Thankfully by the time we woke up
this morning, it had stopped snowing and the highways were being cleared. By
8:30, we were back on the road! The first hour or so was a bit scary since
there was still snow on the road, but after we passed that, the rest of the way
was pretty easy. The scenery around us got more impressive the closer we came
to the park. Almost as soon as we crossed into Wyoming I saw several bison
standing beside the road. The first animal that I got excited about seeing was
a pronghorn, standing in a field next to the highway. The pronghorn is the
fastest animal in the western hemisphere, so, having never seen one before, I
was really excited. We saw several more groups of them along the way.
At about
5:00, we officially entered Grand Teton National Park for the first time! The
view of the Tetons from the road we were on was absolutely amazing; I think my
mouth was literally hanging open in awe. We pulled over for a while to get out
and take some pictures. We also saw some more grazing bison while driving
through the park.
When we got
to Jackson we checked into our hotel, then walked around the town for a while
looking for a place to eat. We ended up having a really nice dinner at a local
grill, then walking over to a little ice cream shop to get dessert, and walked
around exploring town for a while. When the sun dipped behind the mountains,
though, it got really cold pretty fast, and we walked back to our warm hotel room.
Tomorrow
will be my first day to get to really explore the park that will be my home
until October. Don’t worry; I’ll definitely bring my camera along for the
adventure!
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