SNOW . . .AND SNOW . . . AND MORE SNOW

The drive to Casper, Wyoming was mostly through rain and several road construction sites which were very sloppy.  When we arrived, Paul quickly washed the grit from the sides of the RV in a light rain since the RV was filthy brown in color.  It was still raining, so we decided to toured the local mall in Casper, which made the Oaks Mall in Gainesville look like the Mall at Millenia in Orlando.  Ann found some bargains at J. C. Penny in the form of some nice sweaters that were marked down several times. 

The next morning, we woke up to snow.  This is May 19, but this is Wyoming in spring while temperatures are in the 90's back in Gainesville.  Here is our car, covered with a dusting of snow.

The drive from Casper to Lander, Wyoming, was the drive to hell, although it was less than 200 miles .  Several times the windshield wipers had difficulty clearing the blowing sleet and snow from the windshield.  At the one rest area we stopped at, in the pictures below, the snow was about 3 inches deep.

When we arrived in Lander, our campsite was partially flooded and trimmed in 4 inches of fresh snow.  The forecast for Thursday night was for 5-8 more inches of snow.  A flashing sign in Lander told us that the route we would take to Jackson was closed because of the snow.  Are we ever going to get to Grand Teton National Park?

Luckily, the weather forecast was WRONG, and the road to Jackson was opened the next morning!  We proceeded to cross South Pass, along the Continental Divide at an elevation of 7550 feet.  The road was mostly dry even though there appeared to be about a foot of fresh snow along the side of the road.  It was like viewing a live version of Winter Wonderland.

We finally arrived in Jackson in the early afternoon.  After taking care of essential services including a fresh oil change for the RV, filling up our propane tank, and a few fresh groceries, we headed north about 40 miles to Colter Bay, our home for the next 3 1/2 months.  Our campsite is mostly surrounded by snow, on May 20. 

The one snow bank made a good source to chill our arrival bottle of champagne.