Yellowstone Lewis Lake Day 1 1/2

We have a little service while we are in the Old Faithful complex for breakfast, so I will try to post.

Yesterday, we got up, went to town to do a load of laundry, and stopped at the hardware store for more propane and bug spray. At the laundromat, we met a man from China who needed help with laundry soap. He tried using bounce sheets as he did not know what they were. He was also considering using bleach, but in the end, he asked me for help using his phone's translation app. We gave him a soap pod for his load of laundry. He conveyed that they did not have this kind of shop in China where lived. Later, he asked for help in choosing either the big tumble dryer or one of the smaller ones.

After our trip to town, we hitched up and drove to our Yellowstone campsite at Lewis Lake. The roads were pretty traffic free except around the main sites where people were parking along the roads as the lots were full.

At Lewis Lake, we discovered that our campsite, while large, was very steep. The camper is parked in the only level area, and I'm still sliding downhill into Phil overnight. Parking the pickup was more difficult, and the passenger door was either going to be under a tree or the slope was going to allow everything to slide out of the back! These sites are for units less than 25 feet. No generators. No electricity. There are lots of tents here, and the sites are small and very uneven in terrain.

We took a walk to the lake and came back to have supper and set up the solar panel. Best charge so far. We also stopped in the Ranger Station to get our briefing. We are not allowed to even spit our toothpaste out on the ground here due to bears. Apparently, bears like toothpaste.

This morning, we got up early and drove 30 minutes back to Old Faithful for the breakfast buffet. We'll spend some time here and then not sure where we'll go today. We want to stop at Grant, which is on Yellowstone Lake, and get a shower today.Read more