Exploring Grand Tetons

Today we headed to Grand Teton National Park to do some more exploring. We are using the gypsy guide which is an auto tour for Yellowstone and grand Tetons and we wanted to check out any recommendations they gave.
Our first stop was at the visitor center where we were greeted with a deer who was chowing down on the bush right outside the front door. That’s a welcoming visitor center for sure.
Next, we headed up to signal Mountain to take a look at the Jackson point overlook. Signal Mountain is not part of the Teton range but more of a pretty big hill that is in front of the Tetons and gives you a great view of the Tetons and the Jackson hole valley.

Then we headed over to a viewpoint of Mount Moran. What’s unique about this point is there is a large vertical strip of granite that runs from the very top of the mountain down. If you look closely, you can see it. It almost looks like someone drew a thick black line with a marker vertically from the top of the mountain about a quarter of the way down. Kind of cool.

After that, we headed to another viewpoint which pointed out the glacier that’s on the Tetons. I didn’t even know there was a glacier here. I thought that the only glaciers in the lower 48 were at glacier national Park and the one we saw in Nevada. I was surprised to learn this.
Then we headed over to Mormon Row, where we were able to get a couple of pictures of the barn. The T.A. Moulton Barn is considered the most photographed barn in the Grand Tetons, located in the Mormon Row Historic District. It is famous for its picturesque views with the Teton Range in the background.

Our last stop was a couple of viewpoints along the snake river where we had great reflections of the mountains in the river where it was still. So beautiful.

Yellowstone National Park is the 26th national Park we have visited in the motorhome and grand Tetons is number 27 of the 63. Wyoming is the second new state we visited this year. In total we have been to 32 states.Read more