After getting that task behind us, we drove a little further west to Fossil Butte National Monument where we ate a picnic lunch, checked out some interesting fossil fish, and hiked around a bit.
A nice little place to visit. After our visit at Fossil Butte we headed north towards Jackson. Along the way we stopped off at a place that Eric had seen marked on the Wyoming map called "Names Hill".
It turned out to be a stop on the Oregon Trail where westbound settlers often carved their names in the soft sandstone.
There is also a carving that was supposedly done by Jim Bridger in 1844, but its authenticity is in question.
After our little it stop it was a beautiful drive into Jackson where we met Eric's family at the Best Western Lodge. After about three hours of procrastinating at the Best Western we finally went out for some much needed food across the street at "The SIdewinder" and eventually we made it over to "The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar", where we all had a drink and then headed back to the cramped quarters of the hotel.
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