Let's talk about great quotes real quick: Last night at 317's in Bozeman, I was talking with Dick Shanahan about Sir Edmund Hilary's quote, "It's not the mountain we climb but ourselves." It's such a beautiful quote and can be applied to the trip that we're on as well. Also, in Ohio, we were discussing the quote, "To travel is better than to arrive;" I found a similar quote on a shirt here in Jackson, which of course I picked up. The quote is, "The journey is the destination." Such a beautiful way to describe our trip: where the journey and the destination are one.
Today was an amazing day, full of natural wonders. Yellowstone is hard to even describe with words--there is so much incredible natural wonder that I've never even seen the likes of before in my life. Natural hot springs, geysers (including Old Faithful), waterfalls, canyons, the tremendous Yellowstone Lake, countryside that is every shade of green. It's so hard to even describe. Matt and I took about a hundred pictures today at Yellowstone, which we traversed for over 5 hours. At one point while we were driving, a couple of bison crossed the road, and one even came within 5 feet of the car. It was seriously surreal.
After visiting our desired destinations at Yellowstone (not even a quarter of what you could do there), we were tired of driving and wanted to get to our lodging here at Jackson. Plus we hadn't really eaten much all day. So, our time going through the Grand Tetons had to be limited to just the drive straight through to jackson. The Tetons were incredible though. Picture massive mountains at your fingertips surrounding your drive everywhere you turn, with only a beautiful lake or a gorgeous green field between you and the giants. I totally want to come back and explore these two parks for more than just a couple of hours.
Here in Jackson, we are amazed with this small, cowboy western town. It came out of nowhere (from the mountains and valleys of the Tetons to the city of Jackson Hole). It has a great small-town feel, but there are so many stores, bars, galleries, plenty of things to do. We went to an amazing restaurant which served western game like bison and elk (which we ordered) and delicious local microbrews like the Grand Teton Ale or Montana's Moose Drool. Tonight we're going to head to the famous Cowboy Bar for a couple of drinks, and tomorrow we are setting out for Utah and Arizona (all in one day) bright and early when the sun rises at 6 AM. Til the next western city!
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Tetons. Heh. Get it? Tetons?
some history to supplement your journey-
The Tetons were known variously as "The Pilot Knobs" and "The Three Paps." The word Tetons is actually a French word meaning "breasts." Iroquois or French-Canadian trappers from the Pacific Northwest may have been responsible for the name Les Trois Tetons meaning "the three breasts."
i would imagine a fur trapping existance gets pretty lonely- the name makes sense
Uh.. you could have just said, "Yes, I get it."
Actually, Jeremy is a Teton master, having lived there all last summer. And J- great find on the Cowboy Bar...we loved it!
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