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Grand Teton National Park is more day tour with Jackson Hole Wildlife
accessible than Yellowstone, and even a Safaris that emphasized wildlife, and
little warmer, but winter shuts down were joined on this excursion by a skier
many of the park’s roads. Temperatures who was sidelined by a torn knee
hovered around 10 to 20 degrees ligament. Viewing wildlife is much less
Fahrenheit under a brilliant blue sky hazardous. All told there were four of us
during our three-day stay, maybe on the coach, including our guide/driver.
breaking into the low 20s on one Our guide was well versed on the park’s
afternoon. That is perfect ski weather, history and where to find wildlife, so the
but we weren’t there to ski. We were there tour was enjoyable and informative. We
to take in the Grand Tetons and see saw a wide array of animals, including
wildlife. The best way to do that is to take bighorn sheep, mule deer, bald eagles,
a tour. coyotes, and trumpeter swans. And we
The easiest access to the park is through caught a glimpse of wolves and bison at
Jackson, Wyoming. We booked an all- an extreme distance.

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