8/2/25-8/19/25, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park

Yellowstone is just a drive through. Gary had not been there, so he walked a boardwalk of geysers and saw Old Faithful spout,

We were then on our way to Teton National Park, such a glory to behold. 

We saw Mrs. Moose immediately

The Grand peak at Tetons is over 13k miles high! The park is a mix of mountains that surround meadows, so you can see forever and ever, unlike Glacier which is completely forested.

We are staying for our final 6 days of this amazing trip at the Elk Refuge Inn just across from the Elk Refuge … so so lovely.  Our room overlooked the Refuge, and the view was exceptional.  What a divine end to our trip. 

Chelsea has been beyond wonderful. I bought an airline carrier for her and she’s been sleeping in it every night (with objection, but settling right in), she hikes as long as we do full of vim and vigor. We came across 3 horses and riders on one trail and she just walked between them as if she’d done it many times before.

Jesus has been so present. I ask him for many things with faith that he will deliver, and there it is.  At the very popular Jenny Lake Trail, cars were park forevermore. I said, Jesus please give us a parking place as close to the trailhead as possible. When we reached the trailhead area, I stopped as a car had its light on. Gary finally got out and found they were not leaving. He said let’s go, I said no, we must be patient. A few minutes later the car parked exactly at the trailhead left and in we pulled.  Thank you, Jesus.  This has been happening throughout our trip.

The Jenny Lake Hidden Falls trail hugged the lovely blue Jenny Lake.

And tip toes into the lake ...

This woman graduated from Messiah University in PA, Wow, had no idea there was one.

Hidden Lake Falls a few miles in was quite enormous.

As we meandered through the park searching for God's creature, we came across this well-fed Elk munching on a tree branch. What a beauty he was. [I mistakenly call him a moose in the video!]

... and a photo Gary took of me videoing the elk ... yup, I was pretty close but in Glacier on prior trips I've almost touched some of these large creatures.

We spent another many days in the Tetons hiking amazing trails and searching creatures ...

... and soon our Amazing Trip of a Lifetime was over, as Gary flew back to Greenville from Jackson International. I decided to drive the rental car to California for a visit. Thanks for joining us. What an amazing awesome trip!