Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Jackson Hole & Grand Teton National Park

Saturday, Sunday & Monday, September 14, 15, & 16, 2013

What a beautiful site!  We're back in the mountains and what beauties they are.  I guess I still haven't gotten my fill of them.  The Tetons are right up there with the best of them. 
We arrived in Jackson, WY mid-Saturday and proceeded directly to the Visitor Center.  It's a very busy, high traffic town, (much larger than expected) and we really wondered if we'd even find a place to stay. The guy at the center looked at us cross-eyed when we told him we needed a place to stay until we told him we had a camper and didn't need electricity.  He smiled then and directed us toward a campground called Gros Vente (Grow Vont) about 10 miles north of town and just south of Grand Teton National Park. It's also just beyond the National Elk Refuge that is home to 6-7 thousand elk in the winter. Great location and great park. We've met lots of very nice people there.
So.....our last three days have been spent doing a lot of riding in the area, scouting for wildlife, checking out the town, and living the camping life. Not too shabby.  We like to take a ride very late  afternoon or early evening just outside the campground.  Our first night we saw three beautiful elk not too far from the road and a short while later an entire herd of buffalo! There were so many of them, so close to the road, it was a little intimidating.  We kept a respectful distance being on a bike. They actually caused a traffic jam when they all decided to cross the road. What a wonderful site to see.
The next day we saw a moose and her calf in the woods. The biggest clue is a million cars pulled over to the side of the road. We didn't get a real good look but caught glimpses of them now & then.  We've seen large families of mule deer, pronghorn antelope and several lone buffalo.  I always wonder why they're out there all alone and not with the herd. Also saw a large elk herd but they were quite a distance from the road and difficult to see. It's so wonderful seeing all these animals in the wild.
The weather is not supposed to be very nice here the next couple of days. It's getting colder with frequent showers.  Same with Yellowstone, so we're going to stay put and do our errands and whatever else we can come up with between raindrops. I guess we're just not quite ready to leave here yet.  :)
Happy trails.
P.S.  We have no internet or phone service in the campground so I'm  running behind in blogging.  I'll do my best to catch up!

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful. Love the pic of the two of you. You both look wonderful. Happy Trails.

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  2. Beautiful. Love the pic of the two of you. You both look wonderful. Happy Trails.

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