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| Grand Tetons National Park, WY |
Thursday, August 2 -Grand Teton National Park, WY 187.0 + 51.5 in the Park Miles Today, 11,848.0 For the Trip
Driving along US 20/26 I passed the three Buttes & stopped to take a photo of the largest, Big Butte. Lots of antennas all over the top. I continued on 20/26, then 26, then 31 (quite a climb over Teton Pass - 8,431'.) After that it was into the park & Gros Ventre Campground. I'm in site 92, a dry (they all are) site not too far from the bathrooms. No showers, so that will have to wait another day.
There was a herd of Bison along Gros Ventre Campground Road - I stopped twice to take some photos. I also drove out to Mormon Row for a couple of images. Not the best time of day for it. I also made a couple of stops at places I haven't been to before - I drove to Deadman's Bar where they were digging out the boat ramp with a Payloader, and Schwabacher Road, both of which give a nice view of the Tetons over a stream.
This is the latest I've visited the Tetons, and I miss the snow on the mountains. There is some there, but much more impressive in June & July.
After that I came back to the trailer to download the images & post today's page. Alas, although I do have a Verizon signal here at the campground, it is not fast enough to upload the images & pages. After I build the pages I'll drive into Jackson to post them. I also want to fill the RAV4 tank since the plan is to head out on US 26/287 tomorrow.
Until Tomorrow!
I stayed in that campground way back in 1976 with friends. It was my first trip away from home without family and we all had a blast hiking in Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and beautiful Glacier NP. I remember Gros Ventre because it was my first view of the Tetons. We had come into the campground after dark and so when we woke up and I saw the mountains, I was very excited.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the moon photos. It was sure bright last night.