We got settled at our campground and then decided to spend Sunday at the campsite and doing our laundry. There was a good sized laundromat right at our campground so we were able to get it all done quickly. Then we headed to the marina to book a boat ride on the large lake in Grand Teton National Park. We planned on taking the dinner cruise on Monday but the person at the desk taking reservations talked us into the morning cruise on Monday. Looking at the forecast, it looked calm, but cold (5 degrees C). So, not being morning people, we set 3 alarms and got up at 6 am. When we checked in, we were greeted with the news our trip was cancelled! We were NOT impressed. No real explanation was given – possibly a cook was sick. It our impression they didn’t have enough signed up to make the trip worthwhile. So, we booked for the next morning and went back to the campsite for breakfast. Then we headed out on our own to see some sights.
It was a perfect morning! The water was so still and gave great reflections. While we didn’t see much wildlife, we did have some nice drives.
We drove down Antelope Flats Drive where we got to a viewpoint overlooking a small lake. The lake was created in 2002 when a massive rockslide occurred and dammed up the river.
We also had some beautiful red rock views.
From there, we headed back through to Jackson Hole for a snack of ice cream – expensive but all natural ingredients and we each had a scoop of huckleberry (similar to blueberry) which was excellent.
In the historic area of Jackson Hole is a square. At each of the 4 corners is an antler arch. Why antlers, you ask? Antler arches have been gates to the Jackson Town Square since 1900. The anters are from elk that winter on the National Elk Refuge. About 7,500 elk spend each winter on the refuge. The bulls shed their antlers each spring. Antlers are picked up by local Boy scouts and sold by public auction in this square each May. All four arches were built by the Jackson hole Rotary Club.
Check back for our morning breakfast cruise
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