On to Grand Teton National Park! Big excitement late in the day once we arrived at the park, but we started with a hotel breakfast, restocking groceries at Walmart, and 5+ hours of driving through Wyoming. We stopped for a picnic lunch in a small town park with a rodeo arena, where we saw a mom and baby deer. We spotted many pronghorns along the way and not much else.
Immediately after entering the park’s east Moran entrance in the late afternoon, we saw a huge herd of bison, including a huge one right next to the
road. This was really exciting for everyone – our first bison of the trip! We realized later how lucky we were to see this, after our other attempts to see animals in Teton came up short.
After stopping for some pictures in front of the beautiful Teton range, we stopped at the C. Thomas Visitor Center and watched a movie about the park, then headed to the Gros Ventre campground since it was getting late.
There were bear warnings everywhere, so we spent some time here reviewing all the bear tips and learning how to use our bear spray. (Never saw bears in Teton, though did in later parks.) TVP tacos for dinner (that's textured vegetable protein for non-veg folks, shelf-stable fake meat crumbles perfect for camping), then we taught the girls to play spades. Card games were our most frequent after-dinner campground activity, and we wanted to keep it fresh with new games. Backfired immediately on us, as the girls learned quickly, teamed up, and creamed us!
