Signal Mountain Summit
I don't really recommend this hike. Unless you are living nearby (it's convenient!), or have hiked all the other trails in the park already, or maybe if it's early season and the road isn't open. Because you can drive to the top of Signal Mountain and get all the best views there, without hiking 7.5 miles.
Since the trail was close to where I lived, I hiked it 6.5 times.
The first time, on May 17th, I didn't make it all the way to the summit, because snow on the trail slowed me down, and I had to get to work. Apparently I didn't take any pictures of the snow.
Nice view from the sagebrush meadow.
May 22nd - the snow had mostly melted (seems crazy since it was just 5 days later??) and I made it to the top.
View accessible by car (at this point the road was still closed, though).
Aspens were getting their leaves.
Not a great picture, but I love this elk running away in abject terror. Early in the season there are lots of elk in the area.
June 9th - flowers were really blooming in the middle section of the trail (seems this was a brief occurrence).
Ah, a braver elk.
Mt. Moran
June 22nd
No elk today, but I chased around a western tanager.
I always like this view to the south.
July 13th - flowers were blooming at the summit, but not on the earlier sections of the trail.
August 31st - a late afternoon hike.
The view from the actual summit - it doesn't photograph well most of the time.
I saw a great grey owl!
October 15th - last hurrah.
Summit panorarma
I missed peak fall colors here.