Planning trips can be fun, or harrowing, sometimes a little of both! We set out yesterday to reschedule our trip out west to Wyoming. So I started in the usual manner — flights, lodging, then a car.
We had planned on visiting some family out in the eastern part of the state after touring through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. However, we were in for a surprise.
Apparently, there were no rental vehicles available for a one way trip. This put a wrench in our plans. A considerable one. With over six hours of travel time between the rental locations and our final destination, we spun our wheels for a few hours trying to figure out our options.
Could we get transportation across state…a bus, perhaps a train? Maybe family could come get us. We even looked at renting non-traditional vehicles… turned out to not really be an option either. We even tried consulting with one of the rental agencies to get on a waiting list.
Finally, we gave into reality. The reality is, one-way car rentals are hard to come by these days apparently, especially in touristy areas. So, we reserved a car from our originating location and same location return, then changed our flights, our travel plans, and our accommodations. All these changes came with costs too….for a three hour realization on the day of booking.
Before COVID, I would never had thought we would need to line up our transportation before our lodging and flights, but its a “now you know” moment for me…at least in the near term. Despite all of the tribulations yesterday, I’m still looking forward towards visiting the great state of Wyoming.
With our rearranged schedule, we’ll now be in Jackson Hole on Labor Day weekend — I really hope it is not too crowded. Now I’m off to find some fun hikes. If anyone has recommendations for easy to moderate short hikes in Yellowstone or Grand Tetons, please send them my way. Thanks!
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