We left our quaint little cabin in the woods this morning, and drove down to the south to Jackson, WY. Originally we were going to shoot straight across to the north entrance of Grand Teton NP, but the road we were going to take (Ashton-Flagg Rd.) was closed, due to…what a surprise…snow! The Forestry Service told us they probably won’t have it open till July!
Beautiful drive. The town of Jackson is very cute, and bustling – sort of a yuppie/western feel to it. We are staying here tonight at a motel, and will camp tomorrow at the northern end of the park. Saw some cool birds – kestrels, magpies, mountain blue birds. Also saw a small flock of mountain goats. The Tetons are magnificent – lots of snow on top, and they just rise straight up from the valley floor – no foothills. Drove through the National Elk Refuge where 5,000 elk spend the winter (and boy scouts gather the antlers to auction off!)
We made arrangements to rent kayaks tomorrow for the day – looking forward to it!
Beautiful drive. The town of Jackson is very cute, and bustling – sort of a yuppie/western feel to it. We are staying here tonight at a motel, and will camp tomorrow at the northern end of the park. Saw some cool birds – kestrels, magpies, mountain blue birds. Also saw a small flock of mountain goats. The Tetons are magnificent – lots of snow on top, and they just rise straight up from the valley floor – no foothills. Drove through the National Elk Refuge where 5,000 elk spend the winter (and boy scouts gather the antlers to auction off!)
We made arrangements to rent kayaks tomorrow for the day – looking forward to it!
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