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Grand Teton National Park
September 7, 2001
Location: Moose, Wyoming
We made it! We are definitely in Moose country
now. We found a spot at Jenny Lake campground which is right at the base
of the Grand Teton. It was snowing and sleeting when we arrived, and very
cold. We checked out the
lake and took a nap which was very necessary since Mike drove us here overnight
from Denver.
Check out some Pix from the drive by clicking HERE.
The
whole rest of the day was very wet! At night it was down to 28 degrees.
September 8, 2001
Location: Grand Teton National Park, WY
We saw a couple of Buffalo and a female Moose this
morning, both
from pretty far away. We were still hopeful to find a Bull Moose, and
thought the best way to hunt for one would be on the Snake River! We scouted around
and found out about kayaking the Snake River. We asked the Rangers and
they said it was very difficult. They did not recommend beginner river
runners to do this. So we planned our trip. We also checked into
climbing the Grand Teton. It's a two-day, guided trip to get to the top,
sort of like climbing Everest, but without the ice and altitude sickness. Maybe next year! We have logged over 5,000
miles at this point!
We were up at 5:30 AM to begin our journey down the
Snake River! It was freezing!! We
had our boating permit ready to go, but we had to figure out a way to get back
up river to the truck after we were done. So we drove down 6 miles to drop off
a mtn. bike where we
would end up. We drove back up to Jackson Lake Dam where we put in our kayak
on the Snake River. The dam was flowing so we had to put in 1000
yards down stream. Mike paddled us along the river's edge where we saw tons of ducks and
osprey. There were bald eagle nesting sites and we saw a family of beavers
swimming along near Cattleman's Bridge. We heard all of the wildlife was at
Oxbow bend so we had to keep a close eye on the map so we didn't miss the
turn. We paddled in and the water was not moving as swiftly there as we
paddled around a bend Kate noticed enormous antlers behind the brush on one of
the islands. BULL MOOSE!!!! We were so excited and almost
nervous at the same time. He was within 30 ft. of us feeding on the
willows and grasses. We only videotaped him, sorry no photos. We were
elated to finally find a Bull Moose, he was enormous at least 9 ft. tall with his
antlers. There was no one anywhere near us, so we had the moment all to
ourselves. We hung around for half an hour trying to get better shots
and then continued down the river. When we got to Pacific Creek, Mike had
to mtn. bike back up to get the truck, and almost got frostbite on his toes. Later on we drove down to Teton
Village and Jackson Hole. We saw a Black bear cub on the way.
Jackson Hole was awesome and on the way back to Jenny Lake we saw the Mamma and
her 2 cubs and snapped a great picture! We also had deer in our campsite
when we got back. It was a great day for us and wildlife! We love
it.
| Mike at Jenny Lake |
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| Lake Jackson |
Lake Jenny and The Grand Tet |
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| Mike and Kate at Lake Jenny in
front of the Grand Tet |
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| Lake Jenny, the Bear box at our
campsite. Nothing could be left out. Bears frequent this
campground! |
Chillin' |
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| Lake Jenny campsite |
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| Mt.Moran |
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| Kayaking the Snake with the Tetons behind us |
Targeel ducks on the Snake |
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| Mt.Moran from the Snake |
Osprey on the Snake |
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| Les Trois Tetones |
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| Grand Teton with skywriting |
Middle Teton with skywriting |
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| Black Bear cub eating
huckleberries |
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| God was in this church! |
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