Grand Teton National Park

 

Our 2020 return to Grand Teton National Park seemed quick. We explored places that we missed last trip and we revisited places we loved. Grand Teton NP is beautiful. We were greeted right away by four moose hanging out along the Snake River and our first bear of the trip along the Moose-Wilson Road. Later, we ended up in Idaho for the night.

The Episcopal Chapel of the Transfiguration

The Episcopal Chapel of the Transfiguration

opened in 1925

Menors Ferry Road, Moose, Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park

October 2020

Gateway Hose Company, No. 1

 

Gateway Hose Company No. 1, 118 US Highway 89 South, Gardiner, Montana, Park County. All Volunteer fire and ambulance established in 1905.

Yellowstone, Again

 

Some of our "Must Do Again" stops were the Grand Prismatic Spring and Old Faithful. And we had to include the Fairy Falls Trail hike to the Grand Prismatic Spring overlook. Last trip we started this hike but gave up as the rain got a little more than we were willing to hike in. Then it was back to Old Faithful. Again we wanted to see it without the rain and fog (which it disappears in). This year we were greeted with blue skies.

Yellowstone National Park

 

Yellowstone critters and such. The elk in downtown Mammoth were fun to watch. The big ole broken bull was bound and determined to keep his girls his. His display included a well placed antler to the side of the white SUV. This year we finally got to drive out into Lamar Valley. We saw lots of buffalo, elk and bighorn sheep. As well as mule deer, a fox, a coyote and the bald eagle.

Yellowstone National Park

 

After our last visit to Yellowstone, we knew we had to return. Yellowstone is set up like a figure 8. Two years ago we did the bottom loop of the 8. We entered from Cody to the east. Out and back to West Yellowstone, Montana to the west and exited to the south. This trip we entered from the north from Gardiner, Montana and through Mammoth Village. We concentrated on the upper loop, Mammoth Hot Springs, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and of course, Lamar Valley. The entire time there we dealt with the smoky haze from all the wildfires to the west. You can really see it in some of the pictures.

Livingston, Montana

After leaving Buffalo, Wyoming we headed north, through Billings and into the mountains again. Later that afternoon we arrived in Livingston, Montana. Livingston sits about an hour north of Yellowstone's north entrance. And the hotels were half the price. We loved the old west feel of downtown even if it was a bit touristy. I enjoyed the neon. William Clark, of Lewis and Clark , camped nearby along the Yellowstone River on the return trip of the expedition.