Thursday, September 2, 2010

#33 The Tetons and Jackson Hole...

After Yellowstone, we visited the Grand Tetons-and they are just as beautiful as I remembered...

This is a view  from the window of the Cunningham Ranch-there's a few buildings left. He was very influential in settling the area...

Near the South Entrance to the Tetons is Menors ferry-still running- and a chapel called Transfiguration.

This is simple, inspiratational and moving chapel is an active church-the alter looks at the Tetons...just stunning..
We packed a picnic lunch and stopped at "Lunch Counter"-Kahuna- to watch the rafters go down the Snake River. Jack thinks it would be too tough for me (class 4) but I disagree...it will go on my bucket list for sure!
While we were there, a mom waited with her two month old and a two year old toddler for her husband to come down the chute-so I got a baby fix!

Now, we did go into Jackson Hole several times-trying to get our mail! If you are traveling, I DO NOT recommend using JH for a mail drop-we have been delayed several days because of it, and I don't believe it was the source (Jack's mail came from Livingston, mine from POS). Luckily for us, Ken and Carolyn Kimpton are staying in Thayne at Star Valley Ranch Resort and helped us get comfortable here-We rented Dave and Brenda Neil's site while we were here-we had a lovely visit!

Jackson Hole still tries to keep that old Western flavor...A stagecoach meanders around the town square and offers rides...

Anyone who's been to Jackson Hole recognizes the Elkhorn arches positioned at each corner of the town square-nice to see they survived! Now we head for ID to visit a dear friend  of Jack's, then heading west-home, Toto!

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