Our first week as campground attendants has been a very pleasant one. Boss and coworkers are patient, gracious folks who've gone above and beyond to make us feel welcome and help us try to remember the campground office routine. Weather has been not so pleasant as almost four consecutive days of rain brought more rain than we can remember in our other five summers in the Rockies combined. But, campers are a hearty crowd and soggy wet tents and gear hasn't seemed to dampened their good nature. One camper, Jim Mauer, who has stellar photography talent, graciously shared ten of the following photos with us so you could glimpse some of the magnificent beauty of this magical park.
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| Low hanging clouds shroud Teton Range |
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| Teton relect beautifully in many surrounding lakes |
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| Wyoming skies are daily unique and amazing |
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| Jackson Lake Dam on the Snake River |
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| Bison constantly cause traffic jams and sometimes stroll right through our campground. This is also what Wild Bill and I sometimes feel like after many miles in the Wee RV. |
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| Moose are in the campground almost daily |
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| Osprey nest |
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| Bear sightings are becoming more frequent in our campground so Park Service requires us to give every camper the "bear aware" talk about proper food storage. |
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| Pronghorn antelope |
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| Moulton Barn, said to be the most photographed structure in the park, is part of an old Mormon settlement near our campground. |
Thanks, Jim!
Most of the campgrounds and lodging facilities in Grand Teton National Park are managed by concessionaire Grand Teton Lodge Company, who employ over 1000 people each season to staff these properties. Each year they host a mid-season dinner for all employees and we arrived just in time to attend this year's dinner with a Hawaiian luau theme. Thought you might like to see the male half of our campground staff modeling their island fashions. Check out the "cutie" far left with his flowered parasol. Thankfully they ran out of grass skirts before he arrived!
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Yesterday was our day off and we did a beautiful hike to
Bear Paw and Trapper Lakes. What was supposed to be eight miles round trip turned into eleven and we were both
ready to get our boots off when we got back to the trail head.
Here are a couple of shots Bill made along the hike.
More later.........
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