28th May 2025

Last night we drove out at dusk in yet another attempt to see wildlife! We did see some Elk and  Si took some lovely sunset shots from the Snake River Overlook.

This morning, our last full day in the Tetons, we were up and out fairly early to continue our quest. It’s been another lovely day and everywhere was very peaceful this morning.

In Jackson this morning we saw this fabulous tree! If anyone knows the name, please let us know.

We saw a few Wildlife Management Managers in a couple of places and thought that boded well for seeing wildlife but alas, that was not the case today!

On our boat trip on Monday, First Mate, Brooke was telling us how all the colleagues keep in touch with each other when it comes to wildlife sightings but when talking to each other they have to talk in code because people are monitoring their airwaves for information of sightings and will then race to the location, but they are able to overcome this by speaking in code.

We did stop and talk to one Manager who was trying to educate visitors on good practices whens it comes to wildlife, in particular, bears. This will have been the only time that we actually got up close and personal with two bears. One Grizzly and one Black bear!!!!!

You can tell the difference between the two as the Grizzly has a hump on his back.

One interesting fact about bears! Mother Bears like to stay near the road with their cubs because they feel safer as male grizzlies, who usually try to kill the cubs in order to mate with the mother bear, will not come near the roadway.

After our failed outing this morning we once again stopped off at the Pioneer Grill at Jackson Lake Lodge for breakfast. I had the healthy granola, yoghurt and fruit while Si had the U.S. equivalent to bacon and eggs. Food was delicious as always.

After breakfast we decided to visit Signal Mountain that had been opened again after a Grizzly attack! The views from there are just amazing and well worth the fairly long drive to reach the summit.

Once at the top we got talking to a lovely lady called Kris who, with her husband Mike, two cats and a dog, has a You Tube channel called Positive RV Journey. They originally hail from Maryland but are now two of the US’s full-time RVers (that’s people who live full-time in their Recreational Vehicles).

We have spoken to a few full-time RVers on this trip and it’s quite amazing that they all seem to follow the same You Tube channels as us! Spooky! 👻

Kris has done a cruise from Iceland to Southampton. Spooky again, as that used to be our home town and of course our football team is Southampton Football.Club. Well, someone has to follow them! Also, Kris is a American Football fan and follows the Washington Commanders as does Si. What a small world it is! 🤷‍♀️

She has also visited London and had afternoon tea at Fortnum and Masons. Her next trip will be to Dublin, Ireland. Have a great trip Kris.

Also on the mountain we came across a couple who were married last Friday in Seattle, Washington and were on their honeymoon. We have now seen six couples recently married. It must be that time of year and love is in the air! 👰‍♀️🤵💕

On the way back we stopped off at Oxbow Bend.

Our next quest was to try and find the Big Horn Mountain Sheep. They too have been hiding away but we found a small herd. Hooray! Along the way we also saw some Pronghorn Antelope so all was not lost.

As this is our last night here we are going to get out of our hiking gear and dress up (well sort of!) and dine at The Blue Lion Restaurant in Jackson. We’ve eaten there before and the food was delicious.

So, this is our last post from the Grand Tetons. Our next one will be from Salt Lake City where we will overnight tomorrow before heading to Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. Regular followers of the blog will remember that on our last visit in 2023 I caught Covid so was unable to hike or appreciate the beautiful surroundings.

Please keep everything crossed that our visit this year will be problem free!! 🤞

Thanks for reading.