It was another early morning on our second full day in Grand Teton National Park.  We opted to skip sitting down for breakfast so that we could drive out to some popular viewing points for sunrise photos.  We first stopped at the Oxbow Bend, where we were treated to great views of Mount Moran, including a wonderful reflection in the still water of the Snake River.  Next, we drove out to the Snake River Overlook, which is a location that was made famous by Ansel Adams photo of the Grand Tetons.  My photo didn’t turn out nearly as well as his did, so we quickly moved on to the Schwabacher Landing.  This was my favorite location of the morning, with plenty of spots for great reflection photos.

We spent the rest of the afternoon driving around the southern roads of the park.  We spotted a bull moose just off the side of the road as it approached Moose Junction Entrance Station.  We also spotted a black bear down on the Moose-Wilson Road, around the same area we had spotted the moose a day earlier.  This area proved to be one of the better wildlife viewing places in Grand Teton.  We watched the bear for a while as it was feeding on berries.  There was a ranger nearby to keep the crowds inline, and he proved valuable when the bear suddenly decided to cross the road right where a group of us were standing.  He warned everyone not to move and to let the bear cross without startling him.  It worked, but I think Kim nearly freaked out.

The rest of the evening we spent down in Jackson, Wyoming, the majority of the time at Snake River Brewing.  We enjoyed a selection of food and beer while watching the University of Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Oklahoma Sooners.  The game didn’t turn out how I would have liked, but the Bearcats played well and could have won had a couple of plays gone differently.  As far as the beer goes, they were all very good, and I managed to sample quite a variety in the hours we were there.  Afterward, we drove back to the lodge for one last night before making the drive back to Denver the following day.  I think I have a few photos from the last day that I’ll get online soon.

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