Grand Teton National Park & Jackson Hole, WYJul 13, 2010
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| Just when you think you have seen the most mountain scenery there is, you round another bend and there is another fabulous view. We drove a circle tour from our campground in Island Park, ID through the lower loop in Yellowstone, south into the Grand Tetons through Jackson Hole WY then back north over the Grand Teton Pass to our campground. What a beautiful day!! Grand Teton National Park is located in northwestern Wyoming, south of Yellowstone National Park. The park is one of the most spectacular, awe-inspiring places in America with overwhelming, massive mountains, pristine lakes and rivers. Some of the mountains appear to be rising right of out of the lake. Although both parks are home to abundant, teeming wildlife such as elk, moose, black/grizzly bears, bison and deer, we did not have any luck in spotting many. Except for the lone bison spotting and elk spotting earlier, we did not see any wildlife. I guess someone forgot to tell them we were coming. And in our pictures today the only wildlife we saw was statues. There were lots of warnings and signs about bear and moose being spotted in the areas we were they didn’t come out to play (lol). After leaving the park we drove south to Jackson Hole, WY where the town square is surrounded by dozens of boardwalk-fronted art and photo galleries, bars, restaurants, factory outlets and gift shops. One of the highlights of the city park with the large arches of shed elk antlers at the four entrances to the town square. In the spring, Boy Scouts venture on the refuge to collect the elk antlers which are shed yearly. The sale, on the third Saturday in May, provides funding for both the Elk Refuge and the local Scout Troops. The antler pickup and sale ("Elk Fest") started in the 50s and goes on strong today. |
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