Tetons

From Lander we drove over a 9300 foot pass that made me a nervous wreck, but we made it and arrived at Colter Campground in the Tetons a day early. We hiked a little and then went to Jackson Lodge to meet two of the other four couples traveling to Glacier. We had drinks, looked for wildlife, and then returned. We moved into Colter campground with full hookups the next morning and later Jill and John arrived. We hiked with them and shared dinner.

The next day (8/20) we traveled to Jenny Lake, took the boat across the lake where many people take the trail up to inspiration point and Hidden Falls. We were part of this group but we continued on into Cascade Canyon between two of the very tall peaks of the Tetons. Most of the pics you see in the blog of the Tetons were on this hike. The valley we hiked into reminded us of the alps in Europe. The wildlife was all around including the two snakes that settled in beside Judy during our lunch (see pics) and the moose calf we saw coming out.

John, Jill, Judy and I got up on Saturday (8/21) and hiked around Jenny Lake up to Leigh Lake and String Lake. It was a long hike but the lakes and trails were beautiful. We were up early before the hikes watching the sunrise (notice the pictures of the peaks being lighted by the Sun and Judy and Jill freezing in their chairs), and we ended the day watching the sun set over Jackson Lake.