June 8-9 Grand Teton National Park
Driving through the GTNP has been beautiful & most inspiring. Even though it is much colder here than we anticipated, the vistas of the Tetons with all the snow on them is nothing short of awe inspiring! We stopped at Jenny Lake on our way through the park & took a people-only ferry across the lake & then began a 7 mile hike to return to our starting point at the visitor’s center. The trail took us all around the lake & we were able to view the Tetons from all directions & had fun chatting with other hikers along the trail. After returning to the BF & tending to Bennie we drove along the Natl. Park road to the Signal Mtn. camp area & settled in for the night. Our campsite had the most incredible view of the Grand Tetons & we particularly enjoyed the views at sunset & early in the morning with the sun shining on the Tetons with all their snow covered peaks. Breathtaking to say the least! We enjoyed a fabulous breakfast at the Signal Mtn. Inn where we enjoyed what they called on the menu the Idaho Trout Skillet. It was a delicious skillet with layered potatoes, scrambled eggs, & pan sauted fresh mountain lake trout on top & the entire dish topped with Cabot cheese. Outstanding! & just the right breakfast for the hike ahead of us.
After we broke camp the morning of the 9th we traveled further north on the park hwy. to Colter Bay at the northern end of Grand Teton Natl. Park.where we found a campsite near the bay. We took a beautiful 5 mile hike through the woods that afternoon & it was then that we spotted our first moose feeding along a lake & also an elk running across a marshy area & then feeding along side the lake. It was beautiful. We also watched some young summer maintenance people felling a huge tree & removing the bark to make a bridge along the trail. It looked like a wonderful & fun opportunity for young adults to do in the summertime. We have seen many retirees also along our travels who are participating in what is called a work camp program. They normally get their camping sites for free & then work in the camp areas for 20–30 hrs a week. Looks inviting to us!
It rained all night of the 9th so I’m not sure how our plans for going to Yellowstone today will turn out. If it is raining here it may be all snow at Yellowstone & the pass could be closed. To be continued…
