We stopped by the Visitor Center as we entered the Grand Tetons National Park. John started chatting with one of the employees and long story short we met a lovely individual from Freer, TX. His name is John Anderson and he was the football coach at Freer but has since retired. For all of you South Texas people reading this blog you know what a delight it is to run across one of our own!
We arrived at Lake Jackson Lodge around lunchtime and had a nice lunch at the lodge.
Cynthia and Curtis decided to go for a hike around the lodge ( there are over 250 miles of hiking trails in this park ) and we decided to take a scenic drive through the park.
One of the special views was a church. It is the Chapel of the Transfiguration and is a small Episcopal Church. The chapel was built in 1925. Behind the altar there is a clear window that frames a view of the Cathedral Group of the Grand Tetons. The chapel is part of the St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson and holds Sunday services at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on Sundays. It reminded us of our own St. Thomas and the view of Green Mountain.
We joined back up with Cynthia and Curtis for dinner. From the restaurant we watched the sun set behind the mountain range. The sky was painted shades of orange and blue. Some of the peaks were highlighted by the sun causing the snow and glaciers to sparkle with an orange-pink hue. Wispy cirrus clouds accentuated the mountains and sky.
I am awed and humbled by the magnificent scenery we have visited and I am ever more grateful for being allowed to share these moments with my favorite person.
Tomorrow it is on to Cheyenne!
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