http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Wyoming , Grand Teton National Park en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:58:59 +0000 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:58:59 +0000 We left Yellowstone in the morning and drove south into the Grand Teton national park. The traffic was extremely slow due to road constructions. We went to Jenny Lake took a ferry across it and went on a hike on the other side. First we hiked up to the Hidden Fall then to the inspiration point where we took in the view of the lake and the valley beyond. Past this point the crowd got thinne http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-463754.html We next camped at Colter Bay Campground in the Grand Tetons National Park. We had 26 miles of dirt road construction to get out of Yellowstone Colter Bay was surrounded by the Tetonrsquos. It was a magical spiritual experience.Beginning 10 million years ago movement on the Teton fault caused massive earthquakes pushing the mountains up and dropping the valley floorvertical displacement http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-439121.html Bonjour a tousJuste quelques mots pour dire que le voyage continu. Nous avons visite lile de Vancouver jusqulta Tofino le bouttt du bouttttt.... de la route transcanadienne. Malheureusement mon ordi. a rendu lame et je vous ecris a partir dltun clavier anglais donc pas un sti...... dltaccent et pas de photo car je ne sais pas comment le faire a partir dltun autre ordi. Nous avons http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-438617.html Sunday September 20 2009 Another day of outstanding photo opportunities unfolded for us today. Sure we shot some of the same views of yesterday but the cloud blooms were magnificent today. I am looking forward to artsifying these images on my home desktop computer.Arizona friends Dave and Mare who have traveled this way themselves sent a comment not to miss Schwabacker Landing. So Irsquo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-438288.html Saturday September 19 2009Shaddy emitted a low growl from somewhere under the covers when I arose before the crack of dawn. I dressed took my camera gear to The Beast and throttled up in order to be in the field at first light. I imagine there were low growls from under many covers in the campground when the diesel engine fired up with its own cacophonous growl.There was already a crowd of veh http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-438015.html Friday September 18 2009Yesterday was a tough travel day from Custer to Casper Wyoming. We went through more road construction zones that we could count. There were bumps humps gravel dirt and such than could be counted.But none of it yesterday could compare to the mother of constructions zones we passed through today Poor Uncle Joe The Beast dragged him through the muck for miles and m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-437748.html The rain and cloudy weather from last evening was still with us when we awoke this morning. So what does one do on a rainy day in Grand Teton National Park We began the day with a little drive around Teton Village where we are staying. There are some lovely homes here and even on a rainy day there is usually something to photograph. I found my something. The Tetons were completely hidd http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-437059.html We were hoping for some decent weather today and I couldn't have asked for better weather for taking photos of what's known as Mormons Row. The clouds made for a very interesting sky both over Mormon's Row and the Tetons. This was our first real look at the mountains on this trip. Actually it was our first real look...period.Last visit they were cloud covered and we saw only the very tips peep http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-436630.html Hi Everyone wersquove emerged from the woods of Northwestern Wyoming Wersquore in Cody WY today after spending about three weeks split between the Tetons and Yellowstone. We went to several campgrounds we havenrsquot been to before. For the most part the weather was great 70rsquos during the day 40rsquos at night but the winter is coming soon up herehellipit was 23 the morning we le http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-435545.html Just south of Yellowstone. You barely leave Yellowstone and a few minutes later you are in the Grand Teton area. The two parks are so close and have very different climates. Teton is a much smaller park and the crowds tend to flock to Yellowstone mainly. Guess what there are bears in Teton also but this time we were greeted by the elusive moose. That set it for us. The Teton area is also so rich http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-429827.html I arrived at Grand Teton around 11 a.m. this morning. I am only here for a day but the main attraction is the Teton Range itself and I got some good pics along the way. I first drove to the top of Signal Mountain and got some pics. It feels like cheating driving to the top but I was a little tired from yesterday anyways. After Signal I went for a easy 6 mile hike around Jenny Lake. The lake i http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-428165.html Tuesday August 11 2009 In Which the Author Views the Tetons Well itrsquos 844 p.m. on Tuesdaymdashthe sun has just set on the Grand Tetons National Park as well as the foothills in the Teton National Forest in which Sophie and I are currently blogging. The mosquitoes are a freely buzzing making it difficult to typehellip We left Grassy Lake in the Tangree I don't have access t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-427674.html Sunday August 9 2009 In Which the Author Spends His Last Night in Yellowstone Well the 3rd day of sitting around the campsite all day watching people come and go chatting with the fellow Chicagoans the Arnolds going 50 yards straight back from the campsite with Sophie and being totally surrounded in newgrowth foresthellipthis situation is readily available at almost any part of Yell http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-427495.html English version on the bottomLiebe FreundeEs ist frher Morgen die ersten Sonnenstrahlen frben die hohen Bergspitzen des TetonGebirges rot. Der Snake River vor uns ist glatt und die umliegenden Bume spiegeln sich darin. Majesttisch gleitet ein Pelikan vorbei auf der Suche nach etwas Essbarem. Auf einem Baum sitzt ein Osprey und beobachtet die Umgebung. Ein feiner Nebel liegt ber dem Wasser http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-425103.html Photo slideshowPhoto SetThis trip was actually a while ago but I wanted to practice writing a blog entry and this trip had a few good stories and great photos.I climbed the Grand Teton with my friend Kyle last summer. It was great trip with plenty of excitement and scenery. We went with both our dads and warmed up with 50 mile hike around the Teton Range staring at the Grand from all sides. W http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-418715.html We are homeWe did not have computer access on our last night away from home so Irsquoll give some highlights. The scripture for the day was Acts 919 Saul on the Damascus Road. This is a powerful story and I love it but at the time I wasnrsquot seeing any immediate connection for our dayrsquos plans.However I do have what I call ldquosignpostsrdquo in my lifemdashthose moments http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-409677.html I spent today seeing more of Grand Teton National Park. I headed into town for a couple more pictures without rain. I did some hiking around the Jenny Lake and Cascade Canyon part of the park. It was a pleasant day with temps in the 60's and partly sunny. There are 2 lakes in the park a small one Jenny Lake and a very large one Jackson Lake to the north. I originally planned to bypass Yell http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-404467.html Jackson Hole Wyoming and the Grand Teton National Park was not really on our agenda when we took off from Maine at the beginning of the month but I had heard from so many people that it was worth the trip that we traveled the extra miles to get there just before darkness fell. We actually found one hotel room available in Dubois Wyoming next to the Bighorn Sheep Museum. Luckily the local restaur http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-361456.html The views around here are fantastic especially in good lighting conditions. Those Grand Tetons are awesome. The drive to Jackson is Classic Wyoming just beautiful. Way back when we traversed Wyoming from Evanston to Rawlings on Interstate 80 we had to agree with our Salt Lake City receptionist's questioning of why we should visit the state and she was born in the state. It can be desolat http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-342542.html Leaving Idaho Falls IdahoWe asked the hotel staff as we left this morning if they had any insights for touring Grand Tetons or Yellowstone National Parks. One had just been there the weekend before and excitedly gave us the places we should be sure to see. In addition she questioned how we were getting there. She recommended we reroute to a different highway in order to see the Tetons from th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-333980.html