July 18, 2015 Grand Teton National Park

Today we hopped in the truck and drove all around in Grand Teton National Park.  The weather was cloudy and threatening rain all day, so there wasn't much hiking going on.  But the views were dramatic, and we had a wonderful time seeing familiar places.  Here are some pictures, in no particular order.  Oh, did I mention that the wildflowers are all blooming?

Jenny Lake

Willow Flats.  That's a beaver dam in the middle.  Saw my first yellow warbler here.

Pinedrops.

Left to right: South Teton, Middle Teton, Grand Teton, and Mt. Owen.
The top of Grand Teton has a cloud over it.

One of my favorite churches in all the world.

Behind the alter is this view.

The weather was misty cloudy.

Selfie at Jenny Lake.

Teton Glacier.  Camera zoomed to the max.

Harebells.

Lupines and Sulphur flowers.

Bear scratches on tree trunk.

Storm in the valley.

THE END!
(bighorn sheep)

July 17, 2015 Jackson, Wyoming

Spent some time wandering around one of our favorite places, Jackson Hole.  First night there, we went down to the Town Square and revisited some spots we remembered from last time, including the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.  One of the things we like here is the many statues and sculptures.  Lucky for us, we were camped right in town and everything was nearby!

Magpies kept us company at our camper....

Trying to keep the wolves at bay...  :)

For a fee you can ride this stagecoach around the square.....

Mark Twain and some guy.

The amazing elk antler arches, one on each corner of the town square.

Elk shed their antlers annually, so these are collected by Boy Scouts.

Had a wonderful steak dinner at their Cowboy Steakhouse.

Million Dollar Bar entrance.

Barstools are saddles; silver dollars embedded in the bar.

Snow King ski resort, right there in Jackson.

September 13, 2013 Wyoming to Nebraska

As we continued our eastbound travels, we ran into a little wet weather.  We also drove over a really high mountain pass at 8800+ feet;  highest we've ever been.  Once over this pass, the rest of our trip is downhill!  This day with the messy weather was a long one and we were very happy to finally get out of the rain and to our campground in Ogallala, Nebraska.  Whew!

Goats! 

Kindly note the phrase "8835-foot Sherman Summit"....
Which we drove over, very slowly.

Interesting....

It really is growing out of a rock. 

Explains the weird rocks in the next pictures.

Sherman Mountain rock formation. 

Sherman Mountain rocks.

Heading east, we encountered some stormy weather.
(the same system that inundated Colorado's Front Range)

Of course, rain & wet roads = spray..... 

And then came the fog: 70+ long miles of it.  Just like this.
Caused the driver (me) to be a little bit tense.

A little foggy, but there it is!  Nebraska! 

Bubba managed to get a quick picture of a herd of llamas.... 

And finally, FINALLY, the clouds lifted & the rain stopped;
just as we arrived at Ogallala, Nebraska.

September 12, 2013 Skies, Clouds

This part of the USA really is Big Sky country....