On the way to Jackson, Ally showed me the sights of Teton National Park and we were lucky enough to see two monster moose. Though Teton doesn’t quite have the wildlife viewing of it’s better known neighbor the vistas far surpass anything in Yellowstone, with the Tetons rising thousands of feet straight out of the alpine lakes & Snake River. In Jackson we ate great food and visited with great friends. Tim & Tracy got us out on The Snake for a float and some shots at the small cutties below the magnificent backdrop. Ally showed me some of MTBing roots, and Aaron & Noni took us on a ripping 20+ mile ride crisscrossing Teton Pass.
Sun Valley was more of the same with some great MTB’s in the shadows of the Sawtooths as well as great hospitality by Ally’s CC friend Cassie & her man Mike.
A truly wonderful road adventure that we would have surly lamented the end of, except the reason we had to hurry home was to board a plane that was Hawaii bound...
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| Look mom no hands! We're on the road |
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| CA and the setting sun far behind us |
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| AM views where we slept just yards away from a Bull Moose |
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| Ally getting comfortable in the cozy chateau |
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| Made it to our first destination |
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| Starting to see the sights |
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| We found one |
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| Picture of a man taking a picture |
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| Close encounters |
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| You've been warned |
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| We step off the trail to give way to this big guy on the Slough Creek Trail |
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| Ally never so close to Indian Head |
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| Searching for the trail near the crick |
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| Couldn't find the trail but did find this rack that we wish we could have dragged home |
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| Trail-less Slough Creek with Indian Head in the background |
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| Herds of Bison |
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| Yep, out there |
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| Some cool looking old world beasts |
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| Lone big Bison |
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| Big & little |
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| At the North Entrance of the Park |
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| Roosevelt was a good man |
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| Tower Falls |
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| The free flowing Yellowstone River |
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| Ally & me in the mist of Lower Falls |
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| The massive Lower Falls |
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| Looking over the top of Lower Falls |
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| Hiking down the South Rim Trail |
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| A gorgeous sight |
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| Looking up the Grand Canyon of The Yellowsone from Artists Point |
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| Breaking away from the crowds |
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| Blue steel |
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| Can you see the big Grizz chowing on the Bison carcass? |
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| Growing group of tourists spotting a pack of wolves |
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| Ally joins in |
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| Elk separated from the wolf pack by a ribbon or two of water |
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| More close encounters |
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| A picture of a woman taking a picture |
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| A picture of the guys she was taking a picture of |
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| They were just massive Bulls |
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| In to the evening |
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| Couldn't get enough |
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| Yellowstone lake, the headwaters of the great Yellowstone River |
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| Thermal activity along the lake at West Thumb |
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| Hot water meets cold water |
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| Again, you've been warned |
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| Splashing around in Middle Basin |
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| Hot water meets cold water on the Maddison |
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| Vibrant spectrum of colors |
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| Mirror ponds |
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| The Grand Prismatic does not disappoint |
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| Beautiful colors |
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| Ally & I at the Grand Prismatic |
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| The historic Old Faithful Inn |
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| Some classic remnants from older days in The Park |
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| Evening viewing of Old Faithful – just lost the light |
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| Other nearby geysers going along with the show |
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| Interior of the massive Inn's lobby |
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| One final Yellowstone show before we hit the road |
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| Headed South into the next park |
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| Stunning views of the Tetons |
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| A photo of a man taking a photo |
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| The photo which that man was taking |
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| Ally and I enjoying the stops |
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| Cooling the feet off in String Lake |
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| Leigh Lake under the peaks |
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| Building courage to take the plunge |
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| One of a few moose – this one eating off the bottom of the pond |
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| A hawk on a post near Jackson |
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| Dudes doing dude things |
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| Ally learning to cast |
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| Ally with Tracy as dueling bow princesses |
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| One big moose on The Snake River |
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| Another great day on the road |
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| The gorgeous Snake River Overlook |
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| Teton Pano in The Park |
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| One bad bee sting |
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| Ally & Tracy ready to head up Cache Creek |
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| Enjoying Putt Putt before a massive thunderstorm arrived |
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| Aaron at work in the home office |
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| Packed in at a dream garage |
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| Big boy toys loaded up and ready for The Pass |
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| Gorgeous light and gorgeous surroundings rolling down Black Canyon |
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| Noni & Ally pause to enjoy the shoulder high wildflowers above Jackson Valley |
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| Ally with our wonderful hosts |
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| Ally & Amy at the Stagecoach during a twangy Sunday Church |
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| Skinny waters way up high |
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| Old structures as we head up Fisher Creek |
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| You've been warned |
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| Opening 'er up amongst the burn |
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| Ally on the final push out |
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| Almost at the car, Sawtooth's in the background |
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| Headed back to Sun Valley had to make a stop for the views |
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| A fine trip indeed – until next year! |
