We are covering new territory for me and Phillip today - we've never gone into the Tetons via Hwy 26, and it is a beautiful drive! Jayden has my little Sony camera and he is ready to be a professional photographer!
We went through a very "western-looking" town and just had to stop and look around. There is an old gold mine which was not open to the public, but we walked up some very shake-y stairs to look at the entrance....you never know...there could be some gold nuggets around!
We traveled Hwy 26 and entered the park through the south entrance. Destination - Moose, Wyoming. We stopped for the evening before getting to Moose at the Brooks Lake Falls campsite, which is in the Teton National Forest. The site only had vaulted toilets, but it was a pretty campsite. The falls were just a short hike away.
As soon as we got to the campsite,
Jayden started looking for tracks and found the tracks of an elk and an elk
calf.
Since this is bear area, we had to put our food in the bear box. Although Phillip and I have done this before, it was new to Jayden. I am so enjoying seeing this area for the "first time" again through Jayden's eyes!
We cooked out on our single burner propane cooker. It is amazing how good a simple
meal can be when cooked outside(chicken alfredo).
This was our first night to
camp and try out the truck bed for Jayden. We watched Ghost Busters on the
computer before going to sleep.
We did not see a bear, but Jayden screamed out in the night “help me”
and scared us to death. He must have
been having a dream.
