Sunday (6/7)   Well, today was interesting.  We headed for the Colter Bay Visitor Center in the SNOW.  Yes, it was snowing and there is fresh snow on the mountains (see picture.)  At the center, a ranger was giving a briefing about the weather.   She said that Yellowstone was due to get two to 11 inches of snow and a good share of the park roads were closed.  Rangers at Yellowstone were turning away anyone who did not have snow tires.  Since we were due to stay in Yellowstone for Monday through Wednesday we decided we better look into this weather further.   The long range forecast was for snow showers right through Friday. Since we have no snow tires on either the car or the T@B, we cancelled our reservations.   We are very disappointed but feel it would not be good to get into Yellowstone and then have some major snow without snow tires.  So, our plans have changed and we will be heading to Cody, WY on Monday.  

Once that was settled, we headed out to see some more of the Grand Tetons park.   Driving through the park, we saw the same animals as yesterday - still no bear or moose!!!  We did get a good look at some pronghorn (see picture.)

The Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve is a new "green" preserve at the southern end of the park.  A state of the art facility totally in tune with nature.  It's exhibits are designed to make you relax and get in touch with nature.  We took about a mile hike and did not see animals except a squirrel.  

We spent a little time in the Jackson Lake Lodge.  This is suppose to be a prime spot to see moose and bear.  Well, again no luck.

In the evening we went to the Colter Bay Visitor Center to two more ranger talks.   This ranger was young and in his second season at the park.  He spoke about beavers first. Boy, was he knowledgeable and interesting, especially for the younger kids.  The second talk was on elk, wolves and bears.  He explained how they each were families and how they interacted with one another in the parks ecosystem.  Again, this is a man who loves his job.