New Adventures

Jackson, WY

Hello,

Driving out of Salt Lake with a fully loaded car, I wondered did we have everything we meant to take? Actually the car was not quite as full as on the trip out to SLC because we were minus plants. I am not sure that we did get everything, but there will be another chance to get it all. We are planning to come back for Thanksgiving.

Leroy had been obsessing about the weather in the next portion of our trip because snow was predicted for Jackson and Yellowstone. Now, however it is beautiful if quite cold with a low of 25 expected.

In Teton national park, we did a car tour with stops at many places. It was quite beautiful to see the snow topped peaks. Wildlife was also spotted. Antelopes were grazing and lounging in the fields on the way north. As we came out of the visitor center at the park, Leroy spotted two mule deer feeding quite close to us.  Then in the early evening we were fortunate to see four moose foraging in the distance. The group was three females and one male spectacularly endowed with heavy antlers.

We offered our binoculars to a young woman standing close by. She replied with an accent, “I live here so I have moose in my yard.”

After some conversation we learned that she was from Slovakia and had gone to school in Bratislava. It was great fun to talk with her. It almost felt like going home. As we talked, the moose, or is it mooses, moved closer and we were able to get a fairly good picture of them. This woman was also able to tell us that to see four moose together was quite unusual.

It was a great day. We plan to go to Yellowstone tomorrow, but the person at the information center gave us a number to call in case the passes are closed as they had had snow and the road might be icy. It is nice to be here in the off season because there are no crowds, but some things are closed. Plus it is quite cold at a windy 45 degrees. So as with much of life it is a mix of positive and negative.

Paula