Our friends invited us to stay the weekend at their condo in Jackson (Jackson Hole) Wyoming last weekend. The condo looked right out on the Teton mountain range, and was right next to the Grand Teton National Park. I could not get over it's beauty! It was so rugged at the top. And how lucky were we to be there during the fall color show?! We loved it.
My favorites were the little splashes of color against the green pines.
Abby and Rich were our tour guides and have been everywhere around the park. They took us on this little hike. We didn't quite make it to the lake before we needed to pick up our friends from the airport. We are pretty slow with our curious boys. Who knew Wyoming could be so fabulous? (Really- as a kid driving through the endless miles of sagebrush and flatlands, I had no idea.)
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| rustic water fountain |
This kind of freaked me out. The boys too.
They gave us a pamphlet that said how to deal with them... talk on the trail and clap your hands every so often. (Why does The Parent Trap come to mind?) It said they are used to visitors and will go away if you make yourself known. Just don't surprise them. (Gulp.)
They gave us a pamphlet that said how to deal with them... talk on the trail and clap your hands every so often. (Why does The Parent Trap come to mind?) It said they are used to visitors and will go away if you make yourself known. Just don't surprise them. (Gulp.)
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| Checking out old bear claw marks on the tree!! |
It was a chilly Wyoming morning when we started, but it warmed right up.
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| Rich & Abby |
Linc's constant companions: a stick and a rock.
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| sitting in water + falling in dirt= one muddy boy |
We could have just camped out on this bridge all day with the sound
of the river, the fresh air and the view. I must have a thing for bridges.
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| (one of my favorite pics from the hike) |
Always searching for the perfect stick...
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| I bet the bears love these... |
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| pregnant tree |
We didn't end up seeing any bears- thank the lucky stars!
Although- I would have liked to from the safety of our car...
Although- I would have liked to from the safety of our car...
There is so much to do in the Tetons- lakes! rivers! climbing! camping! The five hour drive is definitely worth it. Maybe next time we'll go in the summer and take part in some of these, although I was glad to be sleeping safe in the condo instead of out in a tent in bear country. (Double gulp.)
For more info about Grand Teton National Park, go here:
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