Sunrise Tour Grand Tetons

Our day started early. Sunrise is 5:44 in Jackson Hole and sunset is 9:08. That's about fifteen hours of daylight. At promptly 6am our guide, Mike picked up our party of 7 from the front of our hotel.

      

         

It was well worth getting up so early. Mike was knowledgeable about the history, wildlife and geology of the park and local area. Only 3% of land is publicly owned in Jackson Hole. There are very few privately owned lands left in the park. Most were donated to the National Park Service.
Having a guide gives you an in to wildlife hot spots. However, there's no guarantee that the animals will cooperate. Grisly bear 399 and her cub had been spotted the day before, but we had no luck. We did see deer, bison and beaver which was on the top of Jesse's list.  Our first attempt at finding beaver was not successful, but on our way back they we got to see a beaver floating around his dam.

  

 

Smaller animals can be harder to find. The kids, big and small, loved using the high definition binoculars and viewing scope provided by the tour. They came in handy when viewing a moose and her calf from a distance. 

View from the top hatch was also fun.

                 



We were lucky to have a clear morning. The reflection off the lake was amazing.

                                     

If you've never been to the park before, seeing the Tetons with a guide is well worth the money.

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    It was all about the total experience and not the individual sightings.