2011-06-01--03: Grand Teton to Denver, Colorado.

We exited Yellowstone through the south entrance, and headed towards Grand Teton National Park on the beautiful road called John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway.

The view of the Teton Range is amazing and even here we find a lot of wild bison and elk. This was really a place we would like to spend more time, but we had to go on as we need to be in Denver and return the car in just two days.

We passed  through a beautiful area called Flaming Gorge, passed through huge basins and climbed steep mountains. A lot of scenic views - different and fascinating!

Our next stop was planned to Dinosaur National Monument, but we found out that the exhibition was closed so we just continued after a brief stop in Vernal, Utah, where we found a shop with nice fossils and rocks, and an owner that had time to explain the different things.

We spent the night in a nice ski resort called Steamboat Springs, in a camping close to the river. Although the water in the river ran wild, the walls of sandbags at the riverside kept the camp ground dry.

The next stop was planned to Rocky Mountains National Park, and the plan was to drive through the park and end up close to Denver. Unfortunately the road we had planned to drive was closed due to snow, so we just spent a couple of hours in the park before we continued towards Denver. Driving up to the entrance of the park we passed a lake with these birds - a pelican was not what we expected to see here!

Just outside Denver we saw some signs about Buffalo Bill´s grave and museum, so we turned off the highway and found a nice little museum with a fantastic view.

New for us was that we probably can thank Mr William F Cody for all the buffolos we have seen during the trip.

We spent the last night in our RV in Golden, a small city just east of Denver.  

The last day in USA we spent in downtown Denver. We really liked this city and its lively centre. Having pianos all over the place is a fantastic idea - people sit down a play, and others just sit around and enjoy.

We also enjoyed the best meal since we came to US.












Some more pictures from this part of the trip: Grand Teton to Denver