Construction and Moose

Yesterday was the only day that Josie would have off this week, so we took a drive to see one of the areas where we have been successful in sighting moose. Before that, the workers were connecting the power source behind us for the new bus barn that is being built. The electrical boxes are right up against our fifth wheel in the rear, and they created some entertainment for us as we watched the process:

That project should be just about completed - if not totally done - by the time we return next year.

We then took our drive into the edge of the Teton National Park and the loop around Moose and Teton Village. There was a short stop at Dornan's just before the turnoff onto Moose-Wilson Road. The air was clear and it was still cool in the afternoon as the high for the day was only 67. Here are a couple shots of the mountains from Dornan's:

The drive past Teton Village didn't produce anything, but as soon as we turned onto the Wilson Road to head back to Jackson, there were cars all over the sides of the road - a sure sign that wildlife has been spotted. Sure enough, there was a family of moose - a bull and a cow with her calf:

I used our high zoom camera to get a closer shot, and these are the best of what we could get from the distance we were standing and with the animals partially hidden:

These were spotted in an area very close to where we have seen others, but is still a new location for us this year. It will be on our list in the future for successful locations for moose sightings.

Following a great dinner of barbeque ribs, we watched the NFL season opener between the Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers, televised from Seattle. There wasn't anything about that start to the season that will change our opinion that the Seahawks are still the best team in football. They crushed the Packers, 36-16,  and made it look easy. It looks like a fun season ahead...