We left Bruneau Dunes State Park (picture on left) early on Wednesday morning headed for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in Wyoming. After looking at the map we decided that we should take US 20 which runs roughly parallel to and north of I-84 through southern Idaho. This way we could stop at Craters of the Moon National Monument where Demi could at least partially satisfy her obsession with lava flows.
US 20 took us to Idaho Falls where we navigated to some state routes that took us over a mountain range and down into Jackson, Wyoming. The road up to the pass (at 8,200 feet) and then the road down the other side into Jackson was a 10% grade. The truck and trailer made it fine but, because I didn't have the electric brakes on the trailer adjusted correctly, we "smoked" the trailer brakes on the way down. For I while I thought they were going to catch on fire but, in the end, everything worked out.
Here's a picture of Demi taken at the top of the pass with Jackson, Wyoming visible below her, and another one of an arch made out of deer antlers in a city park in Jackson.
Late in the afternoon we arrived at an RV park in Moran which we used as a base to explore Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
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