A short drive, a lot of snow!

Don't tell him, but recently, while hubby was at work, the kids and I drove a few miles towards Jackson Hole, Wyoming and took a few pictures along the way just to get out of the house.

Our place isn't far at all from the border, on the Idaho side:

Being the nice guy that he is, my hubby worries about me driving the roads during winter or early spring. The last time we drove together, we saw 2 roll-over accidents that were less than 5 miles apart!

Luckily, the highway was clear from snow and ice for the most part and the weather was really nice, as you can see.

Here is a picture of Palisade's Reservoir, which is along the way:

It is very large and so very beautiful in the summertime!!

Just to give you an idea of how large this man made lake actually is, here is a description of it taken from Jacksonholenet.com :

Palisades Reservoir, on the upper Snake River, was developed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1957. The Reservoir is formed by Palisades Dam, which is a major feature on the Palisades Project. Recreation on this 25 square mile (16,100 acre) reservoir, with 70 miles of limited access shoreline, is administered by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

Once the snow is gone, I'll be adventuring more at the dam and reservoir.

Just before we reached the reservoir, we spotted some elk that were standing so still at first they looked like archery targets. They were quite a ways out in a pasture, but as you can see, the snow was simply too high to attempt getting closer.

It made me realize that I need a camera with much better zoom capability, though:

On the way back, my son snapped this one of the moon peaking over a hill:

Too bad the phone lines are in the way, otherwise it is a nice photo, I think.

Next time, I'll share some pictures I took of the Snake River, right near my house. There is still a bit of snow left in places down here, but not nearly as much as there was up the road toward Jackson Hole!!

Do you have snow where you live?

Chelle B.