We drove up to the Grand Tetons, right as soon as the orchestra music began to play in the car! It was so funny and so perfect!
Today we hiked around the foothills of the Grand Tetons. We were treated to beautiful views of dense forests, rushing rivers, and a crystal clear lake.
The Snake River winds its way throughout the trails. There’s over 200 miles of trails, and some 4,000 rock climbers visit to scale the high peaks!
Did you notice how there are not foothills to obscruct the view? The jagged peaks and deep canyons of the Teton Range are near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The most common tree we noticed was the lodgepole fine tree, which had cones that need heat to open and release the seeds. There were also Douglas Fir, limber pine, and Engelmann spruce.
At the end of our short hike is Tagget Lake, cold from melted snow. Brrrr!!!!
As we left the Tetons for Jackson Hole, we noticed the speed limit signs were only 45 mph, even though there wasn’t much out there to hit. And then we saw this… (we stayed in the car and FAR from him!)
And oh, boy, were there a lot of them!
