When you only have one day to see a city as large & ancient as Athens, it can feel quite overwhelming. Add to this fact that you’ve just spent a week on a tiny Greek island, isolated from the rest of the world & you can understand how we probably felt arriving in this sprawling mecca. I felt like a mole coming up to ground for the first time, squinting my eyes at the bright light & thinking “can’t I just go back & hide?”
Drive Time: 7.5 hours (including drive back to Salt Lake City)
I grew up with Ansel Adams posters of the majestic Grand Tetons hanging on our walls. So when Eric’s family requested a trip to Yellowstone, my only stipulation was that we include some time at Yellowstone’s southern neighbor. If not stopping to hike, it takes less than 2 hours to drive around Grand Teton National Park, so we saved it for our last day & returned to Salt Lake City that evening.
We entered the park from the north, heading south towards Colter Bay Village. Our original plan was to drive the loop & return for a night at Headwaters Lodge, but plans changed & we decided to return to Salt Lake City that evening. This meant we retraced the route more than once, so instead of telling what we drove, I’m going to focus on where we stopped (in the order that I would suggest someone actually follow).
On day three of our family road trip to Yellowstone, we headed north from our lodging at Headwaters Lodge Flagg Ranch, passing through the South Entrance & heading towards Grant Village. Our first stop was Moose Falls, which is close to the South Entrance. It was a short, moderately steep walk to the waterfall & provided wonderful photo ops (especially in the early morning light) — a MUST stop if you’re planning your own trip.
