We had trouble with our battery charging yesterday. Something was causing an overload on the generator, so it wasn't sending any current to the trailer. When we went to bed last night, the battery showed about 1/2 charge. We hoped that would get us through until the morning.
Well, the temps dropped to 32 degrees. Even though we set the thermostat on the propane furnace to 65, at about 5:45 am we noticed the furnace quit running. There wasn't enough charge on the batteries to run the blower fan and it wouldn't start. I took a shower (still had hot water) in the roughly 60 degree trailer. Ann Sue decided to wait until we got to the Tetons.
Bailey was snuggled up with us all night and was shivering while we were getting ready. Couldn't run the generator until 8:00 am, so Ann Sue and I ran over to the Lake Lodge cafeteria and had eggs and bacon for breakfast. Bailey got a strip of bacon when we returned. I ran the generator for about 20 minutes just to get a charge on the batteries before we left. The car will charge them while we tow, but I didn't want them totally dead to start.
We managed to hit the road by 9:30 and made it to Colter Bay in the Grand Tetons NP by 11:45. The campground is very nice. We are close to Jackson Lake. We drove over to Jenny Lake and did a short hike in the afternoon.
Returned to the trailer by 4:30 so we could walk Bailey. I fixed grilled ham and cheese sandwiches for dinner.
We noticed last night that Bailey developed a rash on her abdomen. We are not sure if it is due to bug bites, contact with a plant, or just plain stress. She is on Sentinel flea and tick control, so we think it is stress. We'll try some Benedryl tomorrow.
This is a very nice campground and we will plan a full week here next year if I have the leave.
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