We arrived in Grand Teton about noon on Friday, after a hairy 20 mph trip over Blackrock Pass (elevation 9,600 feet) which is under construction for 20 miles and down to one lane.
Weather has been perfect, but now a storm threatens. This place may not be the most beautiful in the world, but it’s in the top 5.
Saturday we had lunch with our old friends Pat and Doug Vlchek. Doug and I worked together on a lot of volunteer projects over the years. He and Pat have now retired to Kelly, Wyoming, on the eastern edge of this park. It was great to see them. Doug and his two sons are climbing Mountain today and tomorrow. Unfortunately, as I write this, we are sitting in Jackson Lodge looking at where Teton Mountain should be and all we see is rain and fog. I hope those guys are ok.
Grand Teton is just south of Yellowstone. We came through here three years ago and loved it. The views are just spectacular. The Teton range seems to rise out of the lakes. There are patches of glacier, clear blue skies, and incredible cloud formations. Right off the bat we saw a grizzly bear...quite exciting! We've also seen a lot of deer and Steve thought he saw elk in the elk reserve this afternoon.
Today we went to Jackson, the upscale resort community just south of here. We remembered it as being a place of beautiful galleries and looked forward to wandering through them again. A heavy downpour, complete with pouring hail put a bit of a crimp in that plan, but we did poke into a few shops and looked at some of the western art. Doogie had a blast because everyone stopped to pet him. One thing I didn't remember from our previous trip...Jackson is full of national retailers like Patagonia (ok, that's appropriate in Jackson, I guess), Coldwater Creek, and Chicos??? Why would you go shopping in Jackson, WY to buy Coldwater Creek? I don't get that at all.
We have no phone connection and only limited internet. I am receiving emails while we are in this lounge, but I can't send any. Had a phone internet connection on Friday night, but haven't been able to access it since.
Tomorrow we leave for home. Plan Salt Lake tomorrow, then St. George or Vegas depending on how tired we get, and home by Thursday.
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