In early October we left Yellowstone and headed south to Grand Teton. Our first stop was Jackson Lake, so clear we could see every stone, with the peaks reflected on the water. From Willow Flats in front of Jackson Lake Lodge the whole Teton Range lined up under a blue sky, and Oxbow Bend lay still as a mirror.
We followed the shore to Jenny Lake, where jagged peaks rise straight from the water and the lake fades from green to deep blue. The aspens along the road were at their golden best, and the old cabins and barns on the prairie sat against the mountains like a postcard.
We finished at the Snake River, watching it wind through a valley full of fall color. In the evening we walked into the town of Jackson and ended our two days under the antler arch in Town Square.