Fishing Bridge, Storm Point & Canyon

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Today, we got onto one of the complimentary tours for Xanterra Employees conducted by Yellowstone  Asssoication. The sky wasn't too good and it was raining halfway through but I managed to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone!

Fishing Bridge where you cannot fish:P

A short 2 mile loop trail to Storm Point

Lots of marmots

At the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

This is what the earlier pictures are from another lookout point

Simply amazing

And I stand in awe of You :)

Grand Teton National Park & Jackson Hole

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This is going to be a super long post consisting of my trip to Grand Teton National Park and my two times down to Jackson Hole. Grand Teton is just to the south of Yellowstone and many people visit the two national parks together. It takes about an hour and half to drive from Old Faithful to Jenny Lake where we took a short boat ride to the trail head. Most people only hike up to Inspiration Point or Hidden Falls but I would recommend that you go early, bring enough water and food, and hike all the way up into Cacascade Canyon. It is less crowded the further you go, and you'll be in for a treat of wildlife, wildflowers and spectacular view of the canyon. We hiked almost 12 miles for 8 hours, stopping several times for wildlife sightings and breaks. I saw 2 mule deers, a hawk, 7 mooses and a black marmot (which was rare compared to the brown ones we always see). This is really one of the most rewarding hikes I've been on:) Anw one thing I've learnt here is to bring a binoculars. That way you can spot wildlife faraway, especially for bears which you'll never wanna get too close to!

View from Inspiration Point

Marmots

A female moose crossing our path up close, what a rare sight!

 

Losta snow

Beautiful wildflowers

We wanted to hike all the way to Lake Solitude but there was too much snow and would slow us down such that we may not make it back in time for the boat ride. Hence we decided to eat lunch, take a group shot, and head back. 

This moose was just sitting there, eating grass and chilling:P

Boat trip back

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After the long hike, we went down to Jackson Hole for dinner. Jackson Hole is one of my favourite towns and I was so glad to be able to come down a second time! We went back to Silver Dollar for our meal again, love the food there!

Silver Dollar was much more crowded this time round

My beef burger

Its size is not justified by the photo:P

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And here are more shots from my first trip down to Jackson Hole. The weather was awesome that day! 

With Mike, Zhao Yao and Jt :)

Lotsa cowboy stuff like these, though really expensive!

Bears, Bisons, Elks, Wolves...

Pretty candy store!

Silver Dollar in the day