Tetons Day 5

Today marks the bittersweet day of leaving the park.  Our next destination was only 1.5 hours away though, so we took the day to do some more sightseeing.  We packed up the car (which always takes longer than expected with a squirrelly toddler).  Lucy woke up earlier than usual and she was in quite stubborn mood! Also Happy Fathers Day!  Lucy told Isaac he stinks like a skunk (or stunk as she says for skunk).

Family photo:  It was finally perfect conditions for a family photo, so our first stop was the Mt. Moran turnout.  The yellow flowers and blue sky with the mountains looked so perfect it's almost fake looking. We know it's real life though because Lucy threw a huge fit and refused to put her Dora coloring book, crayon or Oo-oo down.  We managed to pose in front of the book, but our official photo will feature the other two items.

Moose in moose: finally after trying 3 previous times, we saw a moose.  Isaac and I have officially seen moose and bear every time we are in this park!  It was behind a bunch of trees, so it wasn't the most exciting view for Lucy.  The spotting happened on the Moose-Wilson road.

LSR preserve:  tried again to visit the preserve, but the line was just as big as before.  It's always good to leave something for next time.  

Visitor center: our favorite visitor center is in Moose.  It was busier than we've ever seen!  Lucy loved touching all the animal fur and is also enjoying her new book "Whose Butt".  We also took a picture at the Mather plaque with Charlie in honor of his namesake.  

Lunch: by this time Lucy had become a holy terror.  We ate at Dornans which luckily had a big outdoor space for her to spaz out in.  Kerry and Maddie also got some hats as souveigners (buffalo hats).  

Scenic drive:  we drove out of the park on the other main park road and hit a new turn off called Schwabergers Landing.  It had a short trail and the view was mainly of the Grand and its reflection in a very calm section of the Snake River.

We ended our drive at Jackson Lake Lodge and then started off over the Towgahtee Pass where it appeared much of the snow had melted.  

Wind River KOA:  We rented a little "Kamping Kabin" and Lucy was immediately enamored.  She said "this is the most wonderful day".  Lucy loved throwing rocks, swinging and sliding and sitting on our porch swing.  After a power nap, she ate mac n cheese and did some balancing on the benches.  After a tumble she asked Dad to kiss her butt.  We made a campfire and roasted marshmallows.  The campground even had a nice indoor pool.  We could see ourselves stopping back again.