Grand Teton National Park

After visiting Fossil Butte NP then driving up to Grand Teton National Park, I did not really have much time before it got dark. That was the bad news for me. The good news was, coming in from the south meant I was driving right by the Grand Tetons range as the sun was setting behind the mountains. And that there was some wildlife coming down to the lower meadows to feed at dusk.

I didn't get to do a couple of short hikes that looked interesting. But that has happened in most of the parks I stopped at. I camped for the night at the Colter Bay Village campground, not something I do a lot. I usually end up driving so late I just want to go to my room and crash. I visited for a while with a couple camping next to me, who shared their fire with me. I need to remember to take more blankets with me the next time I go camping, especially if it is at a higher altitude.

One of the benefits of camping is getting up early. Usually very early. That made it easier to get some food and explore the area at Colter Bay. There was a pretty good breakfast buffet, where I ate too much for that early in the day.

After that, I went up Signal Mountain to look around the entire park, which is a very good idea. The view of the Snake River flowing through the valley on one side and the entire Grand Teton range on the other is very hard to beat. Seeing the range both in the morning and at night is nice. I am glad my schedule had this happen entirely by accident. Then it was driving north on the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Highway to the southern entrance of Yellowstone.