Fact Check #3

May 18, 2006

Man on the Bicycle: Rick, a college professor from Ft. Collins. He is on his way to visit his mother in Portland, Oregon. We met him at a rest stop about 40 miles from Muddy Gap, where he had camped the night before.

Campground in Grand Teton National Park: Jenny Lake Campground. We camped there Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. It was located on the south end of Jenny Lake which is 200 hundred feet deep and was carved by a glacier sliding out of the gap to the north of Grand Teton (the mt.) and drilling into the edge of Jackson Hole closest to the mountains. Incidentally, Jackson Hole is the entire valley nest to the mountains. Jenny Lake Campground is, “Tents only,” which means only liberals camp there. The conservatives camp in their RV’s at Gros Venture Campground.

Jenny: For whom the lake was named; she was the Shoshone wife of a trapper named Dick. I saw her picture. No comment.

Best bike ride: Trail along the shore of Jenny Lake with the Tetons reflecting on the placid surface.

First rain: Thursday evening. Blew more than it rained. Tent held up well.

Best dinner: Grilled chicken and grilled vegetables (asparagus, red peppers, onions and portabella mushrooms) on a green salad drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing.

Best camping gear purchase: Shower tent. No shower in Jenny Lake Campground, but we still smell good. Our shower tent works perfectly.