I like to keep my traveling spontaneous which has led me to some incredible places over the years. This time it was a detour up through Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. I had been to Yellowstone the previous year but never visited the Tetons.
I’ve seen a lot of mountains all over the world and the Tetons were some of the most impressive I’ve ever laid eyes on (click the photos to enlarge).
The Tetons
The 13,800 foot Grand Teton
Jackson Lake and The Tetons
Oxbow Bend - Teton National Park
You don’t have to go far in these national parks to find wildlife but we were especially lucky on our short trip.
Yellow Bellied Marmot enjoying a flower snack
Coyote
Pronghorn - fastest land mammal in Western Hemisphere
Pronghorn reserving its 50+ mph speeds for after we left
Baby Bison
Bison
Mama Grizzly peaks over the grasses
Grizzly cubs play with mama in background
Grizzly cubs play with mama in background
Mama bear scratches an itch
Mama bear
Baby bear digs for food
Mama bear
The three little bears
Last year I spent three days in Yellowstone and produced a short film to share the incredible landscapes and wildlife. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look:
From Yellowstone we continued our northwest journey to Leavenworth WA which continues to be one of my favorite destinations. It’s a small town surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers. The town is only at 1,200 feet but if you drive up icicle to the boulders there are 4,000 foot mountains in sight and I’m told if you hike up those you will see 10,000 foot mountains just beyond. Even in late May people are taking their skis up the big hike to those snowy peaks to get some skiing in.
Leavenworth - still from Western Gold
We enjoyed a few days bouldering with old friends in Leavenworth and then continued on our way towards our final destination, Squamish BC.