Grand Teton National Park: Taggart Lake Trail Hike

Cold overcast morning, but we are determined to go on a hike. It flurries off and on today, but no heavy snow.

Lots of buffalo and pronghorn near our campground again this morning:

We hike the Taggart Lake trail (4mile loop). Before the hike we watch the most photographed moose in the park: a mother and baby moose near the trailhead, that apparently hang out there all the time. Our hike starts great when we see another moose on trail, only a few feet off the trail, and watch him eat for awhile.

We rest on a rock by lake for awhile to enjoy scenery and solitude,

but then eventually we get cold. and hike back. We have winter coats, hats and gloves, but the damp cold weather is still too much for us.

We drive the Jenny Lake scenic road but then decide to drive into Jackson--it's simply too cold to do anything outside. We stop at the visitors center to see the elk and wildlife movies and then have dinner at Bubbas Barbeque (unfortunately the spare ribs are horribly tough to chew). We then get groceries, see lots of moose and buffalo on the way back to campground,

and finish the day by attending the evening ranger program on endangered species success stories (eagle, grizzly, grey wolf), buffalo. The buffalo apparently were in the campground this afternoon and in the middle of the evening program, a buffalo visits the edge of the amphitheatre. No electric in this campground, so we end the day by playing cards in the 5ver using one light (we need a full battery to keep the heater going through the night).