Signal Mountain

Thursday, 26th June
We decided to stay for an extra day so that we could use the launderette, so we also did little site seeing, except we had to wait until after 4.00p.m. so that we could eventually drive up Signal Mountain. Though quite small in terms of the mountains around the view was spectacular, enabling us to see all of Jacksons Hole (the name for the huge valley which forms a large part of the GTNP). While standing at the top I noticed a deer running through the trees which surround the hill top, followed about 10 secs later by a black bear. It seemed to amble across the clearing, but covered the clearing in about 10 seconds. It then turned round and went back again, as though it had set out to catch the deer but when it was obvious it couldn’t it pretended that it was doing something else much more interesting. I was so busy watching this that I didn’t get a picture of it. Still I have the memory. We drove back down the mountain and had a pleasant meal at our favourite GTNP eating place – Signal Mountain Lodge, with its fabulous view of the lake and mountains.