A beautiful day with "Cuzzins"!

We spent a beautiful day today with cousin Cyndi (actually first cousin once removed as I am first cousin with her dad, but we're not going there!) and her sweet hubby, Bill. They are workkamping at the campground where we're staying and prior to working here had worked with a group that did tours out of West Yellowstone, so were WONDERFUL tour guides (highly recommended!!!).

Since we had spent the last two days in Yellowstone National Park, we decided we would like to see Jackson Lake and Grand Teton National Park today. First stop was right near the Jackson Lake Dam and a view of Mount Moran across the lake.

Bill took us up Summit Mountain - this was the view toward the east - beautiful!

Cyndi, Bill, and Patti on top of Summit Mountain

View to the west from top of Summit Mountain - also beautiful!

A view of Mount Moran from the pull-off for the Cathedral group

The Cathedral Group

Signboard for the Cathedral Group - Teewinot Mountain is on the left, Grand Teton in the middle, and Mount Owen on the right.

A quote from Fritiof Fryxell:
"These peaks have been called the Cathedral Group... more evident here than in many of the great cathedrals of men is the gothic note. It is seen in the profiles of the countless firs and spruces congregated like worshippers on the lower slopes; it reappears higher in the converging lines of spire rising beyond spire; it attains supreme expression in the figures of the peaks themselves that, towering above all else, with pointed summits direct one's vision and thoughts yet higher."

At Jenny Lake - the base of the mountains come right down to the lake - gorgeous!

There was a tree there that seemed to be a butterfly magnet - I bet there were 20 butterflies on or around it... I put arrows pointing to three that I can see in this picture!

Bill was really hoping to see a moose - they have been in this area since the spring and they have not seen a moose... we stopped at this small lake as there was an information board about moose - do you see a moose???? Yeah, well, we didn't see any moose either... we decided it was false advertising!

Note to Bill - in the post I did in Newfoundland there is a moose picture: http://trekincartwrights.blogspot.com/2016/08/an-early-start-to-be-among-first-to-see.html
I know you'll say that I photoshopped the moose into the picture... ;-)

We stopped for late lunch / early supper at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village where Dwayne remembered there being moose heads on the walls above the tables (with Christmas colored light bulbs for the eyes) -- we did not see any moose heads (continuing to contribute to Bill's belief that all moose have disappeared from the earth), but we did enjoy the meal!

Cyndi and Bill plan to overwinter here at the RV park - but in a condo. They will be workkamping helping in the store and renting out snowmobiles. We're looking forward to hearing about their experiences in the cold and snow. It was great to get to spend much of the day with them - maybe we will be able to hook up again with them at some point in the future!