Trip to the Tetons

While we were visiting with Andy, Tara, Hailey & Emily in Lander, Wyoming we decided to take a day trip to the Tetons on Monday while they were all either at work or school. We had not been to the Tetons or Yellowstone for some time and wanted to search out some of the large animals that populate these parks. Specifically we were looking for bison, elk and moose.
We drove the 21/2 hrs from Lander and arrived at Oxbow Bend just inside the park at about 7:15AM. Unfortunately we were about 15 minutes late for the sunrise but the scene was still breathtaking. Peter got out to take some pictures. As it was a very nippy 32 degrees, I decided to stay in the warm car and just take in the beauty.

From there we traveled south to the new visitors center and then headed back north to Yellowstone. We rode in search of lunch at one of the restaurants, but when we arrived at the Grant Village General Store and Restaurant we discovered a sign on the door saying it was closing on Sept. 20th (the day of our trip) and there was no food available.

We headed south again, still looking for moose & elk. We did not find any on our travels and decided to have lunch at Dornan's in Moose, Wy. We had our burgers outside on the picnic tables (by this time it had warmed up considerably) facing the Grand. We recalled fondly the time that we (Doug, Heidi, Peter & myself) made our journey up to the Grand. We figure it was the late 90's. Peter has a hankering to do that again.

We left the park and headed East over Togwotee Pass to Lander. If there had not been construction on the road it would have been an easier ride. As it was, it was dusty and slow. We arrived home to Andy's in time for pizza and story time with the girls.

Here are a couple of pictures from our Teton Day Trip.

The Grand.


Lupine Meadows near Taggert Lake.