellowstone - the outside footprint of the building was a mile and a half around. We saw pictures later and it was truly impressive. Unfortunately, they built the hotel on a poor site and the ground began to give way under it so it was condemned and taken down. He said that another reason was that when it was built, people arrived by train. However, as time went on, people began arriving by car and wanted to be able to pull up to a cabin and park right outside their door so that's why the Canyon lodge area was built to replace the grand old inn. Anyway, we had a great ride and it was fun to get out into the back country and see some of Yellowstone that is otherwise less accessible.
After riding horse, we drove back to the lodge area where we changed our clothes and got on our bikes. We rode bike back to lower falls where we had been earlier that day which was a great ride - Especially on the way there as it was nearly all downhill. The price to pay came on the back side when we had to pedal back up those hills to get back to the truck. Oh well, the scenary was fantastic and the exercise felt great.
After back to back horse rides and biking, we felt we were due another shower. So, for $3.25 a piece, we got clean again.
After rinsing off all the nasty, we decided it was time to leave Yellowstone. Originally, we were planning on leaving via West Yellowstone or North through Mammoth and into Montana and Idaho. However, we felt that since we were so close to the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, we'd be remiss is we didn't go check it out. We were so glad we did.
We got off the boat and hiked up the trail toward Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point. This was a really rewarding hike for us because the views were just awesome. As you hike, you get to follow the river upstream where you can see several little falls. Then, you turn the corner and you can hear hidden falls. As you can see in the picture, it is a truly beautiful waterfall and just another wonder of God's Creation. We continued our climb all the way up to Inspiration Point which affords a panoramic view of Jenny Lake and the surrounding Grand Tetons. Again, you just have to stop and take it all in. Unfortunately, we didn't have alot of time to linger. The reason it was the last ferry was because it was getting late and we were losing sunlight. In order to get back before sundown, Bambi and I chose to run the vast majority of the 3-4 mile hike back to the other side of the lake which was quite fun. The only scarry part is that it is bear country and they get active as the sun goes down. (Normally, this is where I'd make up a good bear story but I think I've already tried that).
By this point, the PB&J sandwiches we'd eaten by Yellowstone lake were long worn off so we went into Jackson Hole where we ate at.............. Surprise, Surprise - TACO BELL!! This is the best vacation EVER!! (Like I said, I loves me some taco bell)
We really wanted to check out Jackson Hole but decided that we'd better get to finding a place to camp instead. So we plugged in "campground" to our GPS "Mandy" but unfortunately I think she was confused because she took us on a wild goose chase which ended up about 10 miles from town on a very dark and narrow gravel road. We think the problem came because there was a park out there, but it was a day camp / hiking area only - not for overnight stays. The hard part was finding a place to turn around with a trailer but we finally did get back to Jackson. We could see that there was not a lot of camping options right near Jackson Hole and we were getting very tired from the days activities so we just decided to pull into a local supermarket parking lot where we not only had a great place to sleep... we had a bathroom... and it was totally FREE. Oh, the dutchman in me was really liking this one. You'll notice that grocery store slumming is now our new favorite past-time. And, we're not the only ones either... it's like a whole little subculture of cheapskates all pulling into the grocery store parking lots late at night, grabbing their toothbrushes and heading into the bathroom. So, from now on, if you see someone bathing in McDonalds - OR - the local grocery store... it could still be your friendly neighborhood chiropractor!! 
Today was one of those days that we did some livin'.
We awoke in Yellowstone to another cold morning like I mentioned before. We took a walk together down to the Canyon Lodge where we just warmed up a bit by walking around some stores and sitting one last time by the big copper fire place. Being that this would be our last day staying in Yellowstone, we decided to go back to the campsite and hook up the trailer and get checked out of our spot.
After checkout, we took a short drive to the Canyon area where we went across the river and down to lower falls. We had seen upper falls the day before (It's the picture of the waterfall with the rainbow across it). We wanted to see the lower falls and also wanted to check out the road for a bike ride we would take later. The lower falls are probably the most awesome waterfall that we've seen on the trip thus far. The height of the falls is astounding but the sheer volume of water going down the yellowstone river from the lake is really impressive. I can only imagine what it's like in early spring after the snowmelt.
