Leaving YNP for Great Teton National Park

Perfect weather (fleece and shoes/socks early, short-sleeves/sandals later), aspens in full gold and orange color, wildlife on the move getting ready for winter - a perfect place and time. After our extended stay in Yellowstone, we headed for the Tetons for a 4-day stay before heading southeast for a few days with relatives in Saratoga, WY. Staying at the Signal Mountain campground - a bear box for each campsite and we're glad we're sleeping in the truck. We've already seen moose and expect to see many more - as well as bear, since they are very active in this area. Some of the images of the scenery will be hazy due to some prescribed burns in a couple of areas of the park. Geyser field northwest of Old Faithful Kemper Cascades in west Yellowstone Lewis Falls in west Yellowstone Bridge over Crawfish Creek in west Yellowstone Crawfish Creek/Moose Falls in west Yellowstone Jackson Lake in northern part of Teton National Park Meadow with aspen grove in Teton National Park At brim of Moose Falls At brim of Moose Falls

West Yellowstone, MT

Just a couple of blocks outside the Northwest Entrance to Yellowstone Park, this is a small town with a fly-fishing problem. No less than six full-fledged fly shops, most of them legendary. A YNP visitor center is here also, which we visited often to get information and to read email, update the blog, etc. It's another one of those quaint western towns that just feels right - it's fun to hang out in this place. Since it was only 14 miles from our campsite, it was real handy to sneak into town. On every trip, we observed the lone trumpeter swan in the same place - and there was always a group of folks taking its picture.