Signal Mountain Lodge

Our first stop was Signal Mountain Lodge, located inside Grand Teton National Park. We didn't stay in the Lodge itself, instead we stayed in cabins on the shore of Jackson Lake.

Starting in the 1920s the lodge was a place to stay for wealthy "outdoorsmen." Now it hosts visitors from all over the world and it was a great place to stay! Each family had their own cabin with a gorgeous view of the mountains and the lake. The cabins were well appointed with two comfortable, queen-size beds, a pullout couch and a full kitchen. In fact, we only ate out, at the Lodge twice.

And when I say "gorgeous view," I mean it! We got to wake up to this view each morning - and enjoy it while we drank our coffee.

To be honest though, we didn't have coffee outside every morning - one morning we woke up to 35 degrees and snow! Which actually was great because it killed all the mosquitoes.

I think I took about 100 pictures of those mountains. They were breathtaking.

Allen and I went on an early morning walk one day and stumbled upon hundreds of these flowers. Apparently, silver lupines grow wild all over Grand Teton. They were lovely.

While we were there, we even got to meet Hollywood the Elk - one of this summer's most famous visitors Signal Mountain Lodge. One morning he almost trapped Allen's mom, Janet, in her cabin! Luckily, she had a back door and was able to get out. (The park staff warn visitors to stay away from the wildlife as they are not always friendly.)

We saw him several of the mornings we were there; just quietly munching on his breakfast.