We drove up a canyon past the quaint town of Kelly. Yep. I felt like the queen of this town as we rode by the small log post office with a horse tied up in fron instead of a car parked in a lot. Dr. Garihan lead a study/talk about the Gros Ventre landslide, which damed the river, eventually failing and causing a terrific flood that tore through Kelly.
We hiked what felt like a straight upwards hill to the top with a great view of the slide, the river, and the towns beyond. The food supplies were low, so after looking around the visitor's center we drove into Jackson Hole. We got to shop around for a bit and interact with civilization! When we all met back up at the van it started raining... Which meant we couldn't really cook dinner since we have no type of cover or tarp. The professors suddenly all gained a glowing halo when they surprised us with a dinner at a local restaurant! At Snake River Grill, I filled myself to the brim with homemade mac n' cheese and a local IPA, and sampled just about everyone else's food too. So good! Jackson is definitely touristy, but it's so charming I want to come back some day on vacation when I can shower and wear makeup; the honky tonk restaurants that turn into funky bars at 6pm seem to be calling my name as I walk by.
We stopped at the grocery store and picked up groceries, and I was so full I felt uncomfortable, and therefore had to ride in the shopping cart. I had no choice. Morale was high as we all waddled around the campsite, unpacking and repacking the groceries, and showing each other our souveniers******
Tomorrow we're doing an all day hike, and we've been warned it may get snowy. I can't wait to be outdoors all day, but I have no idea what to expect; none of us do!
This is what the majority of the landslide hike looked like.
The snow is highlighting the landslide sight. That huge mass of rock became heavy and slippery with water and came toppling down after an earthquake.
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