18 September 2014
Weather: Thunder storms in the afternoon
through to the night & 20C
This morning Justin and I got up at 4:00am
to get ready to head back to the US. We checked out of the hotel and got
the Niagara Shuttle to Toronto's Pearson Airport. We arrived over three
hours before our flight and checked in with United. It turns out that you
had to pay extra for an earlier flight so we decided not to do that. We
were then informed that we had to wait in a waiting room until our flight time
was called. After an hour they announced all flights could then go
through customs.
Our tickets to Chicago and then onto
Jackson Hole showed that we didn't have seats together. On the second
flight from Chicago to Jackson Hole no one was seated next to Justin so I moved
one seat forward to sit next to him. On arrival at Jackson Hole Airport
we got the Alamo Shuttle to their office in Jackson Hole.
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| Jackson Hole Airport |
Justin decided
that he would be the only one driving at this stage of the trip. We were
given a Kia and then it started to rain, so Justin was driving in a town we
didn't know, in the rain, on the wrong side of the road. He did a great
job and we had no problems finding our way to Colter Bay Village stopping at
most turnouts along the way to take in the views.
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| Grand Tetons |
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| Elk Ranch Flats Turnout, Grand Teton National Park |
After checking into a two bedroom cabin we
drove back to Oxbow Turnout for the ranger led animal spotting. We
arrived early so chose a good parking spot where we could see the meadow and
river. When the ranger arrived it was thundering and lightning so he advised
everyone to get into their cars. It rained and we watched the lightning
for about half an hour until Justin's hunger got the best of him.
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| Oxbow Bend Turnout, Grand Teton National Park |
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| Oxbow Bend Turnout View, Grand Teton National Park |
We
drove back to Colter Bay Village not having seen any animals and had tea at the
Ranch House Restaurant. Justin had the Rotisserie Chicken with Chips and
I opted for the Sweet Potato Soup. I had an orange tea, reminder to self,
I don't like orange tea. Afterwards we retired to the cabin for the
night.
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| The room we stayed in at Colter Bay Village |
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| The two bedroom cabin we stayed in at Colter Bay Village |
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| Cabins at Colter Bay Village, Grand Teton National Park |
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