We were glad to see our ride waiting for us at Flagg Ranch, so we switched vehicles and headed toward Jackson. The nice part about this leg of the trip is driving back through Grand Teton National Park. We drove south along Jackson Lake - frozen solid - with the mountains as an impressive backdrop - and then on to Colter Bay.
We stopped at Jackson for lunch and then headed south again - this time on a two-lane road through the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The first part of the route was quite mountainous, with lots of snow. The second half of the trip was rolling hills, covered with sagebrush. There is a lot of wide-open space out this way.
Wildlife viewing was good. We saw lots of pronghorn antelope and mule deer, plus birds - bald eagle, northern harrier, and a prairie falcon.
Finally, we pulled into Evanston for a good night's rest. Evanston is located in the southwest corner of Wyoming, only two miles from the Utah state line. The town was founded during construction of the First Continental Railroad and was named after James Evans, a railway surveyor.
