Bear Lake, Idaho and Salt Lake City, June 13

We left the Grand Teton National Park and drove to Bear Lake in Idaho for the night. Next day we went to see Cathy and Tim in Salt Lake City, then started the long journey home, via Los Angeles. 

We stopped for lunch at a wetlands bird sanctuary.

 

 

Osprey mum and bub.

 

 

This town has an elk antler entryway.

 

 

We passed many dude ranches along they way. This seems to be the standard type entry gate.

 

 

The National Oregon/California Trail Centre in the small and very ordinary town of Montpelier, Idaho, once the junction for various pioneer trails.

 

 

It also has the obligatory animal statue outside.

 

 

Inside was interesting. This man took us on a 2000 mile journey on the Oregin Trail. We did it in an hour, so record time.

 

 

Demonstrating life at a camp.

 

 

Evening at the camp site.

 

 

There was a beautiful quilt show on at the centre.

 

 

All the small towns on our route had impressive Morman churches. This tabernacle is in Paris, built in 1888.

 

 

Our destination that day was this lovely bed and breakfast, The Bluebird Inn at Bear Lake.

 

 

We had a view of Bear Lake from our room.

 

 

Bill on the little bridge.

 

 

Their garden was really beautiful.

 

 

They even had bears in there.

 

 

Next day, we knew we were getting close to Salt Lake City when the red rocks started to appear.

 

 

At Cathy and Tim's home for lunch before our flight. Lovely to meet up with them at their house again.

 

 

The view over Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake from Cathy and Tim's house hasn't changed!

 

 

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Continuing around the Grand Tetons

 

The beautiful String Lake.

 

 

Reflections on String Lake.

 

 

Colter Bay Marina on Jackson Lake.

 

 

Deer amongst the sagebrush.

 

 

Looking up to the summit of Rendezvous Mountain from Teton Village.

 

 

Heading up in the aerial tramway .

 

 

Nearing the top.

 

A paraglider launching from the top.

 

 

Heading off on a trail at the top.

 

 

Looking towards highest peak in the Tetons, the Grand Teton, 13,770 feet high.

 

 

Off to the bottom again.

 

 

Back in the sunshine in Teton Village.

 

 

Taking a float trip down the Snake River.

 

 

Bill vested up in the boat.

 

 

A Bald Eagle in it's nest.

 

 

There are many different kinds of ducks along the river.

 

 

The beavers have had a great time with this tree.

 

 

Our guide rows us over to a moose he has spotted on the bank. At the same time on angry beaver was attacking our boat.

 

 

There are four of these elk horn archways leading to the Town Square in Jackson.

 

 

Typical buildings around the Town Square.

 

 

Flower displays.

 

 

Lots of Wild West shops.

 

 

We have seen statues similar to this one all over Wyoming.

 

 

Mark Twain.

 

Anyone for a stagecoach ride?

 

 

Dogs love to shop at Jackson.

 

 

We had dinner at the Blue Lion a very nice Jackson restaurant.

 

 

The ski fields at Jackson come down right to the town.

 

 

Grand Teton National Park 10,11,12 June

We spent three nights at Jackson Hole while we explored the wonderful Grand Teton National Park. We wished we had allowed a week there.

  

The foyer of our hotel in Jackson Hole. The lights are made of male elk antlers which they shed in winter.

 

 

Off to explore. That's the Teton Range in the background. The Grand Teton National Park is named after The Grand Teton, the tallest mountain, which is 13,775 feet. The naming of the mountains is attributed to early 19th century French speaking trappers, who called them LesTrois Tetons (The Three Teats) which was later anglicised and shortened to The Tetons.

 

 

You can see why!

 

 

All the National Pakrs in America have entry gates like this one. They collect the fees and pass out excellent information.

 

 

Bill amongst the sagebrush and wild flowers.

 

 

Where you see a crowd pulled up near the road in these parks, you quickly grab your camera and join them.

 

 

On this occasion we saw a moose with her two babies.

 

 

We took a boat across Jenny Lake to do two trails on the other side.

 

 

Approaching the far side.

 

 

Our destination was up hill to Inspiration Point. We crossed a couple of pretty streams on the way up.

 

A marmot enjoys the hikers.

 

 

Almost there. The trail was beautiful.

 

 

Lovely vistas over Jenny Lake from Inspiration Point.

 

 

 

Heading down again.

 

 

Back to the shores of Jenny Lake, then off on our second trail to Hidden Falls.

 

 

First thing we did was cross the bridge over Cascade Creek, with the creek raging below.

 

 

It was a pretty walk from there, following up the creek.

 

 

We passed a lot of bags like this with "dropped by helicopter" written on them. They are put there to repair the damage done to the trail, bridges etc, after the snow melts.

 

 

Here we are at Hidden Falls.

 

 

 

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