This place is so fantastic and unusual. Zoe and I couldn’t believe it 
when we drove through Jackson Hole and saw big herds of bison. There were babies, big mamas, and huge papa bulls. They were hanging out on the flatlands, and in the background there were snow-covered, beautiful mountains.I heard that the names of the main mountains are the Grand Teton, Middle Teton, and the Little Teton, plus Mt. Moran. Did you know that when the Tetons were first seen by French Traders, they called them Les Trois Tetons? (That means, The Three Breasts, in case you want to know!) Zoe and I wanted to climb the biggest, which is Grand
Teton. It’s 13,000+ feet high, and the folks thought they wouldn’t be able to make it. We could have, though! The folks took a boat over to the other side of the lake so that they could hike up to some falls. They didn’t make it up to the top of the mountains, though.Our campsite was just a few steps from Jackson Lake. We tried to go swimming, but Mom
wouldn’t let us. She said we’d smell like wet dogs if we got in. What’d she expect? 
We sneaked in as deep as we could, though. It was freezing! The mountains look really close from our lake – maybe I could swim to them. Who knows?Each day, we got to go for a ride through the park looking for animals. I don’t know
why they wanted to see anyone other than us. I guess since the first animal they saw was a 
grizzly bear, they thought they were on a winning streak. I guess they were, too. They saw black bears, pronghorn, a golden eagle, buffaloes butting heads, moose, beavers and river otters, coyotes, and of course, the grizzly I told you about. We got to see lots of them, too. That is when we weren’t 
asleep in the back of the truck. Girls need beauty rest, you know.Did you know that we had company when we were in the Tetons? Parker came to visit with her parents. The folks were worried that they wouldn’t be able to show them animals. The first night they rode over to Jackson Lake Lodge and right before they got there, a grizzly bear was right beside the road. Down at Oxbow Bend, they watched a family of River Otters fishing then running on the riverbank. Then
returning to the cabin they stayed in, a black bear crossed in front of the car. They were hooked! The
next day all of them saw moose, elk, bear, and buffaloes, too. Plus Zoe and me - when they came to the 
camper for dinner! Zoe made Parker throw her ball a hundred times. Parker tried to hide it from Zoe, but Zoe found it every time!I was upset when Mom and Papa got to go on a cruise on Jackson Lake. Sure, I know it was a Father’s Day treat for Papa, but
I sure would have liked to take a cruise on that lake!We are heading to Yellowstone soon. Zoe will tell you all about that when we spend some time there.
Toodles for now.
Phaedra
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