Late last night I made a little walk through the cabin village: pitch black and clear sky.
No light pollution at all and one could see stars one can’t usually see. Quite an experience.
An experience was also this morning: again blue sky and bright sunshine but quite cool, actually
cold 29 F. I had to switch on the electric heater in the cabin.
Like on all previous days in the mountains that changed during the morning.
Today I round-trip through the park as on the agenda but first I had to get a map. At the Ranger
Station in Colter Bay Village help was at hand and the lovely park ranger gave me also some
advise how to tackle the roundtrip. I was a bit disappointed when she mentioned the driving takes
about 1 ½ i 2 hours. Only ? Yes but that does not include doing the sightseeing.
BTW: I left at 9 am and came back at 4 pm
The Grand Teton is different from the Yellowstone as such as he is smaller and consists basically of
the Teton Mountain Range and the flatlands and lakes in front of the range. The mountains are rising
straight out of the flatlands and there peaks are mostly snow covered. Looking at them from a distance
makes it a majestic view. A touch of autumn colours generated by yellow leafed birch trees and some
others make it even somewhat colourful. I hope the attached picture brings that somehow across.
Back at the cabin village I had an inquiry at the registration office and learned at that point in time that
at the end of this month they as well as many other lodges, cabin villages not to mention RV parks etc.
are closing for the season. End of October/Beginning of November the Park Service is then closing
also many roads. Some of them only been opened in late June or even later when the snow is gone.
Tomorrow ( Friday ) I am leaving the area and Wyoming and have a bit a longer drive to Pocatello, Idaho.
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