Day 9 - Sunrise at the Tetons

I woke up about 3:30 a.m. with my "friend" the kidney stone. Managed to go back to sleep until the 4:00 a.m. wakeup call. Pain got unbearable, so I took the drugs I was supposed to and got dressed to leave for Jackson Hole and the Tetons. We picked up Eddie and Susan and headed out.

We decided to go to Mormon Row to shoot pictures. The temperature was in the 30's and it was quite chilly!

Sun wasn't hitting the mountains yet and there were lots of people there already. We meet Gene and Susan from Gadsden there! Small world.

Once the sun came up and hit the mountains, all you could hear was serious picture taking. Lenses being changed, clicking of shutters, etc. Normally the mountains turn pink at sunrise, but not today. Instead we had a golden light that caused the barn to glow. The barn was built over 100 years ago by the Mormons and several of them are still in the park.

Since the morning light was still good, we moved over to the beaver ponds. It's as close to the point I really wanted to shoot, but couldn't because of high water. There isn't as much snow on this side of the mountain.

After a few more shots at a different spots, we headed back to Jackson Hole. It was time for breakfast! Some friends had recommended eating at The Bunnery. The food was terrific. We spent a little time in Jackson Hole and then headed back to the campground for a quick nap before lunch.

We spent some time viewing the park. Pulled into Colter Bay and found the Bay clogged with ice. It looked more like Antarctica than the Tetons!

We made a stop before heading back into town and that's where the trouble started. Chrissy began to get sick in the truck and she never does that. We got her outside and noticed she had blisters on her nose and over her eyes. Within minutes, her eyes were almost swelled shut. We got back in the truck and made a 15 minute run to Dornan's Trading Post for benadryl and peanut butter. Her lips swelled so that they were almost inside out looking. She gave one huge sigh and didn't move again. I thought she was gone and wouldn't tell David. I just told him to drive faster. We got the benadryl and peanut butter and in a matter of minutes, most of the swelling and blisters were gone. We talked to a local vet who told us we did the right thing. She believes that something stung Chrissy and it was a bad allergic reaction. She's better now, but we're keeping benadryl in the truck just in case.

After we determined she was going to be okay, we met Eddie and Susan for dinner at the Teton Steakhouse and a couple from Alabama was seated behind us. We've run into a lot of people for Alabama! It was a tiring day for all of us, so we called it an early evening and headed back to our RV.

See ya down the road!

Jenny :)



We met Eddie and Susan for dinner at