Day Eleven: Jackson, WY to Helena, MT

Today I drove through Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks on the way to Montana. This was my first time to see either of these parks. I saw the Old Faithful Geyser, some waterfalls, and several beautiful mountains. Some photos are posted below.

I am getting good at time delay photos:

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This was called the heart spring:

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The mountains of the Grand Teton National Park:

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I saw this display of antlers and thought it was pretty gruesome until I read that Elk shed their antlers every year. These antlers are supposedly gathered by boy scouts every year, and the gate to the park in Jackson is decorated with them.

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Some bison had a parade along the road in Yellowstone. This caused a huge traffic delay for the people on the other side of the road wasn't so bad for me.

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This is called "Lower Falls."

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I started the day with an excellent chocolate chip cookie at The Bunnery in Jackson. Other than that, I have mostly been living on peaches since they're easy to find on sale for $0.99/lb. To prepare for the mountainous drive through Yellowstone, I changed my oil. I brought several gallons of diesel motor oil with me, as I will likely have to change my oil again before the end of this trip. My odometer registered 268,000 miles today. To prevent overheating on 10% grades, I have been turning on my heater at max heat with the windows open. This makes a huge difference in the engine oil temperature.