Hostel X Jackson

... on the walls) to set up some viewing appointments for the next week. As upsetting as this was at the time, it allowed us to see one of the most beautiful sunsets we have ever seen over the Teton range. <br><br>Thursday we woke up and took the water ferry across Jenny Lake to do one of the park's most popular hikes to Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point. After battling through the crowds on this two mile stretch, we went on up through ...

... gateway of Yellowstone called Mammoth Hot Springs. This provided us with amazing views and very windy roads. Here we did some paved and flat walks called the upper and lower terraces that brought us to highlights such as Minerva's Pool. After that we headed south to Norris campground, as all the northern and higher altitude campgrounds were closed due to snowfall. <br><br>After a very cold night in ...

... He was a very fit 70 year old who after retiring a few year's ago (and, he said, could not run to the bottom of his drive), decided that he needed a few projects as his wife was still working.  After running a few marathons, a few triathlons he planned his walk from Mexico to Canada, carrying his tent and anything he needs and walks 18-20 miles a day.  He had lost 35lbs since he left which was a contrast to the fat bloaters ...

gerade erst im 'grand teton national park' angekommen, liefen uns schon die ersten tiere über den weg. wir hatten also ziemlich viel glück gleich elche und zwei verschiedene adlerarten bestaunen zu können.<br><br>mit dem boot ging's über den see und von dort aus zu fuss zum 'inspiration point' einem aussichtspunkt gut 200m über dem see. der ausblick war ...

... a crease in the far hillside that one had disappeared behind for a snooze (according to the ranger that was keeping an eye on him).  We were surprised that most of the animals we had seen so far were singletons, but this afternoon we saw great herds of buffalo, including little ginger calves, and more groups of elk.  <br><br>It started to cloud over as we headed down out of Yellowstone towards Jackson.  This was a bit disappointing ...

... for dinner and a couple of beers before crashing for the nite.<br><br>The next day was another early start to check out the Grand Teton national park. Grand Teton was another great national park with some spectacular scenery. There was one section of the park where there must of been nearly 100 cars lined up along the side of the road to take pictures of the scenery (see one of the attached photos). <br><br ...

... for the likes of us Floridians. We return to Jackson by way of the pretty Moose Wilson Road . This narrow gravel road winds its way through forests along the edge of the mountains. Large vehicles are not permitted, and when we exit the park at the southern end, we see a tour bus being turned back at the entry gate.

... miles. Did we see moose? We saw four! It was just, well, grand. Yesterday, we kayaked for the first time. H was against it. He wanted to canoe. But I thought Kayaking would be easier. It is. You don't have to be so coordinated in your stroke and it maneuvers more quickly. It's good to take someone along in the back who has good upper body strength so the front person can rest and eat snacks. It was ...

... down some very steep grades. Using a combination of a lower transmission gear and brakes all went well, albeit the smell of hot brakes drifted through the air and all the observation points. I was glad I gave the van an new set of front brakes before the trip and the van performed flawlessly going up and down the mountain roads.Our total rise in altitude was over 2000 feet Our destination was Yellowstone Park and the ...

... occasion of slowness we happened to slowly happen upon a cute little fluffy bear slowly foraging only about 5 metres away. Was amazing to see! We then went to the visitors centre which was rubbish! In the evening we had a mexixan buffet which was delicious until some yummy mexican sauce completely and utterly by accident happened to fly through the air at spped and cover my beautiful pristine pants.... all by the spoon which spontanuously fell... absolutely ...