May 11 2009

Tetons: Amazing Day 1

 (Please be sure to scroll all the way down the page)  img_48891img_48931Before we begin, I’d like to introduce Cholmondelay.   Chumly was been a good friend the past few months and decided to come with us to the Tetons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

img_4901The first animals Chumly saw was a herd of about 75 buffalo (more on those tomorrow).  You can see them off on the hillside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the buffalo, off to the visitor’s center–and the first glimpses of the grand tetons.

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 The next stop was a place called OxBow Bend on the Snake River.  Pelicans, Loons, Heron, ducks galore!  (And, just past there–his first moose!)

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 img_49841Finishing the first scenic drive–we discovered that all the major lakes are still frozen.  The hike we were planning on taking around Jenny Lake can only be done with snowshoes—so that is definitely out of the question.