After our night at the Red Lion, we headed East again to our next destination: Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. But first we put in many miles through southern Idaho and we kept encountering the Snake River (or it's tributaries). Finally after many miles we came down into the Jackson Hole valley. Our mouth's dropped open as we viewed the gigantic mountains of the Grand Teton's which arise from the valley floor to over 13,000 ft. to tower above. We took our time: Went to the visitor's center, had a nice lunch at a picnic area and took a hike by a lovely little lake. Even though there was thunder, lightning and rain, we didn't let it dampen our spirits. We then drove the short distance from Grand Teton Park to the south entrance of Yellowstone. We expected big crowds, but were delighted to find we were often the only car on the road. We didn't have time to drive the inner loop where all the big attractions are, but we drove around Yellowstone lake and saw waterfalls, geysers and bubbling sulfuric pools. It was an amazing journey. Finally we reached our home for the night, The Kings Inn in Cody Wyoming.
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| The Snake River |
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| First view of the Teton's |
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| Kissing a moose at the visitors center |
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| Mts looming over the visitors center |
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| String Lake |
Hiking in the rain
String lake
Yellowstone lake
A Falls in Yellowstone
Bubbling sulfuric mud
Yellowstone lake
The long and winding road
The owner of the hotel was proud of all the African animals he shot. The lobby was full of stuffed trophies. Disturbing.
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