Saturday, Sept 11 2010 was almost a 12 hour day. We didn't get an early start (we never do it seems). Left mid-morning headed through a portion of Yellowstone to come out at the south entrance so we would be at the top of the Grand Teton National Park. What a awesome array of snow-capped mountains. The tallest, Grand Teton, is more than 13000'. We were advised to take a short cut instead of going into Jackson WY and what a pig path (even dirt) it turned out to be for a few miles. Anyway, that dumped us into the corner of Idaho on the back side of the Tetons and we made it back to our campground in much less time than it would have taken us to go back through Yellowstone. What contrast in landscapes as you will be able to see from the photos below. A day full of spectacular scenery.
Beginning of the Teton Mountain Range
Teton Lake with Grand Teton in Background
Tom taking a photo of the Tetons
A bike race along our route near Teton Village
Teton Village Resort
Condos & Ski Lift at Teton Village
Backside of Tetons in Idaho
Opposite side of the road from the above photo
showing typical Idaho flat lands
Beautiful photos !
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