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Colter Bay Campground, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Odometer – 5128 miles

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We all slept until about 9 this morning. Ron was a bit cold at 6am so Paola turned on the heater. By the time we got up 3 hours later, the RV was like a sweatshop. The weather here in the past few days has been great, going up to 29C in the day, and down to 5-10C at night.

We took a path from the RV site that led us to Jackson Lake. We sat on the shoreline enjoying the sun, the view of the Tetons, and the children tirelessly throwing rock after rock into the water. (more…)

Colter Bay Campground, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Odometer – 5064 miles

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Shabbat Shalom.

I got up at 4:30am and took the RV into Grand Teton Park while Paola and the children were still sleeping in the motel. On the drive up, as the early morning light started seeping in, I saw many deer and elk by the roadside, having breakfast. I even had to stop once to let a deer cross the road. Today’s hike was a 10 mile in and out climb to Garnet Canyon. I parked at Lupine Meadows trailhead and walked up through a pine forest until the canyon opened up about 2000 feet higher. On the way up I sang and talked to myself, trying to alert bears to my presence. I guess it worked cause I didn’t encounter any. There was a strange little rooster that didn’t seem to mind me right next to him though. He had all his back feathers up and then I saw the female he was courting. (more…)