It was a short drive to Grand Teton National Park. Its name fits it well; those mountains truly are grand! Out in remote places of the West, the Milky Way can actually be seen too! There is something about seeing all those stars that puts one’s life in perspective.
There in Grand Teton National Park, the hiking was great because the views were spectacular. It was not only the mountains; the land around the mountains (Jackson Hole) was lovely too. My mom has wanted to go back to this park ever since that summer that we visited Wyoming. More fine scenery was coming though! For a day trip, we worked our way into Montana to go white water rafting. If one ever has the opportunity to go rafting through rapids, do it! It is so fun and invigorating!
It so happened that my family members who sat in the front were being soaked by the rapids. Since I, however, was sitting in the back of the raft, I was hardly wet. Our guide then took us through the next rapids sideways. It worked; I then was thoroughly soaked.
A section of the river was called Swimmers’ Rapids because one could jump out of the boat to swim. This was absolutely fun! After my brothers saw that I was enjoying it, they jumped in, yelled, and climbed back into the raft. They thought the water was cold; I teased them about this.
After an interesting time at an outdoor restaurant, Helen’s, where we ate buffalo burgers and milkshakes, we drove back to our campsite. Our three week vacation came to an end with a three days’ drive back home.
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