After checking out the falls, we drove back up to Canyon Stables where we actually did do some horseback riding. My horse was named Klondike and Bambi's was Spot. We had a great time and our guide was a 13 year veteran of the park so he gave a lot of great history on the places we were seeing. He told us that at one point, right next to the stable, there was a hotel called the Canyon Inn. He said it was the largest Inn in all of Yellowstone - the outside footprint of the building was a mile and a half around. We saw pictures later and it was truly impressive. Unfortunately, they built the hotel on a poor site and the ground began to give way under it so it was condemned and taken down. He said that another reason was that when it was built, people arrived by train. However, as time went on, people began arriving by car and wanted to be able to pull up to a cabin and park right outside their door so that's why the Canyon lodge area was built to replace the grand old inn. Anyway, we had a great ride and it was fun to get out into the back country and see some of Yellowstone that is otherwise less accessible.
After riding horse, we drove back to the lodge area where we changed our clothes and got on our bikes. We rode bike back to lower falls where we had been earlier that day which was a great ride - Especially on the way there as it was nearly all downhill. The price to pay came on the back side when we had to pedal back up those hills to get back to the truck. Oh well, the scenary was fantastic and the exercise felt great.
After back to back horse rides and biking, we felt we were due another shower. So, for $3.25 a piece, we got clean again.
After rinsing off all the nasty, we decided it was time to leave Yellowstone. Originally, we were planning on leaving via West Yellowstone or North through Mammoth and into Montana and Idaho. However, we felt that since we were so close to the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, we'd be remiss is we didn't go check it out. We were so glad we did.
On our way to Jackson, we stopped at Jenny Lake and we were just in time to catch the last ferry across the lake to the hiking trail that leads to inspiration point. They warned us that there was time to catch the ferry across but that it would be the last time they cross the lake so if we rode over, we'd have to hike back. No problem we said. We rode the boat across which was a really beautiful ride. The lake is crystal clear and at it's deepest reaches 260 feet down.
We got off the boat and hiked up the trail toward Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point. This was a really rewarding hike for us because the views were just awesome. As you hike, you get to follow the river upstream where you can see several little falls. Then, you turn the corner and you can hear hidden falls. As you can see in the picture, it is a truly beautiful waterfall and just another wonder of God's Creation. We continued our climb all the way up to Inspiration Point which affords a panoramic view of Jenny Lake and the surrounding Grand Tetons. Again, you just have to stop and take it all in. Unfortunately, we didn't have alot of time to linger. The reason it was the last ferry was because it was getting late and we were losing sunlight. In order to get back before sundown, Bambi and I chose to run the vast majority of the 3-4 mile hike back to the other side of the lake which was quite fun. The only scarry part is that it is bear country and they get active as the sun goes down. (Normally, this is where I'd make up a good bear story but I think I've already tried that).
We made it back to the parking lot just in time to watch the fading light extinguish over the western slope of the Grand Tetons - then we jumped in the truck and it was off to Jackson Hole.
By this point, the PB&J sandwiches we'd eaten by Yellowstone lake were long worn off so we went into Jackson Hole where we ate at.............. Surprise, Surprise - TACO BELL!! This is the best vacation EVER!! (Like I said, I loves me some taco bell)
We really wanted to check out Jackson Hole but decided that we'd better get to finding a place to camp instead. So we plugged in "campground" to our GPS "Mandy" but unfortunately I think she was confused because she took us on a wild goose chase which ended up about 10 miles from town on a very dark and narrow gravel road. We think the problem came because there was a park out there, but it was a day camp / hiking area only - not for overnight stays. The hard part was finding a place to turn around with a trailer but we finally did get back to Jackson. We could see that there was not a lot of camping options right near Jackson Hole and we were getting very tired from the days activities so we just decided to pull into a local supermarket parking lot where we not only had a great place to sleep... we had a bathroom... and it was totally FREE. Oh, the dutchman in me was really liking this one. You'll notice that grocery store slumming is now our new favorite past-time. And, we're not the only ones either... it's like a whole little subculture of cheapskates all pulling into the grocery store parking lots late at night, grabbing their toothbrushes and heading into the bathroom. So, from now on, if you see someone bathing in McDonalds - OR - the local grocery store... it could still be your friendly neighborhood chiropractor!!
The temperatures in Jackson Hole were much warmer and Bambi and I both slept a whole lot better. As a matter of fact, we liked the looks of Jackson Hole so much, we decided to stay an extra night. After all, they did have TWO grocery stores!!
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