Thursday, July 28, 2016

Gros Ventre Campground

We arrived here July, 14 for 4 nights and selected this campground since it does not accept reservations and it is the closest federal campground to Jackson, Wyoming and the Grand Tetons National Park. We arrived on a Thursday, before the weekend around 3PM and had a choice of 3 remaining sites which would accomodate our 40 footer.  We choose dry camping as all electric sites were gone and electric only sites were very pricey.  We paid $13 per night with our America the Beautiful Senior Pass verses $39 for electric and without the pass rates are $26 verses $51.  Even though we had trees blocking our view of the SE sky's, we were able to get satellite reception.  We had picnic table and fire pit at our site and the site was relatively level.  I rate this park F***.
We visited Jackson one day and treated ourselves to a pizza at Pinky G's and pizza and bar.  Since we are pizza snobs, we were not impressed even though we had to wait 45 minutes for the pizza and 10 minutes in line to order.  While, they bring out your pizza, you do everything else including cleaning your table.  We also shopped some unique art and furniture shops that made chandeliers out of elk and moose antlers.  Also furniture made from exotic burlwood.  All of which was over our pay grade.  I broke in my new kayak in the snake river.  I put in at the dam of Jackson lake and Aggie picked me up about 6 miles downstream.  While the water was moving pretty fast near the dam, there were no rapids on this section of the river which was OK with me as I have rafted rivers before, but this was my first adventure with a kayak.
We also cruised by Jenny lake, Jackson lake, and a trip to the summit for a skyline view of the area.  We attended two campfire programs put on by the park rangers on Pronghorn and how the Grand Teton National Park was formed.






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