The Spectacular Grand Tetons

We made our way to Grand Teton National Park driving through Yellowstone, what an awesome view from the RV. We opened all the windows and were taking tons of pics of more bison; which were everywhere and the gorgeous landscape we were passing by. Here is one of the first views we had of the Teton Range.

We always try to get a picture of where we are and since Gelene and Trent were accompanying us to the Tetons we wanted a picture with all of us.

We arrived at the Colter Bay Campground, great campground within the Park where our site was a short walk from Jackson Lake. What a magnificence view of the Teton Range we had. The first night we took the puppies to play in water and see the sunset at the Lake.


The next morning we took a cruise on Jackson Lake and headed to Elk Island in the middle of the Lake where we were cooked a yummy breakfast in true camping style. It was a bit chilly but the views and food made up for it!


Driving through the park we saw a Grizzly Bear off to the side of the road with his lunch, a baby antelope, we were viewing nature at work. Rangers in the park mentioned that this Grizzly was “greedy” as he had killed a baby antelope just the week before. Here is a photo of the Bear, the antelope is hidden behind the bush.


We took a drive into Jackson Hole, strange to be in a ski town when it is not ski season but we enjoyed a great lunch and did a bit of shopping. The ladies were given a time limit so they would not spend the entire day browsing through the quaint shops. In the center of town are Elk Antler Entrances to a city park, they have a huge Elk population and the National Elk Refuge is located just outside of town where the Elk migrate to the Refuge each year from the Grand Teton National Park.

On our way back to camp we spotted a Coyote running through a meadow. Troy was determined to get a “few” great photos of the Coyote. We must have followed it for at least 30 minutes. Nice job Troy, here is one of over 100 photos Troy took of the Coyote.


Upon returning to our campground we were met by a Moose crossing the road, they are huge!!!!

That night we went to Jackson Lake Lodge for sunset, drinks and dinner. Sitting out on the patio overlooking the mountains with the sun setting in the background and searching for Moose in the Meadow in front of us was a perfect way to end the day.

Our last day in the park we stopped at the Jackson Dam and took a few amazing pics of the Mountains reflection on the Lake, just gorgeous!!!

We then headed up to Signal Mountain with 360 views of the park.

It was now time for another boat ride, this time on Jenny Lake to explore Hidden Falls. After a short but steep hike we arrived at the falls and since the snow was still melting they were “going off” as Troy likes to say.

Snake River Overlook was our next stop on the park tour. This is where Ansel Adams took his famous photo of “The Tetons ~ Snake River” which we happen to have hanging in our RV. Troy tried to recreate the photo. It is over 70 years later now and the trees have grown quite a bit since Adams took his photo so a bit of difference but still an amazing view.


We had a great time at the Tetons with Gelene and Trent, thank you so much for coming to visit us! We highly recommend a trip to Yellowstone and the Tetons to everyone. If you don’t like Camping or RVing there are numerous lodges to stay at within the park where you can watch for wildlife from the bar or the safety of your rental car :)