We floated the Snake River today. It was a short trip downstream – 1.5 hours – which was just the right length for the kids. Our guide indicated that the river has been very high all season due to the copious snowfall in the winter (745 inches!!) which made large mammal viewing poor, but made the bird watching great. We saw 4 bald eagles, 1 osprey, 1 red-tailed hawk, 5 fresh-water pelicans, a handful of Canada geese and sandhill cranes, and of course, Karl caught a toad while we were having lunch.
Guide: Does he do this often?
Gerry: Yep. At the Grand Canyon he caught a horned toad and collared lizard.
Guide: Impressive.
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| Captain Karl |
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| Captain Lindsay |
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| View from the river |
After lunch, we resupplied in Jackson at the biggest Albertson’s I’ve ever seen. (Did I mention that block ice is my new best friend?) In the meat section, they have an entire open freezer cooler full of elk and bison hamburger and steaks. Guess what we’re having for dinner tomorrow.
After shopping, we strolled the plaza in Jackson – or is it a ‘square’ up here? I can’t remember – and bought a few souvenirs. Both Gerry and I wished we could ditch the kids for a night and hang out at the local saloon and tour the town a little better. But the campground beckoned.
Dinner was followed by traditional camping fare, s’mores. I also learned to cook popcorn in tinfoil which was very good – think Jiffy-pop without the nifty pan.
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| This deer wandered through our campsite 2 nights in a row |
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| Sticky S'mores |
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| "Can we watch a movie?" |
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| Doing make-overs, fireside |
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| Camping Essentials |
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