7/16/2006: Gros Ventre, Warden Bridge to Red Hills CG

With: Jon Hitchings, Karen Egbert, Gisela Padmali, Bernie Culpepper
We took US-89 north, spending some time souvenir shopping in Jackson. Gisela checked out both kayak shops for her sprayskirt, then we continued to Gros Ventre Junction.

We ran the Upper Gros Ventre from Warden Bridge to the Red Hills CG. Local estimate of the volume was 300 cfs.

We camped in the Red Hills CG of the Gros Ventre National Forest, alongside the river.
1. Along the road into Jackson.
2. Along the road into Jackson.
3. The town square in Jackson.
4. The view from US-89.
5. The view from US-89.
6. Bernie, Richard, Karen, and Jon alongside US-89.
7. Slide Lake, along the Gros Ventre Road.
8. Eagle watching Slide Lake, along the Gros Ventre Road.
9. Eagle watching Slide Lake, along the Gros Ventre Road.
10. The river, from the Gros Ventre Road.
11. Looking upstream along the Gros Ventre Road.
12. The river, from the Gros Ventre Road, with the Tetons in the distance.
13. The view from the Gros Ventre Road.
14. The river, from the Gros Ventre Road.
15. The river, from the Gros Ventre Road.
16. Two swans on Upper Slide Lake, near the Gros Ventre put-in.
17. Wildflowers near the Gros Ventre put-in.
18. Jon going topside to unload boats at the put-in.
19. Put in for the upper Gros Ventre River.
20. All of us at lunch on the upper Gros Ventre River.
21. Gisela and Richard on the upper Gros Ventre River.
22. Richard on the upper Gros Ventre River.
23. Jon on the upper Gros Ventre River.
24. Richard and Bernie on the upper Gros Ventre River.
25. Cliff Swallow nests along the upper Gros Ventre River.
26. Jon on the upper Gros Ventre River.
27. Gisela on the upper Gros Ventre River.
28. Karen, Gisela, and Bernie on the upper Gros Ventre River.
29. Bernie on the upper Gros Ventre River.
30. Bernie and Gisela on the upper Gros Ventre River.
31. Bernie, Karen, Gisela, and Jon on the upper Gros Ventre River.
32. Richard and Bernie on the upper Gros Ventre River.
33. Karen and Bernie on the upper Gros Ventre River.
34. Gisela, Karen, Bernie, and Jon on the upper Gros Ventre River.
35. Richard on the upper Gros Ventre River.
36. Jon, Karen, Bernie, and Richard on the upper Gros Ventre River.
37. Richard on the upper Gros Ventre River.
38. Jon, in camp at the Forest Service's Red Hills Campground beside the Gros Ventre River.