Grand Teton (Oct. 10)

We visited Grand Teton National Park today. Driving north out of Jackson Hole, there are some big hills and lots of open range. Then you come up a hill and all of a sudden there is an entire mountain range on the left!





Clouds moved in just before noon and blanketed a portion of the peaks for the rest of the afternoon. We drove up the Teton Park Road, getting out at every turnout and admiring the views. The view from Signal Mountain was our favorite, affording an 360 panorama of the area.




We also stopped each time we saw elk. Towards evening, our main objective because finding us a moose. We consulted the guide for their probable locations, without success. At the second to last stop on the way out of the park, Jen spotted a large dark shape in the distance! Sure enough, it was a bull moose. We enjoyed watching him meander across the flatland.

We stayed the night in the cheapest hotel in Jackson Hole, El Rancho Motel, and were quite satisfied.