Most of US89 is mostly two lane with passing lanes provided on the uphills and there are many of those as US89 goes right through the mountains over high passes. A part of the road is designated as a National Scenic Byway, click here. Needless to say, the scenery was great!
The downside of taking US89 was that, other than when we were on the Scenic Byway, we had to go through what seemed like dozens of small towns, each with its own idea of the proper speed.....but the scenery made up for that!
Here are a couple of examples:
20 mile long Bear Lake. Blue, eh?
Why it is Blue. (click to enlarge)
Rafters on the Snake River.
Not all the scenery was beautiful!The approach to the Grand Teton NP from the south is through Jackson, WY. As we left Jackson and drove along the east edge of the Park, we were struck once again by how magnificent the Teton Range is when seen up close. We'll have pictures of the mountains for you tomorrow.
As soon as we got settled in our campground, MMG was anxious to get out looking for wildlife to photograph. So at 6:30, off we went. It paid off with these:
A family of Trumpeter Swans on the Snake River.
A Bull Elk checking us out! What a rack!
Do you think this is my best side?
As soon as we got settled in our campground, MMG was anxious to get out looking for wildlife to photograph. So at 6:30, off we went. It paid off with these:
A family of Trumpeter Swans on the Snake River.
A Bull Elk checking us out! What a rack!
Do you think this is my best side?MMG only let me come home when it got too dark to take pictures any more.
Also when the sun went down, we found that we ain't in Kansas anymore, Toto. The last 10 days in Grand Junction and Salt Lake City the daily highs were in the mid 90's with overnight lows near 70. The low here tonight is predicted to be 26! For the next week, the highs are supposed to be in the mid-70's and the lows in the mid-30's.
We are planning to stay here until Monday when we'll head on up to Glacier NP, assuming the Going-to-the-Sun Highway hasn't been snow closed!
Until tomorrow!
MMG and DDG
Also when the sun went down, we found that we ain't in Kansas anymore, Toto. The last 10 days in Grand Junction and Salt Lake City the daily highs were in the mid 90's with overnight lows near 70. The low here tonight is predicted to be 26! For the next week, the highs are supposed to be in the mid-70's and the lows in the mid-30's.
We are planning to stay here until Monday when we'll head on up to Glacier NP, assuming the Going-to-the-Sun Highway hasn't been snow closed!
Until tomorrow!
MMG and DDG
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