Monday, September 03, 2007
Grand Tetons and Salt Lake City
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This installment covers Friday (August 31) through Monday (September 3).
Friday was a short 70 mile drive from Yellowstone to Grand Teton National Park. After getting the RV hooked up, we drove south in the park to see the mountains – which rise abruptly from the surrounding landscape. It drizzled on and off this afternoon, and the sky was overcast, so the photos of the mountains are not the best. In Jackson Hole, just outside the south boundary of the park, we visited the National Wildlife Art Museum, which has a fine collection of painting and sculpture. On our return to camp, we saw a couple of mule deer at the roadside and some pronghorn antelope in the sagebrush prairie.
Saturday was bright and sunny, and we re-explored the southern end of the park in greater depth from 9:00 a.m. to about 8:00 p.m. We visited about every turn-out, and took several side roads down to the Snake River or across “antelope flats.” The sunnier day led to better pictures of the mountains in the Teton range. We saw more buffalo along the road, a couple of elk somewhat distant in the woods, a couple of moose distant in the willows, and a lot of pronghorn antelope.
We spent part of the afternoon in Jackson Hole, where we visited a number of souvenir shops and had our picture taken under one of the antler arches that decorate the four corners of the town square. We also stopped at a UPS store to pack and ship home a 55 pound box of book, souvenirs, and gifts that we have picked up so far.
In the afternoon we saw a coyote in a distant field and some stunning reflections of the mountains in water.
Sunday was a driving day, from Grand Teton to a campground just north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was cool this morning, but got into the mid-90s by this afternoon. Our only sightseeing today was a quick stop at a high elevation roadside park for a view of Bear Lake. We did snap a photo of the largest antler arch in the world, this crosses the main highway in Afton, Wyoming.
Monday we just relaxed in the RV, made a shopping trip to one of the other Santa Fe suburbs, and listened to the FSU football season opener on our satellite radio.
There were two posts today – be sure to read the next one if you haven’t seen it yet.
This installment covers Friday (August 31) through Monday (September 3).
Friday was a short 70 mile drive from Yellowstone to Grand Teton National Park. After getting the RV hooked up, we drove south in the park to see the mountains – which rise abruptly from the surrounding landscape. It drizzled on and off this afternoon, and the sky was overcast, so the photos of the mountains are not the best. In Jackson Hole, just outside the south boundary of the park, we visited the National Wildlife Art Museum, which has a fine collection of painting and sculpture. On our return to camp, we saw a couple of mule deer at the roadside and some pronghorn antelope in the sagebrush prairie.
Saturday was bright and sunny, and we re-explored the southern end of the park in greater depth from 9:00 a.m. to about 8:00 p.m. We visited about every turn-out, and took several side roads down to the Snake River or across “antelope flats.” The sunnier day led to better pictures of the mountains in the Teton range. We saw more buffalo along the road, a couple of elk somewhat distant in the woods, a couple of moose distant in the willows, and a lot of pronghorn antelope.
We spent part of the afternoon in Jackson Hole, where we visited a number of souvenir shops and had our picture taken under one of the antler arches that decorate the four corners of the town square. We also stopped at a UPS store to pack and ship home a 55 pound box of book, souvenirs, and gifts that we have picked up so far.
In the afternoon we saw a coyote in a distant field and some stunning reflections of the mountains in water.
Sunday was a driving day, from Grand Teton to a campground just north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was cool this morning, but got into the mid-90s by this afternoon. Our only sightseeing today was a quick stop at a high elevation roadside park for a view of Bear Lake. We did snap a photo of the largest antler arch in the world, this crosses the main highway in Afton, Wyoming.
Monday we just relaxed in the RV, made a shopping trip to one of the other Santa Fe suburbs, and listened to the FSU football season opener on our satellite radio.
There were two posts today – be sure to read the next one if you haven’t seen it yet.
