“String” of lakes!

September 19th

It was a wet start this morning, with low cloud, so we headed to Jackson Hole to visit the National Museum of wildlife art, which was very interesting. The current building dates back to 1994, and is an artful complement to the exhibits. Built of Idaho Quartzite, and situated on a dramatic cliff overlooking the National Elk Refuge, the building appears to emerge from the earth like a natural outcropping of rock. The collection represents the culmination of a lifetime of study and collection of wildlife art by Joffa and Bill Kerr who, over a 30-year period, developed a collection of wildlife art unsurpassed in the United States. I’ve added a collage of some of the indoor and outdoor art in my extras.
By the time we left the art museum the rain had pretty well stopped, and we were able to continue with our original plan. My main blip is a grouping of a few of my favourite shots from our afternoon hike along String and Leigh Lakes, and finally on to the small Bearpaw Lake, a round trip of about 8 miles, but largely fairly flat. As you can see from my photos, the clouds were still low, and sitting on the mountain tops. By the time we returned from our walk, the skies were clearing a bit, at least in one direction, so we decided to take a drive up Signal mountain. The views over Jackson Hole were nice and clear, but the clouds still hung over the Teton range - see extras. As we drove back to our accommodation in the early evening we drove through some heavy rain, with lightening in the distance.