Our morning in the Tetons started early and was a bit chilly! But we put on our coats and went out to explore the mountains and look for more wildlife.
But the only wildlife we saw that morning was a white pelican!
Let the hiking begin! It was time to hike that mountain!
But first we had to take a boat ride across Jenny Lake to the other side where the trail begins.
The boat ride was fun, it was only a 5-10 minute ride!
Jenny Lake was beautiful. It was glassy and clear. I wish I could have had a ski that morning!
It's nice when someone will take our picture so the entire family can be in it!
What strong tough kids we have! They are such great hikers!
He really is the king of the mountain!
Mara isn't quite like Ty when it comes to hiking. He was just a born hiker, Mara did really well this hike though. We just keep pushing her a little more every time!
We made it to the waterfall!
Are you feeling the family love?! I sure was!
What an amazing waterfall!
Climbing higher and higher up the mountain!
The funny thing about this trail was it had cell-phone service! It must have had a tower close by, because there I was hiking in the middle of no-where surrounded by nature and my cell phone rings! First my brother, then my mom! Next thing I know I am texting and talking while I hike!
Destination: Inspiration Point! We made it! But instead of turning around we decided to keep on going up the canyon.
Yes, that is me carrying Caleb in the back-pack! He sure is getting heavy! But it's good training and exercise for me right?! We decided it was time to stop and look for a place for lunch.
And we found the perfect place! In the shade, near the stream, with lots of rocks to sit on! We were all happy hikers!
While we ate our lunch Caleb took his nap in the backpack! He was perfectly chill to just sleep right there!
This was our view from inside our little lunch cave! After we ate our lunch we took off our shoes and socks and played in the water. Talk about pure glacier run off! It was so cold!
This is probably what Ty will remember most about the Tetons. Rock climbing during lunch. He just had such a great time climbing through the cave and on all the rocks.
Whatever Ty can do--Mara will try to do too!
Sometimes we have too much structured time because we want to see and do it all while we are there! So we learned that the kids really do like to just do their thing and have free time!
Ty is a trooper! When Nate and I are both carrying kids on our backs Ty gets to carry the backpack and he never complains! He is such an awesome kid!
Exhausted! Glad to finally be on the boat. What a great time!
We drove around the park some more letting the kids take naps and looking for wildlife.
We drove up to Jackson Lake to find a spot for the kids to play in the water and have dinner.
And that is just what these boys did! Played in the water and loved it! And yes, Caleb did get completely wet but we had a change of clothes in the car and he and Ty had the best time with their sticks!!
What a great place we found! I love that Mara wanted to sit by me and help me make dinner! She came up and said 'What can I do to help mom?!' I love it!
That evening we were bound-and-determined to find more wildlife. We wanted to see a moose. So we drove around looking. But no wildlife. We were feeling rather discouraged about not seeing any animals and driving back to our campsite in the dark when we nearly hit an entire herd of elk on the road! We had to stop the car and drive slowly as to not cause harm to us or the elk. We rolled down our windows and there we were sitting in our car in the middle of a herd of elk. It was incredible. We could hear their sounds and chewing and stomping on the sage brush. It was awesome! It made our night!
Our morning in the Tetons started early and was a bit chilly! But we put on our coats and went out to explore the mountains and look for more wildlife.
But the only wildlife we saw that morning was a white pelican!
Let the hiking begin! It was time to hike that mountain!
But first we had to take a boat ride across Jenny Lake to the other side where the trail begins.
The boat ride was fun, it was only a 5-10 minute ride!
Jenny Lake was beautiful. It was glassy and clear. I wish I could have had a ski that morning!
It's nice when someone will take our picture so the entire family can be in it!
What strong tough kids we have! They are such great hikers!
He really is the king of the mountain!
Mara isn't quite like Ty when it comes to hiking. He was just a born hiker, Mara did really well this hike though. We just keep pushing her a little more every time!
We made it to the waterfall!
Are you feeling the family love?! I sure was!
What an amazing waterfall!
Climbing higher and higher up the mountain!
The funny thing about this trail was it had cell-phone service! It must have had a tower close by, because there I was hiking in the middle of no-where surrounded by nature and my cell phone rings! First my brother, then my mom! Next thing I know I am texting and talking while I hike!
Destination: Inspiration Point! We made it! But instead of turning around we decided to keep on going up the canyon.
Yes, that is me carrying Caleb in the back-pack! He sure is getting heavy! But it's good training and exercise for me right?! We decided it was time to stop and look for a place for lunch.
And we found the perfect place! In the shade, near the stream, with lots of rocks to sit on! We were all happy hikers!
While we ate our lunch Caleb took his nap in the backpack! He was perfectly chill to just sleep right there!
This was our view from inside our little lunch cave! After we ate our lunch we took off our shoes and socks and played in the water. Talk about pure glacier run off! It was so cold!
This is probably what Ty will remember most about the Tetons. Rock climbing during lunch. He just had such a great time climbing through the cave and on all the rocks.
Whatever Ty can do--Mara will try to do too!
Sometimes we have too much structured time because we want to see and do it all while we are there! So we learned that the kids really do like to just do their thing and have free time!
Ty is a trooper! When Nate and I are both carrying kids on our backs Ty gets to carry the backpack and he never complains! He is such an awesome kid!
Exhausted! Glad to finally be on the boat. What a great time!
We drove around the park some more letting the kids take naps and looking for wildlife.
We drove up to Jackson Lake to find a spot for the kids to play in the water and have dinner.
And that is just what these boys did! Played in the water and loved it! And yes, Caleb did get completely wet but we had a change of clothes in the car and he and Ty had the best time with their sticks!!
What a great place we found! I love that Mara wanted to sit by me and help me make dinner! She came up and said 'What can I do to help mom?!' I love it!
That evening we were bound-and-determined to find more wildlife. We wanted to see a moose. So we drove around looking. But no wildlife. We were feeling rather discouraged about not seeing any animals and driving back to our campsite in the dark when we nearly hit an entire herd of elk on the road! We had to stop the car and drive slowly as to not cause harm to us or the elk. We rolled down our windows and there we were sitting in our car in the middle of a herd of elk. It was incredible. We could hear their sounds and chewing and stomping on the sage brush. It was awesome! It made our night!
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looks like a fun vacation! That is where Brett and I honeymooned in the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole. We hiked to that waterfall and canoed across Jenny Lake...oh the good times! Glad you had fun!
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