The Grand Tetons are GRAND!

From Island Park, Idaho we drove through Yellowstone and then south into Grand Teton National Park. Thanks to recommendations from several friends we decided to splurge and stay inside the park at Coulter Bay. We were really glad we did!! A great park in the woods and just a short walk to the lake.

The morning view from our campground. Just a short walk down to the marina where there were boats waiting to explore the Jackson Lake and the Tetons rose up in the background. A beautiful way to start the day.

And of course we took a drive in to Jackson. I always thought the town was Jackson Hole, but the town is Jackson and the area is Jackson Hole. The town square has arches with elk antlers. Elk shed their antlers every year and grow a new set in the spring. So there are a lot of antlers around to be picked up!

One morning we had rain…a first in many weeks. We had planned on a drive down to Jenny lake and did not let the rain stop us. Besides, Lee was glad to go over some wet roads in order to rinse off some of the dust from the bottom of the truck!

Shortly thereafter the rain went away and the sun came out. Jenny lake was beautiful (of course!)

We drove up on the mountain to get a view back of Jenny lake and the Tetons:

Our last day at Coulter Bay was fun as our friends Dave and Nancy joined us for a soup lunch, then they went kayaking and we did our prep work for leaving. When they returned we had bread pudding for dinner (followed later with pop corn!) As the day ended Lee and I walked down one more time to the beach to watch the sunset over the Tetons. A very magical place!

May your days be full of magic as well!