Grand Tetons National Park

Mount Moran and Jackson Lake

 We had a great time at Grand Teton NP.   While we were there we took a morning lake cruise on Jackson Lake and saw two bald eagles in the trees and enjoyed the information provided by our guide.   The lake was beautiful, as you can see it is almost like glass.   Mount Moran is lower than the Grand Teton, but has 5 glaciers (more than Glacier National Park!)  You can see a couple of them in the picture.   

I challenged myself by taking a scenic rafting trip on the Snake River.   It wasn't white water, it was just right for someone who doesn't relish being dumped into the cold water of the Snake River!   The boatman had seven of us on board, and since the raft was not full, spent more time on the river with us and going into areas that a full raft would not have been able to navigate.   We saw a herd of elk in the distance and three more bald eagles.   Steve, the boatman, also pointed out "scout rock"   (do a good turn daily) as the raft had to turn to avoid hitting it.   A little humor there :-)  The rafting trip on the water was 3 hours, with an additional hour riding to and from the Jackson Lodge, a National Historic site.   Rooms went for $250 and up, and cabins $400+ per night.   Ohh la la!

Jean on Opie, Sarah, and Jack on DisneyAdd caption

On our last full day in the park, we took a horseback ride -  1 hour one, we're no fools!   The head wrangler's name was Elizabeth, and she was from Charlotte, NC!   Our guide was Bonnie, and the wrangler who helped us mount and dismount was Sarah.   It was an all girl staff.   We walked funny for a bit when we got off after our hour ride, but at least we didn't get sore!!!!

Since we were in bear country, we were warned that all food, toiletries, grills, etc. had to be locked up when not in use.   Nothing could remain on picnic tables.   We had to either put our things into the trailer and lock it, into our car trunks, or into a bear safe container, or we could suspend it 10 feet off the ground between two trees.   The food had to be at least 5 feet from either side....like THAT was going to happen!    The campground had about 100 campsites, and every night they were full.  

It was a great place to camp!