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The Flag flies over the Tetons at Jenny Lake Tourist Center.
The Boys hit the gift shops and Ranger Station
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| Day 5: Monday - Arriving at Jenny Lake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The water shuttle across Jenny Lake took about 15 minutes. Once on board the Boys scrambled and searched for their wallets buried deep in the bottom of their packs. They were preparing for a $5 water taxi fee to be collected at the landing. (The monetary penalty for by-passing the 2-mile hike around Jenny Lake to the Ranger Station was well worth the inconvenience of carrying money for 5 days on the trail!) Once at Jenny Lake Tourist Center, they milled about with the tourists who gawked with envy at their trademark for being elete backcountry backpackers - moderately bearded and clearly disheveled looking! These on-lookers were the folks who would merely touch the edge of Teton park, and yet, secretly longed for the backcountry experience! At about 1400 hours, two shuttle vans pulled up, the Boys loaded up their gear, souveneers, and they were off to Jackson Hole for their last night in Wyoming. Oh, boy oh boy! Shower time back at the hotel would be immediately followed by brewskie and HUGE steak time! And then... let the LaBellishments begin! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bright and early on Tuesday morning, the Boys loaded up their gear and headed back to Jackson Hole's airport. Shortly after "g" snapped the above photo of their aircraft, he was reprimanded and quickly ushered off the tarmac for stopping in a restricted zone. (Perhaps Air Force Two was in the vicinity; the Vice President lives in Jackson.) Anywho... no one got hurt, The Knee's brace worked like a champ, and there were no (fortunately) grizzly sitings. (Cool.) The only remaining question for this G-WeB editor, is: Where will the Homer Simpsons of backpacking show up next? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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