Thursday, September 15, 2011

JACKSON WYOMING AND THE TETON'S AREA - SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The day started off cold, 41 degrees and heavy fog which didn't lift until about 11 AM.  We drove in to Jackson and got a light breakfast and then spent about 2-1/2 hours shopping.  We got a sandwich for lunch and then headed back up the road a few miles to get some pictures of the Tetons in better light than we had yesterday.


This is a picture typical of  'downtown' Jackson, the city park is just to the left out of the picture.  There are lots of shops and galleries on the streets around the park.



At each corner of the park there are large gateway arches made out of antlers, a popular place for tourists like us to take photos.


In the picture above the first wide peak area on the left is South Teton.  The next peak is Nez Perce.  The next peak is Grand Teton.  The next peak is Mt. Owen.  The last peak on the right is Teewinot Mt.  The spell checker didn't like several of these names, but they are correct.


This is a close up of Grand Teton, at 13,770 feet, the tallest in the Teton range.




This is some of the Teton range with Jenny lake in the foreground.  The water in Jenny lake is crystal clear.



There are lots of places in this area that fishermen find irresistible, these happen to be fishing on the Gros Ventre River which runs through the valley on the east side of the Tetons.



This picture is of Jackson Lake which is at the northern end of the Grand Teton National Park.  It was taken late in the day so the Teton's are silhouetted, but I thought the reflections were interesting.


Another picture taken late in the day but the clouds and the lighting make it interesting.


This picture is of the Moose, Wyoming post office.  I thought it was interesting that someone in the Postal Service had a sense of humor, note the little sign to the left of the moose's backside that says "head" inside.  Moose is located a couple of miles from the entrance gate to Grand Teton National Park.  The visitor center is located there and it is not terribly uncommon to find moose wandering around near the visitors center or on the banks of the Snake River a couple hundred yards away.  We weren't lucky enough to spot them today though.