Rafting the Snake River

We got up bright and early and met our guide at 8am at the Teton Lodge for some rafting. We loaded up in vans and drove to the launch site about 10 minutes away. After the life jacket training, we donned said vest, and jumped in the raft (some of us more exuberantly than others- see photo of Kristian falling into the raft).

We were taking a scenic raft trip- so no whitewater for us. The raft traveled quite quickly though, and we learned that the Snake river is faster than the mighty Colorado. We saw lots of water fowl, plus bank swallows and a bald eagle. We desperately searched for moose, but saw none. Kristian spotted what he thought was a bear in the woods, but it turned out to be a large male bison, that jumped in the river just ahead of us. He got halfway across, and then changed his mind and turned and headed back for the bank. After several attempts he hefted himself back on the bank and we floated by. We also saw lots of pronghorn on the banks, all the while listening to history of the river from our guide.

The views of the mountain range were incredible, and a great time was had by all!