Hike: attempt # 1: Cascade Canyon-We were super excited to arrive at Jenny Lake around 10:30 with plenty of parking available. Unfortunately the boat shuttle didn't start up until the following day and we are not able to add 4 extra miles to our hike at this stage.
Attempt # 2: Laurence Rockefeller preserve-we arrived only to join a big line of cars waiting for a parking spot as the preserve only allows 50 cars at a time. We decided we couldn't out wait the line so headed onward.
Attempt # 3: Granite Canyon-we were starting to run low on time prior to lunch and had also decided to try and attend a raptor show, so we just did an out and back hike on this trail and didn't make it to the canyon itself. The hike starts through a grove of aspen trees (which seemed to have been affected by a tough winter). We made it to a mountain stream and now Lucy talks about how her sound machine sounds like the mountains every time we turn it on!
Teton Raptor Rescue: We cooked some backpacking food at the trailhead parking lot and then headed into Wilson to see the raptors. They had a Golden Eagle and hawk out in a lawn area and then we attempted to settle in to an hour long talk with a toddler missing her nap time. The commentary was interesting but not high action enough to hold Lucy's attention. We got to see a owl, peregrine falcon, and bald eagle up close. An interesting tidbit is that owl's eyes don't move, hence their need for lots of neck mobility (they have twice as many cervical vertebrae than humans). Owl's eyes also take up 1/2 the space of their heads!
Nap time: We drove home through Jackson and got a peak at the famous antler arches. Lucy was quite squirrelly the whole drive but thankfully went down for a nap upon getting home at 4:30 pm.
Dinner time: A highlight to any Tetons trip is always the foot high nachos and blackberry margaritas at the trapper grill at Signal Mt Lodge. Maddie and Kerry went to get a table on the porch and order with Isaac and Lucy rolling in at 6:30 just in time for food. The waiter warned us how big the nachos are and I assured him we already knew.
Photo time: After the kids were all asleep, Maddie and Kerry headed to the beach to try some dusk photos of the Tetons with Maddies camera equipment.
First time using the selfie stick. Granite Canyon hike.
Teton Raptor visit. Young bald eagle in the background.
Charlie is finally awake! Enjoying dinner on the lodge deck.
The long awaited nachos and blackberry margarita.
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