The Bratwurstindianer on tour in Yellowstone and Grand Teton - 2

Day 3 took us to Grand Teton. All the campgrounds were already taken and we were lucky to get one of the last spots at the Gros Ventre campground. We set up camp and checked out the river. Wonderful cold water!
We made a fire and guess what's for dinner : Bratwurst :)

Bratwurst for dinner.

Tetons from Gros Ventre in the morning.

View from Gros Ventre Campground.

Day 4 was our first hiking day and we were so looking forward to it. The best husband chose a tour, a loop around the two ocean lake. Before heading over to the trailhead we stopped at a lookout for a chat with the ranger, who warned us that we were about to head into grizzly territory and recommended that we try our bear spray first to know how to handle it. And luckily we did, because after only 300 m on the trail a grizzly was looking at us. Sitting in the grass, only 25 m away from us. Alright, arms up and slowly walking back. So no two ocean loop trail for us that day.

We decided to head over to the Colter Bay Area, were we would set up our camp for the night, and started a trail along Jackson Lake and sure enough we ended up in the beautiful clear waters of the lake.

Ahhhhhh - a black bear - don't touch!

The Tetons and Jackson Lake.

K on the trail along Jackson Lake.

At camp at Colter Bay Campground after the hike. 

Even though the Colter Bay campground is big, it does not feel cramped and we had a huge space. Vacation is also about food and a decent breakfast is something wonderful. After a scrambled egg and avocado breakfast we set out to walk around the Jenny Lake the following day. The walk around Jenny Lake is a nice 7 mile hike, with a beautiful waterfall along the way. We stopped for lunch on a large bolder leaping into the lake. The best husband and K had to take a bath, because they just cannot resist - ever.

Breakfast time.

At the waterfall.

Jenny Lake  Tour.

At Jenny Lake.

And then finally Yellowstone! The next morning we set out for our first tour into the oldest National Park of the US. We decided to do a day hike and headed to the Dogshead Loop Trail. It starts off on a section of the Continental Divide trail and we meet a couple of through hikers. At the Shoshone Lake we turned away from the Continental Divide and followed the Lewis River up to the Lewis Lake. All in all 11.2 miles, 2 short stops for a swim in the river and a picknick. No bear this time, just some tracks on the river bank.

First sunscreen, then hike. 

Resting at the Lewis river.

Bratwurstindianer at the river look-out.

Along the way.

On this hike the Bratwurstindianer were born. After our encounter with the grizzly on the first hike, P was a bit nervous and to distract himself and make some noise he started to sing. He made up a song about us, the Bratwurstindianer, walking through the bear country. Let's just say that stuck with us throughout this vacation.