Recently I returned from a trip to Grand Teton NP. It was my first visit there but certainly won’t be my last. I spent 7 nights camped at the Colter Bay RV park. I spent all but one day within Teton NP. I spent one day driving around Yellowstone.
My main purpose for the trip was to see and hopefully photograph wildlife in the park. It was amazing the amount of wildlife I saw. Bears (black but no grizzlies), elk, moose, an adult bald eagle as well as a juvenile bald eagle, osprey, otters, bison, and some park owned horses. I also was stopped while a herd of sheep were crossing the road in Idaho while on my journey to the park.
I booked the trip about 4-5 months earlier. Because I had no personal knowledge of the park and because I was booking a time of year when bad weather including snow was not out of the realm of possibility, I decided to book an electric site. And Colter Bay RV Park had the only available sites. The rates are $101 per night and even with a senior discount it was still $80. Part of the reason is that they are full hookups including electric, water, and sewer. The other part of the reason you will have to take up with park. I have no idea. If you book early and can get the electric sites available in some of the other park campgrounds the fee is “only” $71. And if you can get by with no power I believe regular sites are $45. My only concern with no power is to what degree you may not have good access to the sun to accommodate solar. While everything in the RV park had power, the sites all had large trees everywhere around all the spaces. That can be more or less true in the other campgrounds as well.
Below are some of the images I captured. If you would like to see more you can find them at this link… Grand Teton NP Fall 2022 - JohnChico
This is the modern day overlook near where Ansel Adams took his famous photo.
Hello Mr Moose!
The young, fledgling bald eagle about to launch.
Oh give me a home, where the bison all roam...
This big boy was quite busy during the rut. He had a stable of 5 or 6 cows that morning.
Do not underestimate mama's ability to keep an eye on you. And junior too! ;-)
Yes, junior is watching too!
Mama with a look that is telling her audience to keep back.
And one from Yellowstone!
My main purpose for the trip was to see and hopefully photograph wildlife in the park. It was amazing the amount of wildlife I saw. Bears (black but no grizzlies), elk, moose, an adult bald eagle as well as a juvenile bald eagle, osprey, otters, bison, and some park owned horses. I also was stopped while a herd of sheep were crossing the road in Idaho while on my journey to the park.
I booked the trip about 4-5 months earlier. Because I had no personal knowledge of the park and because I was booking a time of year when bad weather including snow was not out of the realm of possibility, I decided to book an electric site. And Colter Bay RV Park had the only available sites. The rates are $101 per night and even with a senior discount it was still $80. Part of the reason is that they are full hookups including electric, water, and sewer. The other part of the reason you will have to take up with park. I have no idea. If you book early and can get the electric sites available in some of the other park campgrounds the fee is “only” $71. And if you can get by with no power I believe regular sites are $45. My only concern with no power is to what degree you may not have good access to the sun to accommodate solar. While everything in the RV park had power, the sites all had large trees everywhere around all the spaces. That can be more or less true in the other campgrounds as well.
Below are some of the images I captured. If you would like to see more you can find them at this link… Grand Teton NP Fall 2022 - JohnChico
This is the modern day overlook near where Ansel Adams took his famous photo.
Hello Mr Moose!
The young, fledgling bald eagle about to launch.
Oh give me a home, where the bison all roam...
This big boy was quite busy during the rut. He had a stable of 5 or 6 cows that morning.
Do not underestimate mama's ability to keep an eye on you. And junior too! ;-)
Yes, junior is watching too!
Mama with a look that is telling her audience to keep back.
And one from Yellowstone!
Yeah, I've seen Mangelsen's stuff. Really terrific. I used some of his photos to learn and help prepare for this trip. I think he may have been shooting near me once during my visit. Or else his doppelganger who sounded just like him. 