Shortly after pulling out into the river to begin the trip
The first bald eagle we saw
This one was standing right on the bank!
Elk with a nice head of antlers in velvet
The view of the Teton Range from the Snake River was amazing
It’s been a
really awesome, much-needed day off! As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’d
reserved a spot for myself on the nine o’clock scenic raft trip this morning.
It turned out to be a perfect way to begin my weekend! I decided to bring my
camera along for this trip, and I’m glad I did. The range looks amazing from
the Snake River, and I took pictures of some bald eagles and elk that we saw
beside the river. We also saw an osprey, a beaver, and a river otter, which
unfortunately I wasn’t able to get pictures of. It was still really great
though!
My first
raft trip I went on earlier this season I’d had a guide named Jess who’d been
doing this for eight years. He was awesome- definitely seemed to know what he
was doing and was a lot of fun to listen to. Today my guide was a guy named
Tony who’d been doing this for three years, and was also really knowledgeable
and fun. There were eight people total in the raft for this trip; Tony, a
family of four from Indiana, a couple from Michigan, and me. We were on the
Snake River for a little over two hours, and the weather was just about
perfect. It was sunny and cool, with that constant breeze rolling off the
water. We saw about six bald eagles total, which is insane! One of them was
standing right on the bank of the river, really close to us. They’re such
amazing animals to see in the wild; I think a lot of people don’t really
understand how big and majestic looking they are.
We
eventually came to the end of the trip, getting out of the raft across the
river from Dornan’s. We all got picked up by Jeff, one of the drivers (who
actually used to be Tanner’s roommate), and returned to the lodge at about
12:30. It was an amazing “Saturday” morning.
After going
up to the EDR for lunch I came back to the dorm and relaxed on the back porch
for a while, enjoying the beautiful day and looking back over the pictures I’d
taken on the trip. I’m definitely glad I decided to bring my camera along for
this ride, since I did get some nice pictures of the bald eagles, elk, and the
beautiful view of the Teton Range from the Snake River. Tanner dropped by my
room this afternoon and said that he’s planning on going into Jackson tomorrow
to do a few things. I told him to let me know so I could join him; I’ve been
meaning to go into town to get a few things, and it’ll also just be a fun way
to spend our mutual day off.
Well, there’s
not much other news to report on today. It’s definitely been a really great day
off, and tomorrow should be fun as well. Of course, I have to include some
pictures of my amazing morning on the Snake River!
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