Day # 4....the adventure continues

We all had a really great sleep after being in the car for so long.  We got up and ate breakfast and headed down town, in our red, white and blue.  We headed to the rafting office, to check and see what we needed to wear for the trip.  After we left there, we wandered around to some of the shops.  I got us all matching sweatshirts to wear in one of our pictures.  While we were downtown, we learned there would be a 4th of July parade at 10:30 that morning.  So we hung around to watch the parade.  It was a great parade!  We all enjoyed it.  I'm not sure if it was the actual parade, or the feeling of being in a beautiful place.  I took pictures with Eley's camera, although I don't know why.  I certainly didn't know any of these people.  I will post a few pictures for you to get a feel for it.

Waiting for the parade to start

This is the direction it came from

They had several 4H floats

This was a float advertising for the chuck wagon dinner we will be going to tomorrow night

Believe it or not, a farmer's market float thew corn!

After the parade, we headed back to the rafting office to leave.  Eley took his camera, because he has a waterproof case and I don't.  So these next few pictures are his.  We had to float, because they were concerned about Wyatt white water rafting.  Trust me, the river was plenty swift enough.  It was never bad, nor did we really get wet, but it was enough.  Our guide told us that today, the Snake River was flowing at 22,000 cubic feet per second.  He explained a cubic foot is like a basketball filled with water going by in one second.  So imagine 22, 000 basketballs going by in one second!  Usually it is around 10,000.  It is twice as high right now, due to the heavy snow.  He also told us that the Jackson Hole Ski Lodge normally gets around 400 something inches of snow, and this year they got 750!  So that puts it into perspective!

Here is what the river looked like.

We were in a raft just like the blue one you see here

Along they way, he told us different facts about the river, Jackson, the mountains, and anything we asked him.  We did see some wildlife along the way.  We saw a deer, coyote, Canada geese, sandpipers, and 8 bald eagles...yes 8!!  He said it was a record.  We decided it was because it was the 4th of July!

We rested for the afternoon.  Eley said he really thought our pictures would be better in the morning, so we are going to take them first thing.  We ate supper, drove around for a bit and then found a spot to watch the fireworks!  It was the first time in my life I watched fireworks in jeans and a fleece jacket!  What a nice change...

A storm rolling across the Tetons

A big group of elk

Beautiful sunset

You might can tell, but these were shot off the ski slope in town

I have to add one more picture.  I couldn't get it in the right place, but it was just too funny to me.  This was the end of the parade.  These guys and gals are the Chamber of Commerce!

Will post more pictures and update tomorrow!  Pictures then headed to Jenny Lake!