Yesterday morning we said goodbye to West Yellowstone, drove through Yellowstone Park again, crossed the Continental Divide twice, and descended southward to Grand Teton National Park. The weather was beautiful and so was the drive. Along the way, we made stops in both parks to see the sights. One of those was at the Jackson Lake Lodge, which has a fantastic view of the Tetons.
We continued driving through the expansive valley into the town of Jackson, where we found our Motel 6. Our room is quite a bit smaller than the West Yellowstone hotel room, and with our boxes of food, cooler, and luggage, it’s a tight fit but it works.
Today, we ate breakfast in our room from the food we brought and then took off for some Grand Teton sightseeing. Among the places we stopped were Mormon Row, where we saw some beautiful mountain bluebirds and pronghorn antelopes, Oxbow Bend (of the Snake River), and Schwabacher Landing. The landing turned out to be a great birding spot. At this quiet place, beavers had dammed a small side stream of the Snake into large ponds. Among the birds we saw were a yellow warbler, Barrow’s goldeneye, trumpeter swan, and Bohemian waxwing. It was the best birding of the trip so far, and we both really enjoyed the time there.
After a full day of sightseeing, we returned to the hotel about 6 p.m. Linda made a delicious spaghetti dinner. Then we went out to get gas and see the downtown area of Jackson, which has really busy traffic during the day, but in the evening was much better.
My car is a little dirtier than when we started, huh?
Lori's Travels 