The view of the Tetons as you drive north from Jackson, WY is gorgeous. We have been here many times before, but we keep coming back. It seems to be an annual thing for us.
A panorama of the Teton range. Grand Teton is the high, and pointed,
peak on the left. It is 13,770 feet above sea level. Mt. Moran, the
high peak on the right, is 12,605 ft above sea level. It looks higher, but only because it is closer to this viewpoint.
Another view of the Tetons, this time from Jackson Lake.
Mt. Moran appearing to float in the sky. It had rained during the night, and we had low-lying clouds in the morning.
The Lawrence S. Rockefeller (LSR) Preserve is a recent addition (3100 acres adjacent to Phelps lake) to the national park. It had been a Rockefeller family retreat.
We hiked on LSR Preserve trails to Phelps lake where we found a great lunch spot. There we were visited by this marmot begging for food. Apparently a lot of other people had also eaten lunch here and had shared it with the marmot, so he was habituated towards people, which is not a good thing. It is the first time we have seen a marmot accustomed to people.
We came across this moose on the banks of the Snake River having an afternoon snack.
Antelope (more properly called Pronghorn) are fairly common in the sagebrush on the valley floor. These mamals have the longest migration route (about 350 miles) of any North American mammal.
Another marmot. This one is in its usual habitat (rocky slopes high in the mountains) and showing more normal behavior, i.e. people shy.
Wild Animal Sightings in the Tetons:
Three moose - all in the same area
Five marmots
Several groups of pronghorn
One herd of buffalo, but only at a distance
One elk
Two deer
From here we head to Yellowstone and then over the Beartooth Highway to a photography workshop at a campground near Red Lodge, MT.
Another view of the Tetons, this time from Jackson Lake.
Mt. Moran appearing to float in the sky. It had rained during the night, and we had low-lying clouds in the morning.
The Lawrence S. Rockefeller (LSR) Preserve is a recent addition (3100 acres adjacent to Phelps lake) to the national park. It had been a Rockefeller family retreat.
We hiked on LSR Preserve trails to Phelps lake where we found a great lunch spot. There we were visited by this marmot begging for food. Apparently a lot of other people had also eaten lunch here and had shared it with the marmot, so he was habituated towards people, which is not a good thing. It is the first time we have seen a marmot accustomed to people.
We came across this moose on the banks of the Snake River having an afternoon snack.
Antelope (more properly called Pronghorn) are fairly common in the sagebrush on the valley floor. These mamals have the longest migration route (about 350 miles) of any North American mammal.
Another marmot. This one is in its usual habitat (rocky slopes high in the mountains) and showing more normal behavior, i.e. people shy.
Wild Animal Sightings in the Tetons:
Three moose - all in the same area
Five marmots
Several groups of pronghorn
One herd of buffalo, but only at a distance
One elk
Two deer
From here we head to Yellowstone and then over the Beartooth Highway to a photography workshop at a campground near Red Lodge, MT.