Sept. 3 - 5 Moose sightings!!!!!

This was mama moose. Something spooked her and this was right before she changed direction and started to run towards us. Yes, the fat woman can run!

Woops, this was not the photo I meant to download of the youth.

Ahhhhhhh!

Can we say bully, bully???

Finally saw my bull moose!

Sept. 3 - Helen had told us about a fabulous photography gallery and shop called Images of Nature in downtown Jackson. Also, Phil had a coupon for $25 off a $50 purchase at Orvis, so he wanted to stop there to see if they had $50 worth of stuff he could not live without. He did not find anything he desperately wanted, so we went to Snake River Brewery and Pub to eat lunch. Then we went to Images of Nature. What gorgeous photography. We were both delighted to see the photos. My favorite was of a bear with a salmon about an inch from its mouth in mid-air. Awesome shot! Phil loved the panoramic shots of the Tetons in every season. I did, too. Then we headed to Moose Junction to see if we could see a bull moose as Helen and Mike had seen yesterday. We saw a huge rack sticking up from the brush. A lady told us the moose was lying down for a bit. Well, we waited for over an hour and a half, but we were rewarded with some photos when he decided to get up. Then in the evening, Helen and Mike joined us at our campfire, and we shared what we had done during the day with each other. We are so glad to get to spend some time with Helen and Mike. They are very active folks - mountain biking and hiking. We are just slugs that walk to take a good photo (if not too far). LOL!
Sept. 4 - More cloudy today. A cold front is supposed to move through and chill things down again. The last two days have been wonderful with highs in the mid to upper 70’s. We were tempted to get out of jeans and into shorts, but we passed. It still gets cold at night - near or below freezing. I can see some yellow on some aspens and cottonwoods, just a branch here and there. I can only imagine the beauty in a few weeks. We are beginning to grieve a little about leaving this beauty, but we know we are blessed with the Great Smoky Mountains. Of course, there is our coastal trip coming up Sept. 26. We are already salivating for some great seafood. We are thankful Earl did not do major damage to the Outer Banks! We pray no more hurricanes head for the Carolinas!
Sept. 5 - Rained last night and this morning, but it is just cloudy this afternoon. We are sitting in the second floor huge gathering room at Jackson Lodge. What a view!!!!! We walked a path from our camping circle to Jackson Lake right after lunch and took a few photos. Still a nice day!