We played around with this swan for a while on our way out of Yellowstone and enjoyed the drive into the Tetons. Wow, the vistas in the Tetons are so impressive! We snagged some stamps for our National Park passport and somehow got into the park without paying?! We passed a pay booth on our way out, but nothing on the way in. We stopped to see a grizzly bear with her cub and a moose with her fuzzy baby. We were lucky enough to snag a backpacking permit to the backcountry up an area called Death Canyon. After picking up our bear cans and packing up our brand new osprey packs, we hit the trail. Gorgeous!! A good part of the trail went alongside thundering cascades that commanded respect. We were so pooped by the time we got to the camping zone, we took the first available spot–8 feet from the camping ok sign. Felt SO good to snuggle in.
Tip: If you see people pulled off to the side of the road, pull off too and see what they’re looking at. This is how we saw both the bear and moose.
Walkabout 