8 days, 7 States, 5 National Parks

Then it was on to Hwy 530 in Wyoming. After getting down from the heights, to lake level, this section turned into one of those roads where you could see for miles and miles, ahead and behind. Rolling over the hills and valleys of the countryside there was some high speed cruising to be done.



I followed Hwy 530 to I-80 west to Hwy 372 north, then Hwy 189 over to Hwy 89. These are some long, straight roads. There is also very little (read no, nada, none) shade trees along many, many miles of these roads. Pulling over for a rest in a shady place along the road was simply not an option.



At one of the small towns here I stopped at a mini-mall (as rural "malls" go) that caught my attention. Antlers bordered almost all of the building. They even lines the perimeter of the lawn out to the road, like a hedge.



I cruised through the cool little town of Jackson and continued on to Grand Tetons National Park. Given more time, a walking trip through Jackson would have been very interesting. There were a LOT of people strolling around as I passed through. Temps were in the mid 80s. From Jackson I rode 30 miles to Colter Bay campgrounds in Grand Tetons Park, stopping several times along the way for photo opportunities of the Grand Tetons. The clouds were pretty dark at times and I was sure I was going to get rained on before I got to Colter Bay, but I made it there dry.