Miller Park Lodge 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 ...

... Hayden Valley with sweeping views of the surrounding mountains. We stopped at Canyon Village and took a short walk to look at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and Lower Falls, where a large waterfall dropped into a long narrow canyon with white and yellow sulfur sidewalls. Here we also got to experience the huge crowds that people complain about at Yellowstone. After the Falls we went on to the ...

Jackson Hole<br><br>The following day we left at 10am and drove the scenic route to Jackson Hole. It was a lovely drive past lots of potato fields, mountains and rivers. On arriving we booked on the next available boat for some (grade 3) white water rafting. We had a hour to spare before rafting so we put the trailer tent up at a nearby campsite. When we arrived back at ...

... so riesig dass er nicht auf ein foto passt und die bilder der realität schlicht nicht gerecht werden. ist doch auch schön, dass nicht alles mit einer digicam aufgenommen werden kann, ich hab die bilder stattdessen mit meinen eigenen instinkten aufgenommen und kann jedem grand teton besucher nur empfehlen, den ca 1 stündigen aufstieg auf sich zu nehmen!<br>

... of the butte, while the other two started on the southeast. We began our ascent with perfect weather, and stopped at the top of our climb to enjoy lunch and a stellar view of the Tetons.<br><br>Soon, storm clouds were visible over Jackson Hole. We tried to pick up the pace to avoid getting caught in the rain (and what eventually turned to hail), but it was inevitable. All groups found a safe place to take cover while we waited patiently for the storm to pass ...

... 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 ...

... want them to be) bison wandered away past our car. And we hit the speed limit on our way to the south exit of the park. We saw, and smelt, lots of geysers and mudpots including of course the star attraction, Old Faithful. After a 20 minute wait, off it went, impressing the decent crowd that had gathered. Except Daniel who wasn't all that impressed; maybe we had built it up too much, or more likely, he has been dazzled by so many man-made explosions that this gentle ...

... far the best meal up to now. Beside our table are an Italian couple, Max and Rosa, who we had seen at our motel. We get into conversation with them, and they tell us that they too first went to the Teton Gables, disliked it, and ended up at the Pony Express. Afterwards we decide to visit the city centre to walk off the repast. It is a very nice ...

... my blogs over the past 6 months knows I'm quite a fan of using expressive and colourful language to describe some of the beautiful places we've visited. The truth is that at every step of the way during our journey, our experiences seem to have gotten better and better and even more magnificent. Some friends and family have said that my blogs have motivated them to try to visit some of the same places I've described so before any of you hop on a plane ...

... of things like drought, previous fire suppression policies and insect infestation caused by the first two reasons. It seems to hang on us screwing up the environment with the increase of carbon dioxide and do what we thought was the right way to manage large tracts of forest. Anyway, as we left Yellowstone Park we entered into Grand Tetons Park and we caught our first views of the Grand Teton Mountain Range. More on that tomorrow.