Just as we parked the Jeep at the start of the trail, we saw the moose. We scrambled to get our things together and ran down to the landing trailhead to get some shots. There were a couple artists painting pictures for an upcoming art show in Jackson and I quickly snapped a shot of this one before getting to where the moose was visible:
The moose was just grazing along the swampy area along the trail and we followed him all the way along the water until he disappeared into the trees. These are some of the many photos we took while walking along the trail, parallel to where the moose was headed:
and some close up shots where the antlers could be seen and show that this bull was still in velvet:
Along the way on the trail, we also caught these shots of a couple of the many prairie dogs that were running in and out of their holes:
The trail ended about 100 yards from where we stopped on our first excursion, so we turned around and headed back to the car. There was another location off this road that had another trail that we wanted to explore, so we parked at the beginning of the trail where we saw another artist:
As we were running short on time again, we turned around after a short distance and headed back to the Jeep to go home and get ready for work. This trail will be completely explored on our next visit to the Schwabacher Landing.
It was a pleasant surprise to see the moose and we are convinced that this particular, little known area of the Tetons, will become one of our favorites.
Our Friday is today, and we are happy to see this week end as we had some trying times with the new employees...
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