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I love the Grand Tetons. There really isn't anything to compare. We hiked the Tetons until it got to snowy to see the path. I just have to show you this picture back from 2011 and I don't mean to hijack your thread but wanted you to see 1st how cute my kids were and 2nd and more important what it looks like up in the mountain. This was taken in July. Ohh I just notice Claire is wearing a Disney shirt!!!
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The area is just so beautiful and you are certainly enjoying it! The Grand Tetons are amazing as is the whole Jenny Lake area which may be even more so. Looking forward to Yellowstone.
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I love the Grand Tetons. There really isn't anything to compare. We hiked the Tetons until it got to snowy to see the path. I just have to show you this picture back from 2011 and I don't mean to hijack your thread but wanted you to see 1st how cute my kids were and 2nd and more important what it looks like up in the mountain. This was taken in July. Ohh I just notice Claire is wearing a Disney shirt!!!
That picture is adorable!!!! We only saw snow on the very tops of the mountains this time. That must've been cool!!
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The area is just so beautiful and you are certainly enjoying it! The Grand Tetons are amazing as is the whole Jenny Lake area which may be even more so. Looking forward to Yellowstone.
It was amazing, Dave!!! We felt like we were in a postcard!!
It's great that you could hike for a bit and then take the boat back to your starting point. That would help a whole lot. on what you could see. The views are beautiful!
It's great that you could hike for a bit and then take the boat back to your starting point. That would help a whole lot. on what you could see. The views are beautiful!
Yes it was!! After hiking over 3.9 miles, we were so grateful for the boat!! Not to mention it gave us a whole different perspective!!
The Grand Tetons are beautiful and I love the photos you got from your hike around the lake. Luke and I often have oddly combined meals like yours while we are on vacation. Somehow it works.
The Grand Tetons are beautiful and I love the photos you got from your hike around the lake. Luke and I often have oddly combined meals like yours while we are on vacation. Somehow it works.
Refueled and happy to rest for a bit we then left Grand Teton National Park and headed to Yellowstone at 11:15 AM. It was a lovely drive and we stopped several times along the way to admire the scenery:
We also ran into the Snake River again:
We arrived at Yellowstone at 12:10 PM and got a map of the Park. We again stopped at several pull offs to admire the incredible beauty of this Park. We quickly realized that we would not have enough time to see much of the Park and decided to follow a highlights map.
Today, we would go to Lewis Falls, Max's Flow, Grand Prismatic Spring and Old Faithful and drive along the Continental Divide. This route worked out perfectly to then take us to our resort in time for the evening. I took lots of photos so I will split this into two installments.
A view of the Grand Tetons from the other side:
Lewis Falls:
Max's Flow:
Grand Prismatic Spring
This is Yellowstone's largest hot spring. It is 370 feet in diameter and it is beautiful!! The deep blue and rings of yellow and orange are amazing!!
Absolutely gorgeous! I'm thinking more and more that we need to make this trip happen. We're a 2 day drive from Jackson Hole or Bozeman, MT. Hmmm....the wheels are turning.
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and 2nd and more important what it looks like up in the mountain. This was taken in July. Ohh I just notice Claire is wearing a Disney shirt!!!
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Beautiful! 
We only saw snow on the very tops of the mountains this time. That must've been cool!! 
We felt like we were in a postcard!! 
Luke and I often have oddly combined meals like yours while we are on vacation. Somehow it works. 
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