Random Thoughts VIII: The Ocho

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We went in early to mid May and the NE entrance was not yet open. They hadn't repaired any of the damaged guardrails on the E entrance that appeared to have been taken out by a small avalanche and there were still snowy areas in the higher spots in the center of the park. We got snowed on in the Tetons but it was very cool as an adolescent moose rubbed up against our RV as he was grazing right outside.

Most days it was flannel shirt or jacket weather.

We went the first week in August last year and the lows 2 nights were around 30. There were some unprepared COLD campers :)
 
great. this project is getting clustier and now IT has put into place a 60 day reset on our main password. Didn't bother to tell anyone that it was going into effect.

I'm going to be spending time getting my computer unlocked, I can tell. I'm sure my sticky note log of passwords will enhance the usefulness of this security feature.

Excellent new entry in the CG Dictionary!
 
great. this project is getting clustier and now IT has put into place a 60 day reset on our main password. Didn't bother to tell anyone that it was going into effect.

I'm going to be spending time getting my computer unlocked, I can tell. I'm sure my sticky note log of passwords will enhance the usefulness of this security feature.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that keeps their passwords on a sticky note.
 
JC, if the cabin master comes out eating watermelon (btw, they are annoyed if you keep ringing the bell) and tells you the tents are quite luxurious, find another place to camp.
 
Also, when referring to bear season: In the spring the bears come out hungry/with their young. It is a good time to see them - we saw both grizzly and black - but they are hungry and protective of their young so there are restrictions on exposed food and cooking as I recall. If you are tenting it I'm not sure how you make it work, but many people appeared to do it. In Teton when the moose was right by our RV our next tent neighbors were outside their tent by their fire about 10 feet from the moose. That had to be even cooler than our experience.

We're staying in camper cabins. There are some pretty tight restrictions (or at least guidelines) about the exposed food and cooking. We're going to try to keep the kids from spilling too much food. Wish us good luck. 8 of the 12 children are boys.

All of the campgrounds in the park have bear boxes that they require all "smellables" to go into. And they have bear-proof dumpsters. You are only supposed to wash your dishes in a sink by the bathrooms. We got in trouble one day for leaving a pot that we had only put water in out on the picnic table.

Funny story: We hauled Little Bawbie's tricycle along and he had a blast riding it all over the place. But the second-to-last day we were there the camp police (they weren't park rangers) gave us a "warning ticket" saying he couldn't ride it because it was a "coaster" not a "bicycle". Scooters, etc were prohibited. But it was a trike, with pedals, for a 4-yo. I was ****** so we were rebels and let him keep riding it.
 
The numbers are written down. There's a random letter insert (four letters that do not spell a word) in the middle that never changes, so even if someone sees my paper they still won't get my password.
 
We went the first week in August last year and the lows 2 nights were around 30. There were some unprepared COLD campers :)

Several years earlier we went to the Black Hills in April also to avoid the peak time crowds. We climbed Harney Peak (7200') and saw a women in a t-shirt and her mate in shorts leave before us from the trail head. We saw them running back down the trail while we were hunkered down under a tree during a hail storm. She had to be ridiculously cold in a wet t-shirt as it rained and hailed. Be Prepared.
 
Several years earlier we went to the Black Hills in April also to avoid the peak time crowds. We climbed Harney Peak (7200') and saw a women in a t-shirt and her mate in shorts leave before us from the trail head. We saw them running back down the trail while we were hunkered down under a tree during a hail storm. She had to be ridiculously cold in a wet t-shirt as it rained and hailed. Be Prepared.
Being that she was in a wet t-shirt, would you say it was a bit nipply out?
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