Wyoming, Part 4

All of today's pictures are from Grand Teton NP; more are posted on Facebook.

Today will be a short post. I slept horribly last night so today was a little flat. We drove around Grand Teton NP for almost 5 hours--quite beautiful. The storms of last night (we were awakened at 4 am by tremendous thunderstorms) remained aroundthe tops of the mountains, which made for some great pictures.

National Parks are not all that dog friendly, so it's hard to spend much time other than taking pictures from turnouts. Dogs are not allowed on the trails, and even though the weather is cool, the sun is bright, so I can't leave Daisy in the car for very long for me to go on a hike down a trail. The pet policy makes sense, and I am not complaining, just commenting. There is an abundance of wildlife living here and in all the National Parks, and their encounters with humans are not always for the best (for humans or the animals). Add human pets and it gets worse.

I did have Daisy out at a pull off earlier today and was just walking the perimeter. A woman came up to me and advised against going down the trail we were near. I explained that I couldn't/wouldn't with the dog, and she said that was good as she saw a mama bear and her cub there 10 minutes previously. I do NOT want to see what would happen if Daisy sees a bear while on a leash.

Tomorrow we head for Montana to pick up the L&C trail again. We'll go thru' Grand Teton NP again and a good portion of Yellowstone, including the Old Faithful area.

Before I forget!!!!! September 27 (one week from today) is the premiere of a six-part Ken Burns series on the national parks. It is called The National Parks: America's Best Idea. It will be on PBS, and many communities near national parks are organizing viewing parties, so you may want to check out what's available in your area. If anyone wants to tape it for me, I'd appreciate it!