Stitch, Bear Jam, Moonset, and Cantori

Even with satellite TV, one can't sit in front of the Weather Channel watching the coverage of a hurricane heading towards one's house all day.

A drive through Grand Teton National Park is a good way to change your mindset. To the west is that gorgeous expanse that is the Teton Range...


Oh, it's not all "a walk in the park"... sometimes you have to deal with traffic and parking problems. This is what we call a "bear jam"...


These occur whenever an animal wanders within eyesight of the road... not just a bear, any animal. Moose, elk, bison, bear... they're all called "bear jams". The image above is a two lane road. Some people pull to the shoulder when they see an animal, some stop right on the roadway... with all 4 doors open, no one in the car, and the engine still running. You have to allow extra time to travel on these roads.

Here's an image from yesterday morning on my way to work: Moon Over Mt. Moran...


That's the moon about to set about 6:30 in the morning. Easy to see why I call my morning commute breath-taking.

And back to Hurricane Alex coverage. We know the conditions are getting worse: the rain bands are buffeting the area, the wind speeds are increasing, and Jim Cantori is standing in the rain and wind on our beach... microphone in hand and windbreaker flapping. He is the rock star of weather weasels - no one is happy to see him come to their area.