Of Elk and Something Else That Begins With "E"...

Hi, everybody! Two days ago, we reached the town of Jackson, Wyoming. Much like Aspen, with lots of rich people flying into Jackson Hole Airport in their super-expensive private jets. Besides the fact that the actual town of Jackson is like a big, high-end country club, everything is, well, spectacular! The Tetons are incredible. You drive alongside the mountain range and the first thing you notice is not their height, or their snowy peaks. It's the fact that there are no foothills. They just jut straight up from the valley floor, providing a veritable wall of rock without any obstructions of the view. Yesterday, we toured the park by vehicle, stopping at points along the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway to take photos, or looking through Dad's new spotting scope that we got at Cabela's for Father's Day. Today, Mom, Philip, and I all went on a six mile hike up Cascade Canyon, where we achieved some awesome photos. Leaving around 8:30, we were back by 2:00. Over there on the east coast, however, it was 10:30 and 4:00. Thank you, changes in time zones. Tomorrow we leave for Yellowstone, so get excited about some awesome pictures. Stay tuned, everyone!