During this drive we spotted a fox, magpie birds, deer and plenty of field mice on the road. The road was pretty empty and we could take halts to click pictures.
As we got closer to Jackson Hole which is a town on the south of Grand Teton NP, the traffic increased. The drive along the snake river is marvellous with plain green fields and valleys surrounded by green mountains. Some of the mountain peaks were still covered with snow.Finally we reached the Teton NP and were amazed at the sight of Teton range. This range is called as teenage mountains as they are still rising or "growing" due to activity of the tectonic
lates beneath.
The visitor's center in the Teton NP has great exhibits that interest the kids. The rangers in the visitor's center gave us information as to which hikes would be best with kids. We first drove along the Gros Ventre river, a tributary of the snake river. There we spotted lots of Bison's, some crossing the road and momentarily halting the ongoing traffic.
Our next stop was the Jenny Lake, here we took a motor boat ride to the other end of the Lake. We hiked half way to the hidden falls, and came across the lower end of the falls. The force of the water that gushes here is breathtaking! There is a bridge from which you can witness this gushing underneath.
Next we went to the Jackson Dam/Lake where we were hoping to see the Trumpeter Swan. However we did not find any! We had to content ourselves by looking at the Pelican. After a very busy day finally we checked in to Colter Bay Log cabin. The overnight cabin stay was a good experience for the kids.
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