We stayed at the Gros Ventre River Ranch, a marvelous dude ranch on the Gros Ventre river.

The ranch borders on Tetons National Park, and has some nice fishing holes in the river.

As we explored the ranch Sunday afternoon, the clouds cleared almost completely from the peaks.

Sunset Sunday evening from the lodge dining room, with the clouds reflected from the river.

Another shot of Sunday's sunset.

Monday morning dawned cloudy, but cleared up mid-morning, allowing us to see the "yellow band" of Flathead sandstone on Mt. Moran (see panorama above).

The group posed for pictures, since there was no guarantee we'd see the mountains on subsequent days.

Our illustrious leaders (left to right) Bill Deverell, Cathy Miles, Diane Binney, Clarence Allen, and Chris Yates.

The dam on Jackson Lake was recently seismically retrofitted.  It's now made of "rollocrete," a form of concrete that can be inexpensively rolled into layers.

What are these people looking at?  And who's the guy with hands outstretched in graphic explanation?

Answers:  (1) It's the site of the landslide on the Gros Ventre river which created Slide Lake, which later broke, flooding out the town of Kelly.  (2)  Clarence Allen, Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus.

From our room at the Gros Ventre River Ranch, we could see sunrise on Grand Teton while in bed.

Tuesday, our day began at the National Museum of Wildlife Art.  While photos aren't allowed inside, I could shoot the sculptures outside the building.

Bears and wolves were popular themes.

We then drove over Teton pass into Idaho, where we could see the back side of the range.  We also visited the site of the Teton Dam (see panorama below).

While hunting for a bathroom on the return bus trip, we sighted several interesting historical aircraft.  Jumping the fence, we invited ourselves into the hanger.

One of the planes was this MIG-15, purchased from the Canadian Air Force (who bought it from Czechoslovakia) for $30,000.  But it cost $200K to restore.

The other jet in the hanger was this T2 trainer.  It's the only privately owned one in the US, on the proviso that if the Air Force wants it back, they need only ask.

"Coffee, tea or milk?"  Karen plays stewardess in the cabin of the Albatross.

"This is your pilot, Digger, speaking.  Does anybody know how to fly this thing?"

We were fortunate to visit during the turning of the colors in the forest.  The collage was particularly spectacular on Teton Pass.

Neuman, the cat, is the proprietor-in-fact of the Gros Ventre River Ranch.

Wednesday, we drove south to the Wind River range.

Clarence in an unusual moment - he's being serious!

The Wind River Range reflected in the waters of a local wildlife refuge. 

Fremont Lake, which is formed from moraines from the Pinedale glaciation.

Clarence smiles, having once again stumped Bill with a history question.  Do all Caltech professors teach with their hands?

A mule deer doe peers at me from the forest on one of my afternoon jogs.

This is the view down canyon from above the Gros Ventre River Ranch.