Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Antelope Flats
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Bison and pronghorns at home on the range.
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Swan Lake
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The spot to see beavers, trumpeter swans and geese.
The Eastern Slopes
Highway 26/89/191 traverses the park's eastern flank for about 25 miles from the Moran
Junction to the park's southern gate past sagebrush flats and the occasional ranch - always
with the Tetons' sharp spires diverting your gaze westward. The hardscrabble lives of
Jackson Hole's early homesteaders are reflected in the valley's characteristic lodgepole
buck and pole fences.
MORAN TO BLACKTAIL BUTTE
Ranchers Pierce and Margaret Cunninghams, early major supporters of Grand Teton Na-
south of Moran Junction. The property is one of the best surviving examples of a
homestead cabin; a short trail elucidates local homesteading.
Four miles south, the
Snake River Overlook
offers good panoramas of the Tetons and
opportunities for wildlife-watching, though forest growth means the photo ops aren't quite
as good as when Ansel Adams immortalized the shot.
A better place for photos is
Schwabacher's Landing
, a popular rafting put-in 4 miles
further south. The jagged Tetons reflected in the meandering river ranks as some of the
park's most sublime scenery. Access the landing via a short dirt road.
East of Blacktail Butte, an unpaved road great for cycling (
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connects Ante-
lope Flats Rd to the north with Gros Ventre Rd to the south (when not washed out). Its
scenic collection of ranches with pioneer barns and cabins is known as
Mormon Row
,
where 10 settlers took up residence in the 1890s. A resident bison herd, gorgeous post-
dawn light and superb Teton views make this area exceptionally popular with photograph-
ers. Two barns sit north of the junction and two south, including one that has evolved into
a photogenic state of near-collapse.
Gros Ventre Rd leads east to the Gros Ventre Slide (
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