After a couple of days in Yellowstone National Park, we all packed up and headed for the Grand Teton National Park. As soon as we got into the park we noticed a bunch of people pulled to the side of the road We thought it was just more Buffalo. We then noticed it was a couple of bears we got out and took lots of pictures The Park Rangers came by and made us all get back into our cars when one of the bears started charging us from about 100 feet away. Other Grand Teton wildlife sightings included a bald eagle and some pelicans.
JACKSON LAKE BEACH:
We were in the Tetons for a family reunion with Lori's family. While we were waiting for them to show up, we went to Jackson Lake in Colter Bay and, of course, threw rocks. This is one of our favorite spots in the Park because of the great view on the Teton Mountain Range. The lake was so cold only Owen, Mark and Ron braved the water. The girls had fun collecting pretty rocks.
SWAN LAKE HIKE:
Early one morning, we went on another ranger guided hike. None of the extended family joined us. The hike was to Swan Lake. We met some nice people and learned some neat things about the area we saw some neat wildlife, we didn't see any swans but we did see a bald eagle and some pelicans (pictures above with the "wildlife" slideshow). We watched the pelicans land in the water and that was pretty cool.
VISITOR'S CENTER/ STRING LAKE:
One afternoon, we all went to the visitor center and then to String Lake. The sad thing was Ron was still so sick and getting worse and Riley was starting to get really sick too. You can see it in the pictures just how miserable they looked. Other than the sickness, the rest of us had so much fun we goofed of in the water. Marley, Bradley and Tyler played water basketball and the girls dared each other to see how far we would dare to go in the cold water then we decided to take funny pictures. We had so much fun playing in the water. I think water brings out the kid in everyone, and also if you can't make a fool of yourself with family then who can you do it in front of?
CAMP:
We camped at the Colter Bay Tent Village on Jackson Lake. It was a great place to stay. The last night, while everyone else hung out at camp, Ron and Riley-sick as they were-took a nap. The girls made bracelets provided by Mallory and we chatted and laughed. Later that afternoon Riley woke up and wanted cuddles poor guy he was so miserable. Ron ended up sleeping about 14 hours. That night we roasted marshmallows and did more chatting. It was fun. Ron was so sick he missed the last night's activities.
CANOE RIDE:
The last morning we all got ready to go our separate ways. It was sad to depart from each other. Thank heavens Ron and Riley were feeling better. This was a short but fun trip for the extended family . We haven't done a big family vacation like this since 1996 when we went to Disneyland so we hope to keep this up and do it yearly and make it longer than a couple of days. Ron, Lori and the kids stayed in the Tetons a couple of days longer. We found a tentsite at Colter Bay and camped there again. We wanted to take the kids on a canoe ride, unfortunately we all couldn't go on the canoe: three was the limit. So Ron and the kids went on the ride and Lori walked around and looked at shops and then went back to camp and read a book. All in all it was a lot of fun the kids enjoyed the ride and Lori got some peace and quite.
As a side note, Julie, Jordan and Lyndee got in a really bad car accident on their way there. It was very scary and we are grateful that they all survived. Julie got a concussion and other than that everyone was shaken up but they were all alive and ok. We thank Heavenly Father for that blessing. Also, a little over a week after the accident Jordan got his mission call to Tonga.
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