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Our day in the Tetons

7/10/2012

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After a breakfast at McDonalds, we headed into the Grand Teton National Park for our first major hike of the trip. We chose a hike to Leigh Lake for several reasons, one being it is considered one of the less crowded hikes in the park. It was also nice because it followed very flat terrain through an evergreen forest along side of Leigh Lake. It was still a very warm day and the hike ended up being about 5 miles long. Lots of great photos taken by kids along the way.

A couple of boys spotted a deer and several saw some geese, but that was the extend of our wildlife spotting for today. That will change tomorrow as we head into Yellowstone National Park.

One funny episode (to me anyhow) during the hike was when Will Rasco started a business on the way back to the trailhead of carrying others' backpacks for 50 cents each. (I think that was the going rate.) He was carrying four at one time counting his one. He had quite a business going until he got busted! So everyone had to end up carrying his own pack. I don't know if Will ever collected the money or not.

The hike was great fun and the kids did really well. They're ready to go again.

We returned back to Jackson with a stop at an overlook of the Teton range and had plenty of time late afternoon for some swimming and hot-tubbing in our motel pool. We walked to dinner to Bubba's Barbecue which was another 1.5 mile round-trip hike. Boys were tired after today and so are the leaders.

After dinner we gave the boys time to chill in their rooms with friends and/or swim some more. We also told them they needed to have on clean clothes for breakfast tomorrow.

Compliment Tally: Great news. The waitress at dinner tonight gave the boys a sincere compliment and that means a treat is coming their way. I'm so proud of them. They're such a great group of kids. Thanks parents!

Click to see photos from our trip.
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leesa
7/12/2012 03:27:11 am

Hey Mark,
Just got a chance to read about your adventures thus far! Pics are great and sounds like all are having a GRAND TIME!
Leesa

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    Over the years I've had the fortune to travel across the US several times, visit Canada several times, experienced Alaska, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Europe several times. 

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