Thursday, July 2, 2009

Day 10 (Grand Teton National Park)

We started out the day by attending a Ranger Program about places to see in the park. It seams that most rangers probably don’t get into this line of work because they want to be public speakers. All kidding aside we got a bunch of great ideas about places to see.

We started by stopping by the Jackson Lake Lodge. It is really cool and has a great view of the Teton’s. After the lodge we DSC_0001stopped at the Willow Flats Overlook.  This is supposed to be a great place to see wild life, but we didn’t see anything.

 

 

 

Our next stop was DSC_0034by the Jackson Lake Dam and Reservoir.

The dam raises the level of Jackson Lake by 39 feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Then we drove up Signal Mountain. The drive is 5-miles and it is 800 feet above the valley. The summit overlook provides a great panoramic view of the entire Teton Range.

 

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After Signal Mountain we took the scenic road along Jenny Lake.

 

 

 

 

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At the end of the day Ashley was wiped out.

 

It was a nice relaxing day with some spectacular views of the Tetons.

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