Thursday we decided to divert from our previously scheduled plan and take the drive to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Grand Teton National Park. Are we ever glad we did! The drive from Salt Lake City was beautiful. Lots of mountains, valleys, beautiful view upon beautiful view. It appears to us that every one owns some sort of animals; either cattle, sheep, horses - really one house even had 2 turkeys, some geese, sheep, goats and a puppy. (It's an unwritten law in Wyoming) We stopped along the way at the post office in Smoot, WY (population 100). Our destination for today is Jackson Hole, WY. And the bonus is that we got to drive through Grand Teton Nation Park. Mere words cannot possibly explain the beauty of this place. The snow covered mountains were spectacular.
The
view from Jackson Dam/Reservoir was breathtaking!! We stood in
the place where Ansel Adams took his famous photograph of the
Snake River and tried to duplicate it. On our
way we saw antelope in a field and then a moose on the side of the
road. (Did a u-turn for the photo op; fortunately it was still
there) 
Later in the day we passed 4 bison that were just grazing
almost within arms reach of the car. (actually there was a bicycle
path between us and them)
Jackson Hole is a really
cute "western" town with wooden sidewalks and arches made from
elk antlers on each of the 4 corners of the town square. After
a delicious dinner at Genevieve's we decided to go to the
Cowboy Bar where we sat on saddles instead of bar stools and
the menu included buffalo or elk burgers. The bar is covered
with 624 real silver dollars.
This detour has added a day to our trip but it was so worth it. We may never pass this way again.....
Today we saw 1 Corvette and drove 352.4 miles.
This detour has added a day to our trip but it was so worth it. We may never pass this way again.....
Today we saw 1 Corvette and drove 352.4 miles.
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