After dinner we took a drive east of Cody. It's kind of desolate country, but the fall colors on the trees and bushes were really pretty.
This picture was taken at the end of the Cody reservoir just as the moon was coming up.
The next morning we headed for Jackson Hole, via Yellowstone Park. Just outside the park we spotted this buffalo getting a drink in the river. We had high hopes of seeing a lot of animals today.
Shortly after we entered the park we spotted a line of cars parked along the road, a sure sign that there was an animal spotting. Sure enough, someone had spotted this grizzly bear a few hundred feet from the road.
This was the first time that I had been to YNP during the off season. It was great not having to fight traffic, one downside was that very little was open. We avoided all the usual tourist places and just took in the beauty of the park.
Two shots of the steam rising from the shore of Yellowstone Lake.
Grand Teton National Park. The leaves had already fallen from the aspen trees in the Tetons so we were a little disappointed, but the grandeur of the Tetons is always impressive.
There was a lot of color in the bushes and shrubs.
I'm sure everyone who visits Jackson has there picture taken under one of the antler arches in the Town Square. We were no exception.
We always scout out bakeries in the places we visit and coincidentally, just a few days before our trip I was wathing Rachel Ray's $40 Dollars a Day show on TV and she featured Jackson Hole on her show. She had breakfast at the Bunnery so that was a must do for us. We had an apple turnover and raspberry scone with our afternoon coffee. Rachel didn't disappoint us, bothwere excellent. After our snack break we walked around town a little, visiting some of the many art galleries in town.
This is where we stayed "The Inn at Jackson Hole". I booked it on-line and wouldn't you just assume that it would be in Jackson Hole? No....... it was in Teton Village, a ski resort town about 12 miles down the road. Oh well, a new place to explore. October is between the tourist season and the ski season so most of the shops and restaurants were closed, so we headed back to Jackson for a little more action. We had dinner at a good Italian place and were back in our room by 8 o'clock! So much for more action.
I don't know what this bush is. We saw a lot of them along the roadside. The berries were really juicy but we didn't dare eat them.
We had this nice fireplace in our room, so while Ken watched baseball I snuggled up with a blanket and a book. It was a nice day.
We decided to head home in a different direction so we went over Teton Pass into Idaho and entered the park through the entrance at West Yellowstone. We spotted this swan and ducks swimming in the Madison River
Our animal sighting had been a little disappointing at this point, so when we saw these three cow elk along the river we were pretty excited.
A little further down we were excited to see a large herd of elk in the river. There were 22 cow elk and we could hear a bull bugling in the trees. It wasn't too long before he came through the trees and entered the river too. By then, there was a large group of us down by the river taking pictures. That was the closest I have ever been to that many elk, it was a fun experience.
The big bull following his harem.
This buffalo was quite close to the road so we stopped to take a look. As Ken was taking the picture a group of foreign kids came up to me and asked me what it was and if it was dangerous. I told them that they can be dangerous if you get too close. They then proceeded to walk right down to it to take their pictures! Maybe they didn't understand what I told them. Anyway, the buffalo was pretty docile and we all got our pictures and walked away safely.
We had planned on spending the night in Gardiner and looking up some friends who live in nearby Mammoth. We couldn't reach them so we decided just to save the money of another hotel room and drive home. This mountain sheep was standing on the road just outside Mammoth. We got to Billings about 5:30 and had a nice dinner at the Outback. It was a fun weekend and a good stress reliever.
This picture was taken at the end of the Cody reservoir just as the moon was coming up. When we got back to Cody we walked along main street and decided to stop for a drink at a small Mexican restaurant. Their special that night was $2 margeritas (!) so.................we had a few. Of course they also brought us chips and salsa to go along with our drinks, so for a grand total of $8 we a good time in Cody.
The next morning we headed for Jackson Hole, via Yellowstone Park. Just outside the park we spotted this buffalo getting a drink in the river. We had high hopes of seeing a lot of animals today.
Shortly after we entered the park we spotted a line of cars parked along the road, a sure sign that there was an animal spotting. Sure enough, someone had spotted this grizzly bear a few hundred feet from the road.
This was the first time that I had been to YNP during the off season. It was great not having to fight traffic, one downside was that very little was open. We avoided all the usual tourist places and just took in the beauty of the park.
Two shots of the steam rising from the shore of Yellowstone Lake.
Grand Teton National Park. The leaves had already fallen from the aspen trees in the Tetons so we were a little disappointed, but the grandeur of the Tetons is always impressive.
There was a lot of color in the bushes and shrubs.
I'm sure everyone who visits Jackson has there picture taken under one of the antler arches in the Town Square. We were no exception.
We always scout out bakeries in the places we visit and coincidentally, just a few days before our trip I was wathing Rachel Ray's $40 Dollars a Day show on TV and she featured Jackson Hole on her show. She had breakfast at the Bunnery so that was a must do for us. We had an apple turnover and raspberry scone with our afternoon coffee. Rachel didn't disappoint us, bothwere excellent. After our snack break we walked around town a little, visiting some of the many art galleries in town.
This is where we stayed "The Inn at Jackson Hole". I booked it on-line and wouldn't you just assume that it would be in Jackson Hole? No....... it was in Teton Village, a ski resort town about 12 miles down the road. Oh well, a new place to explore. October is between the tourist season and the ski season so most of the shops and restaurants were closed, so we headed back to Jackson for a little more action. We had dinner at a good Italian place and were back in our room by 8 o'clock! So much for more action.
I don't know what this bush is. We saw a lot of them along the roadside. The berries were really juicy but we didn't dare eat them.
We had this nice fireplace in our room, so while Ken watched baseball I snuggled up with a blanket and a book. It was a nice day.
We decided to head home in a different direction so we went over Teton Pass into Idaho and entered the park through the entrance at West Yellowstone. We spotted this swan and ducks swimming in the Madison River
Our animal sighting had been a little disappointing at this point, so when we saw these three cow elk along the river we were pretty excited.
We hadn't gotten too far down the road when we saw a line of cars parked by the roadway so we stopped to see what they were looking at. One guy told us that a wolf had been spotted, but when we saw it we could tell it was just a coyote. We see plenty of coyote in our country, but I guess to some people it would be exciting.
A little further down we were excited to see a large herd of elk in the river. There were 22 cow elk and we could hear a bull bugling in the trees. It wasn't too long before he came through the trees and entered the river too. By then, there was a large group of us down by the river taking pictures. That was the closest I have ever been to that many elk, it was a fun experience.
The big bull following his harem.
This buffalo was quite close to the road so we stopped to take a look. As Ken was taking the picture a group of foreign kids came up to me and asked me what it was and if it was dangerous. I told them that they can be dangerous if you get too close. They then proceeded to walk right down to it to take their pictures! Maybe they didn't understand what I told them. Anyway, the buffalo was pretty docile and we all got our pictures and walked away safely.
We had planned on spending the night in Gardiner and looking up some friends who live in nearby Mammoth. We couldn't reach them so we decided just to save the money of another hotel room and drive home. This mountain sheep was standing on the road just outside Mammoth. We got to Billings about 5:30 and had a nice dinner at the Outback. It was a fun weekend and a good stress reliever.
