05-17-2026 Yellowstone National Park

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Travel day from Jackson, Wyoming, to Yellowstone National Park. This park has been on my bucket list forever, and I cannot believe we are on our way there. Beautiful drive and not too many cars. We did hit snow flurries. 

We found our way to Fishing Bridge RV Park and pulled in. A volunteer motioned us to pull forward to him. He was so funny. He had to tell Barry, “I can tell you’re an experienced driver. Thank you so much.” He then directed us to the upper parking lot. Once parked, we walked to the office to register. 

We are in loop E all the way in the back, and we love it. Our site is back in, but the concrete pads are nice and flat. Per the RV park, we are to disconnect our water hose at night to prevent it from freezing. As Barry was setting up the hose, the end broke. After checking with the office and the General Store down the road, we have to make a 90-minute drive to West Yellowstone tomorrow. It’s on the way to Old Faithful, so the decision was made for us about which part of the park we will see tomorrow. We have a 100-gallon fresh water tank, so we are OK. You have to go with the flow most of the time when RVing. 

We had dinner reservations at 6:30 PM at the Yellowstone Hotel, so off we went. We did see a Bison and five Elk on our way. The hotel has a great bar area and a great selection of drinks. Our waitress was from Huntington Beach, and her assistant was from Ventura. We had great conversations during our dinner. We find that when we travel, we meet so many people from Southern California. We also find that many people are familiar with the Oregon coast and know where Florence, Oregon, is located. Our dinner was delicious. We were home by 8:00 PM and relaxed. 














     


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