Grand Teton National Park

 Hello!

Today we decided to head down to Grand Teton NP.  It is a couple hours south of where we are but a lot closer than Houston... LOL.

We were not disappointed!  Grand Teton was absolutely beautiful!  The weather was perfect, no haze from the fires remained, temperatures were cold in the morning but warmed up nicely during our hike around Jenny Lake (today's step total was 16,679 for those keeping track).

The Tetons rise up out of the earth from a valley - no gradual incline or lazy hills in the way - just BAM - Mountains! 

The view across Jenny Lake:


Clear evidence of bears - this tree had many scratches from a bear claw (Carsten's hand for size):

Along the Jenny trail - notice all the colors and the amazing blue sky!
you gotta have a panoramic shot of the Tetons:
the trail was so beautiful - i could have taken 100 pictures and never made it around.....
more mountains as reflected in Jackson Lake:
we don't get Fall colors like this in Houston:
the sun finally shone on us ....
this guy was 5 feet from our car - back in Yellowstone NP

Grand Teton was a wonderful addition to our trip. We are so thankful we decided to go spend the day there.  Tomorrow we do not have a plan ... we shall see what happens....

Take Care,

Sheri & Carsten

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