Day 6- Gramd Teton

Hi All,

Today we took inspiration from Jim & Evalyn and the four of us hiked to Inspiration Point and beyond.

The trip starts with a boat trip across Jenny Lake

Early stages of the trail gave hints of views to come

The lower trail followed this beautiful cascade 

More beautiful cascades

Hidden Falls

Above Hidden Falls the views get nicer as the trail gets steeper

This section is much steeper than it looks. From the falls to Inspiration Point is a half mile and gains 500 feet in elevation!

Inspiration Point was a lovely view across Jenny Lake. Unfortunately it was directly into the morning sun, hence no decent photos. Another quarter mile past Inspiration Point we earned better vistas of the Tetons.

A quiet afternoon and an evening ranger program about climbing Grand Teton concluded another great day.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Day-4. Grand Teton

Hi All,

We took it easy today and late morning 
we drove the road up signal mountain.  The views were very nice but visibility was hampered by smoke and haze. Next we drove to String Lake and after our picnic lunch we hiked along the eastern shore including part of Leigh Lake.

Mt Moran from Leigh Lake

North end of String Lake

Sandy looking for birds

Creek flowing into String Lake

New bridge at south end of String Lake

The heat and altitude got to us this afternoon so we relaxed in the coach all evening. Still having a great time.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Day 3- Grand Teton

Hi All,

The sky was clear so we headed out early to visit many of the classic photo spots in the park.

Our favorite spot is Schwabacher's Landing where a quiet stream provides great mountain reflections

Further along the stream at Schwabacher's

Photographers are not the only ones attracted to this place. This artist was from Stamford CT.

Mountain views from the main road.

Mormon's Row preserved barns and other buildings from the community of 33 families that settled here in the 1890's

The old buildings are very photogenic in the morning sun.

Small herd of bison close to the road

Another view from the Jenny Lake Road.

That was a long morning. After lunch at the coach, we did laundry and Internet and later had our first campfire at Grand Teton.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Day 2-Grand Teton

Hi All,

The plan was to get up at 5:30 to do some sunrise landscape photography. When the alarm clock stopped ringing, the sound was replaced by the drumming of rain on the roof. Plan B was to sleep some more then a trip to Jackson for shopping and lunch. The sky did clear and we got some mountain views.

Elk Horn arch, one of several in Jackson

Elk horn close-up

Stage coach tour in Jackson

Finally some clear sky

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Day 1 at Grand Teton

Hi All,

We had a wonderful first day. We got several replies to yesterday's email. One was from our NH friends Jim & Marilyn Rosenthal, amazingly, they were camped only six mile away!

The four of us drove the park road, stopping at overlooks and soaking up the scenery and enjoying our picnic lunches. We then hiked the 3.2 mile Taggert Lake trail for even better views and reflections.

We went to bed early since we plan to do some sunrise photography tomorrow.

Mt Moran from Coulter Bay- Carl paused on his morning run for this 

And this!

Lovely cascade along the trail

Wildflowers and Grand Teton

Tetons reflected in Taggert Lake

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Grand Teton

Hi All,

It was an easy, pleasant drive to Grand Teton except for one section. Highway 22 fringe the Idaho border to Wilson, WY was posted as 60,000 pounds max vehicle weight. Since we weigh about half of that, Carl figured it would be fine. Once committed to the route, we came to the warning sign "10% Grade Next 14 miles"!!! That's the steepest road we have been on with the coach. It was first and second gear both uphill and down. The scenery was beautiful but Carl wasn't watching ;-).

Once set up in the campground we walked around the campground and were greeted by this deer.

We have two weeks here and we are eager to see all there is to see.

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Hagerman Idaho

Hi All,

Two days of driving east from Newport brought us to Hagerman in south central Idaho. We spent a busy days taking in the sights; some we knew about, others were pleasant surprises.

Malad Gorge is a beautiful state park

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument displays many 3.2 million year old fossils. This is the lower jaw from a ten foot tall camel!

Fossils we're excavated from the sedimentary cliffs above the Snake River. Near this spot we saw a section of the Oregon Trail  with a series of parallel rut where hundreds of settlers passed in their covered wagons on the way to a better life.

We visited the site of the Minidoka Internment camp where 10,000 Japanese Americans were held during WWII. This National Historic Site is a sad, forlorn place, befitting the shameful period in our history that it recalls. The photo is from 1943.

Thousand Springs State Park had this magnificent waterfall

Tomorrow we drive to Grand Teton.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone