Winter is getting
closer and with already having our first snowfall, we have to make good use of
the “nice” days here in Rexburg. A few weekends ago Jason and I went with our
friends Rex and Jessica to Grand Teton National Park in Jackson, Wyoming.
We left pretty
early in the morning, eating breakfast burritos and smoothies along the way. Just
after the sunrise, we arrived in Jackson and pulled up to a river where we
could see the reflection of the Teton Mountains in the water. It was absolutely gorgeous and so peaceful.
After taking
pictures of the beautiful scenery, we drove to Jenny Lake where we began our
hike to Hidden Falls (I guess Jason and I have a thing for waterfalls). We
actually planned on taking a ferry across the lake to cut our hike in half, but
of course, the boats had stopped going the day before. So we had to hike the
whole way – all 2.5 miles of it. The hike was kind of long, especially because a
lot of it was uphill, but it was probably the prettiest hike I've ever been on.
The leaves were still changing colors and the lake was beautiful.
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| Filling up |
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| What a let down! |
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| Jessica and I during the Hike |
On our way to the
falls, I told Jason to take a picture of me in front of my favorite tree with
bright yellow leaves. Just after the picture, I felt a pinch on my arm and I looked
down and saw this HUGE BEE!! I screamed and flung my arm around and yes, I cried.
It was my first time being stung and it felt horrible! I was not a happy hiker.
Luckily, the stinger didn’t get stuck in my skin and I wasn’t allergic. It was
just so frustrating because I was avoiding every bee I saw along my path and
then when I was just standing still, one got me – probably because I was
wearing my pink shirt, mistaken for a flower. Side note: when I was looking at
my pictures a few days later, I saw the actual bee on my shirt!!!
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| It's hard to see, but the bee is the black spot under the "i" on my shirt. |
Other than that wonderful
event, it was a great hike. Hidden Falls was amazing once we finally reached it.
You could only get so close, but the view was incredible.
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| Hidden Falls - Photo Credit: Rex Warner |
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| Rex, Jessica, Danielle, Jason |
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| Me and Jase |
Back in Jackson, we
went to Bubba’s Bar-B-Que place and ate ribs, pulled pork, and chicken. The
waitress was especially generous in refilling Jason’s favorite drink – a Roy
Roger’s. When I go somewhere new, I like to go to restaurants that you can only
find in that town – somewhere new. We also walked around the town a little bit.
I’ve been there at least 3 times now, but I still love going to the fun shops.
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| One of our fun findings in Jackson, |
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