Travel Reference
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The
Jenny Lake Lodge Dining Room
(307/733-4647,
www.gtlc.com
,
7:30am-9am,
noon-1:30pm, 6pm-6:45pm, and 8pm-8:45pm daily early June-early Oct.) offers a fine din-
ing experience in an original log cabin. Reservations are required for all three meals and
should be booked well in advance. Men are required to wear dinner jackets. The food is
incredibly creative and incorporates local flavors. Signal Mountain pancakes with huckle-
berries and buffalo hash appear on the prix fixe breakfast menu ($24), and lunch ($11-13)
consists mostly of upscale sandwiches and salads. The main event at the restaurant is the
prix fixe five-course dinner (price varies but does not include gratuity or alcohol). There are
options for each course that rotate every night. Depending on the day, you may be dining on
wild mushroom tempura, local Wyoming buffalo carpaccio, juniper scented venison loin,
wild caught king salmon or roasted squab—no matter what's on the menu, it is sure to be a
memorable meal.
The stretch of road between Moran Junction and the southernmost entrance to the park at
Moose is scenic and full of interesting sights, both natural and artificial. From the historic
crossing at
Menors Ferry
to the architecturally inspired
Craig Thomas Discovery and
Visitor Center
and the wildlife rich
Antelope Flats,
this part of the park is heavily traveled
for a good reason: There is so much to see.
Cunningham Cabin
A relic of hardscrabble ranching days before the turn of the 20th century—and the site of
the murder of two alleged horse thieves—Cunningham Cabin is six miles south of Moran
Junction. The cabin reflects the common building materials and style of 1890, the year it
was built. Known as a “dogtrot,” it consists of two small structures connected by a breeze-
way and topped with a dirt roof.
Pierce Cunningham built a modest home for his family on Flat Creek in the late 1880s
or early 1890s. A neighbor introduced Cunningham to two strangers, George Spenser and
Mike Burnett, asking if they could buy hay for their horses. Cunningham sold them 15 tons
of hay and arranged for them to winter in his cabin near Spread Creek. The rumor among
the locals was that the men were in fact horse thieves.
