Our flight into Salt Lake City was delayed causing our drive to Jackson Hole to be later than expected which made for a slightly stressful drive with antelope, deer and one giant moose on the side of the road.
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We passed the new Afton WY Mormon Temple which got me googling the Mormon population for the state which is the third largest behind Utah and Idaho.
We started our day planning on riding the Jackson Hole tram and visiting the Elk Reserve. Both a bust. The tram doesn't open for two more days and the elk have migrated. But we turned the day around when we visited Schwabachers Landing. It originally was a place for boats to access the snake river but beavers had other plans. They dammed two areas creating beautiful reflecting lakes. In the pictures you can see the beaver lodge and the dam.
The beavers had big plans for this tree and but gave up.
Mormon Row was our next stop. The remaining structures from a thriving Mormon community from the 1880's.
Teton National Park did not disappoint. Lots of free range bison and elk. Just not close enough for my iPad camera.but I took a picture anyway because Mark was taking pictures with his long lens. We will see more and close up in Yellowstone
The ragged mountains of the Teton chain were formed from violent earthquakes. We stopped for a picnic lunch at Jenny Lake with snow covered ground even though it was 65 degrees.
The numerous lakes were formed from melting glaciers. We went on some short hikes and ended up at a view of one of the remaining Teton glaciers. You can find it between the Grand Teton and Mount Owen it looks like a U shaped bowl of ice and snow. While Mark was taking pictures, a young Asian visiter came up and asked us if we had a bottle opener. We didn't but I said that Mark could use some American ingenuity to open his soda bottle and popped the top off with the side of a sign. The guy was quite happy and learned a new skill to take home with him. Speaking of the masses of Asian visitors the national park has a bathroom message for them.
The glacier is in the middle between the two peaks
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With no sunset colors to capture, we headed back for dinner at a craft beer brewery in Jackson Hole. On to Yellowstone in the morning.
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