Grand Tetons; A First look

We made our way over to Grand Teton National Park yesterday! Here is look at Grand Teton glacier, another North American glacier that could disappear in as little as 10 years!


We decided to go check out Jenny Lake. They had tour boats which went across the lake to a place called hidden falls; Ah, but Laura had a better idea! They also rented canoes by the hour. We decided to take our own canoe across the lake to check out the falls.

Of course, the wind picks up while we are about a quarter of the way across the lake. We both had to work much harder then anticipated to get across. I did manage to snap this picture of Laura with the Tetons in the background.






It was a nice little 1/2 mile hike up to the "falls" (after sitting and paddling for 40 minutes, the hike was nice). Here is a look down the falls.








Back at the coach for the evening; Snuggles decided she wanted to explore the trees in our campground. It's a good thing Cockatoos are not native to North America, there would be a lot of bare trees around ;)