Monday, May 7, Bear Lake to Jackson,
WY, and The Teton NP.
The drive from Bear Lake, UT, north took
us over one 7000 ft pass into a high valley to Logan. Many more mountains would follow later in the trip. The drive was beautiful with small communities along the way, meadows with spring green and grazing livestock. I saw snow capped mountains while enjoying mild spring temperatures. I stopped in Logan since I remembered the old downtown from another trip.
The town of Logan was founded in 1859 by settlers sent by Brigham Young to survey for
the site of a fort near the banks of the Logan River. They named
their new community "Logan" for Ephraim Logan, an early fur trapper
in the area. Logan was incorporated on January 17, 1866 [Wikipedia].
I stopped in the
middle of town since I remembered the Mormon Tabernacle from my journey to
Yellowstone 10 years ago. Only then, my whole
drive from Antelope Island to Jackson was rain, rain and more rain.
The Courthouse
Nikki and I walked
downtown on a sunny day before
continuing through the Logan River Canyon in a spactacular drive up to the next pass at 7000 ft. all the way up to Jackson Hole, WY, green meadows, small communities lined HW 89 in a pleasant drive.
After a quick stop in Jackson to stock up on groceries, we shortly reached the Teton National Park where we easily found our spots in the campground at the Gros Ventre. Let the exploration of The Tetons and Yellowstone begin!!
Til next time,
Meggi and Nikki
