Blogs from Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States, North America - page 7

On leaving Cody, Wyoming, we realised we were at our farthest away point from San Francisco (and most Easterly) in the trip. From here, we came back through Yellowstone then headed directly South, to go straight through the dramatic Grand Teton National Park and spend the night in a motel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. After that, it's dead South, to enter the state of Utah at Salt Lake City before cutting East again to reach the fantastic town of Moab and pick up the trail of my last trip to America with TNT in '07.... read more

Day 13 Yellowstone National Park to Grand Tetons to Salt Lake City, UT We packed up the tent and stored it deep in the van with promises of a bed and hot shower to end our day!! Although some parts of Yellowstone are indeed beautiful, overall, the park paled in comparison to the parks to the north we have visited earlier during this vacation. I have to say that the ecology program the ranged presented at the campsite in Yellowstone was the best . . . hands down! We were anxious to see what The Grand Tetons would bring, more of the same or a new beast altogether. The two parks are virtually connected. Exiting the south of Yellowstone puts the tourist on the Rockefeller Parkway. A relatively short drive that enters the north of the ... read more

Last night the rain started around bedtime. The wind came up and blew pretty strongly. The power went out in the campground and the only lights you could see were in some of the campers. Even the campfires were out. It rained off and on all night. This morning we headed south, stopping at Grants Village for stamps in our passports and to call Michael. There are very few places in Yellowstone where you can get a cell phone signal, and none where you get wifi. We stopped at Lewis Falls for a few pictures before leaving Yellowstone. It’s only a short distance to Grand Teton National Park, and we set up at Colter Bay campground before lunch. After lunch Kerry, Gena and I went to the Colter Bay visitor center before heading on to Jackson, ... read more

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 Teton’s. 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 floor--vertical displacement of 30,000 ft. Even a panorama picture cannot capture the majestic Tetons! A morning walk with our friends Bruce & Sandy was special fun for doggy Taggert; as he tried to take Sandy swimming in Colter Bay! Two "controlled fires" were taking place. We talked to fireman from Cincinnati, OH who were part of the "control team." They had binoculars and watched it. Go figure? From there we traveled 40 miles south to Gros ... read more

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, I’ve uploaded two photos of the Landing in appreciation of their suggestion. Today, I pulled out the plugs and went HDR; High Dynamic Resolution. As you know, I shoot RAW images with my Canon 20D. The photos I’m uploading to the travel blog don’t begin to so the detail and majesty of the images. Setting the camera to auto exposure bracketing, three exposures were made of each view and the camera brackets ... read more