We left Yellowstone and spent four days at Gros Ventre Campground which is in Grand Teton National Park. After our time at Grand Teton, we spent one night at Wind River Casino (free overnight for RVers) and then moved on to Platte River RV and Campground in Glenrock, Wyoming. We will be here for 6 days. We had to stop here to get Darby's four week after surgery x-ray of his leg which will be done at a vet in Douglas, WY. We decided to stop here because once we get past Douglas we weren't sure if there would be any towns large enough in Northwest Nebraska to have a vet that did digital imaging to allow the X-ray to be emailed back to the surgeon in Bend, Oregon. From here we will be headed to Fort Robinson in Crawford, Nebraska.
Our Route
View of The Tetons from our campsite
The following two pics are of two of the most photographed barns in America. They are located about a mile from the campground in an area known as "Mormon's Row" which was a settlement of five Mormon families in the 1880's. Several of the homes and barns are still standing.
This barn is the more famous of the two
Teton Glacier
Donna in the window of a settler's cabin from the 1800's
More Buffalo - Tetons in the background
View of the Snake River and the Tetons
Part Of Jackson Lake
Donna at the Grand Teton visitor center
One of a pair of moose at the campground
Both of them
Donna too close to the moose
The same guy
Jackson, Wyoming - The rest of the pictures are of Jackson, Wyoming. Jackson is the town nearest the Tetons and Jackson Hole is the general area which is mainly the 50 mile long valley that includes Jackson and several other small towns.
Jackson has a park in the center of town that has amazing huge elk antler arches on each of the four sides of the park. There is a nearby National Elk Refuge where the antlers were collected. Each spring, Boy Scouts collect shed antlers and have an auction (at this park) to raise money for the winter feeding of the elk at the refuge - this has been going on for 50 years. .
Close-up
One set of moose antlers on each arch
Another one of the arches
View of downtown Jackson
Another view of Jackson
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