Day 9: On the Road

Today we spent most of the day in the van, traveling from Riverton to DuBoise, and then on to Moose, the home of the Tetons National Park. On the way we made a few stops to look at interesting glacial features, such as terminal moraines, lateral moraines, outwashes, and glacial till deposits. At many points during the first leg of the trip there would be glacial features on one side of the road and and desert vegetation and features on the other with snow capped mountains in the distance on either side.

Cool desert structures

Tetons from afar with a storm

We stopped in DuBoise for lunch as well as to get some coffee and visit a little tourist trap whose main attraction is a giant jackalope. It was a cute little town, but I find myself shying away from tourist traps with their cheap trinkets. I much more enjoy going to park visitor centers and having an educational experience.

Snowscape with Tetons

Snake River Overlook selfie


After lunch we headed over the Wind River mountains to the Tetons and our new camground for the next several days. The beauty of these mountains is so a conundrum of sorts. They are majestic yet harsh, and serene yet rugged. The kind of mountains you cant find in the Appalachians. I am so excited to gt to spend some time here and seensome interesting wildlife, maybe even a grizzly, as long as it is not anywhere near me. The ranger at our campground actually informed us that there have been several bear sightings in the park lately...and that makes me a little nervours, but hopefully I won't end up coming face tonface with one. And nw that I've probably freaked you all out, please feel free to enjoy the photos I've posted.

Close encounters with Buffalo

Camping site with a million dollar view

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