Inclement weather had me bug out from Yellowstone from the west gate. Coming down the mountain through the pass in the rain and dark was not my idea of fun. Headed to Idaho Falls, Idaho and threw up a prayer on Couchsurfing. Ended up meeting some great people who greeted me with a hug and a beer. Laughed, talked, and learned with good people. Stayed up far too late talking and drinking in the garage. From left to right is Ange, her brother Victor, her roommate Said, and friend Jess. Not pictured is Linda who hooked it up with tasty breakfast burritos (thank you they were great!). Heading back to Wyoming tomorrow as long as the weather holds.
Author’s note: I am revisiting old posts from my 2016 road trip because I posted all of them from my cell phone and some of them are a bit of a mess. Main reason is to properly edit photos rather than just having what came out of my phone camera, and to include higher res photos from my mirrorless camera that never got published. Additionally some of the locations on the Geomap are wrong or often have multiple locations in a single post. OG text should be captured in a summary field when available.
Text from the original post in 2016
Left Yellowstone from the west gate and headed to Idaho Falls. Coming down the mountain through the pass in the rain and dark was not my idea of fun, but made it safe. Make sure you have good brakes and a change of underwear if you go down 8% gradients! Didn't really see anything in Idaho Falls but wanted to post this since my couchsurfing host Ange was so amazing! Was greeted with a hug and a beer. Laughed, talked, and learned with good people. From left to right is Ange, her brother Victor, her roommate Said, and friend Jess. Not pictured is Linda who hooked it up with tasty breakfast burritos (thank you they were great!). Heading back to Wyoming tomorrow. Going to attempt seeing Grand Teton NP if the weather holds.
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