Thursday, August 20, 2015

The Grand Tetons

After Custer, we met up with Matt's parents to explore the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone together. They rented a camper van and met us at the Signal Mountain Campground in the Tetons. I'd never been to either park before this, so I was looking forward to seeing the iconic landscape that I'd heard so much about.

Grand Teton National Park wowed us from beginning to end, and we packed as much in as we could. We enjoyed many picnics (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), scenic drives through the park's prairies and forests, strolls along the Snake River, a day hike up into the mountains, and numerous wildlife sightings. Matt's dad and I catalyzed each other into a frenzy of photo-ops that was unparalleled previously in the trip, going to great lengths for that perfect shot. Matt and his mom were good sports throughout the entire trip; they endured terribly long waits at scenic pull-offs, woke up at the crack of dawn for sunrise shots, and one evening at the Jackson Lake Lodge sat patiently staring at delicious, uneaten desserts as we abandoned them for sunset photos on the balcony. Thank you for being such good sports!


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Jenny Lake Campground



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Exploring the Jenny Lake area

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Canoes for rent at Jenny Lake

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Great big elk, just lunching by the trail

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Great big moose, just lunching by the road

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We stopped to watch the beavers along the Snake River

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Strolling along the Snake River

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Watching the beavers

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Our view with picnic dinner by Jackson Lake

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Sunset over the Tetons from Jackson Lodge

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Early morning sunrise

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Wildflowers

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This sage grouse ran in front of our caravan with his harem and then put on a big show

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Good morning stretch!

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Picnic breakfast at Signal Mountain

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Hiking up to Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point

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View of Jenny Lake from Inspiration Point

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Momma moose at Moose Pond (her baby was close by)

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Jenny Lake

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Wildflowers and the Tetons

Many more photos here.

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