Grand Teton National Park
It was a little bit of a haul from Lander, Wyoming to the Grand Teton National Park. That was our next destination. I guess it was bout 150 miles or so when we began to notice a difference in the terrain. One of things that caught my eye on the sides of the highway were these wooden 'fence' sortof things. I really had NO idea what they were, or why they would be constructed along the sides of the highway.
My ever so genius brother-in-law and riding partner explained it to me. Those things are to help keep the snow drifts from getting to bad on the highways. It made sense to me. I can imagine that the winters in the middle portion of Wyoming can get pretty bad. With the wind rushing through, I have no doubt that some major snowdrifts can accumulate on the highways.
The further into the ride we travelled, the more ups and downs we found. The hills starting getting a little steeper. We did run into some road constuction, though. Parts of it even turned into gravel for awhile - ouch!! It seemed like we had not been in the hilly part of the ride for very long, and the next thing we knoew, we could see them. The Grand Tetons!!
What a sight! I had never seen mountains so tall. We naturally had to make a stop at a safe spot along the roadside to get a couple of pictures.
We rode a little furthur and cam upon the sign welcoming us to the Grand Teton National Park.
Our stay in the Grand Tetons - next time
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