Friday was supposed to be a much better "weather day", and the forecast was correct. The sun was shining as we began our hike at the Rockefeller Preserve. You can see the sun reflecting off the sign below.
This view from the parking lot speaks for itself.
Evidence of spring was found along the trail. These spring flowers have begun to bloom, but there aren't many of them yet..
The aspen trees have begun to bud and can be seen with this blue sky background.
The streams are beginning to flow faster as they carry the melted snow to the ponds and rivers in the Jackson Hole valley below. Paul admires the view near the end of our hike.
Here is the view looking down stream as the water flows briskly towards the Snake River.
The highlight of the hike was finding a moose cow and her calf blocking our path. Here the cow enjoys her breakfast of branches.
We worked our way around the cow and were able to catch the cow looking at several other hikers who had stopped to watch.
If you look closely in the photo below, you can see the calf nursing by the hind leg of the cow. The cow would allow the calf to nurse for a few minutes before "shooing" the calf away.
As we returned from our hike and approached the Visitors Center, we saw this bull moose. You can see the antlers are beginning to form (moose, like elk, shed their antlers as spring approaches). We wondered if this bull moose was the father of the calf we had seen previously.
Near a service road, we could see the preparations being made for the anticipated high water from the increase in melting snow at higher elevations. The Park Service is in the process of filling sand bags to protect the Rockefeller Visitors Center from flooding waters. There is a pile of sandbags on the left.
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