Grand Teton National Park 2021 - Part 4

 A few last images from our 2021 visit to the Tetons

The view of the Teton Range across Jackson Hole from the top of Shadow Mountain

Morning at Schwabacher Landing

 Barn Swallow

Beautiful morning at Oxbow Bend

One last image of the Tetons

Grand Teton National Park 2021 - Part 3

 One new road we explored during this visit was the Gros Ventre Road up towards the headwaters of the Gros Ventre River.

Some very colorful hills

A cute pit toilet

One fascinating geological feature we discovered along this road is the Gros Ventre Landslide.  On June 23, 1925, a huge landslide came off of Sheep Mountain, flowed into the valley below and damned the Gros Ventre River.  On May 18, 1927, part of the natural dam failed and the resulting flood downstream obliterated the small town of Kelly.

Views of the Tetons on the drive back out

A cow moose standing in a pond near the Taggart Lake Trailhead

A beaver lodge in the same pond

Nearby this young male moose was feeding on shrubs.

Grand Teton National Park 2021 - Part 2

 Lunch at Oxbow Bend

We often found caterpillar tents with many hungry caterpillars.

Dandelion seed puff

Teewinot Mountain

 

 
During one of our drives, we came upon this hot air balloon on a sightseeing tour.

We saw lots of different sunflowers blooming this visit.

Grand Teton National Park 2021 - Part 1

 After spending most of May in the Yellowstone area, we spent a few days visiting Grand Teton National Park.  During our previous visit in October 2020, views were degraded by lots of regional wildfire smoke.  During this visit, we were rewarded with much clearer skies.

The Tetons from Oxbow Bend

We saw many more wildflowers blooming in Jackson Hole than we did in Yellowstone.

Sticky Geranium

Colorful sunset from our campsite in Gros Ventre Campground

View of the Tetons from the east end of the road to Mormon Row

The iconic view of the T. A. Moulton Barn on Mormon Row

The John Moulton House at Mormon Row had been lifted and moved.  We later found out that the stucco was cracking due to an unstable foundation and a new foundation was being prepared for preservation of the house.

Colorful horses and a few bison near the highway

 

Young bull moose

Wildflowers at Pacific Creek Campground

Yellowstone 2021 - Part 7

 On May 22nd, we woke to find that there had been an overnight snowfall of about 10 inches, turning the RV park into a winter wonderland.

Gibbon Falls

Firehole Falls along Firehole Canyon Drive

A couple of images from Lower Geyser Basin

A few images from Midway Geyser Basin

We often see hats that have blown beyond retrieval.

Osprey hunting along the Firehole River

Slow traffic

A wolf-watching lunch spot along the Slough Creek Road

The beautiful setting of Swan Lake