Grand Teton National Park Hiking Trip
September 20-25
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
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| Signal Mountain Lodge: Our first morning in Grand Teton National Park, here is an early morning view of Mt. Moran from our room. |
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| On our way to the first hike, we stopped for this classic view of the Tetons. |
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| String Lake Hike: Finishing up a three mile warm-up hike. Later, we drove to the nearby town of Jackson to stock up on food and eat dinner at Gun Barrel restaurant. We had a five star meal: a combination of Idaho Trout, Buffalo, Elk and Venison. |
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| Jackson Lake and Swan Lake Hike: Another day to acclimatize, with a pleasant three mile hike near Coulter Bay. |
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| View of the Tetons, which were named by lonely French trappers "Les Trois Tetons". At restaurants in Jackson, you can order a "Chicken Teton Sandwich" (really!). |
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| On the trail to Swan Lake. |
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| Cascade Canyon: Our first big hike was up Cascade Canyon, at the base of Grand Teton. We took a boat ride across Jenny Lake to the trail head. |
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| During a rest stop in a small glen, we saw these rather tame deer. |
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| Hiking in early afternoon on a 70 degree day at 7500 foot elevation. |
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| View from the Cascade Canyon trail. |
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| Another view. |
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| Late afternoon in the shadows of Cascade Canyon. We missed the last boat back to our car, so we hiked along Jenny Lake. Total miles hiked that day: 11.5. |
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| Signal Mountain Lodge: Resting, reading and soaking up the mountain sunshine on another sunny 70 degree day. This picnic area was a short walk from our room. |
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| Sunrise over Jackson Lake. |
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| Taggart and Bradley Lakes: The beginning of a six mile hike to see two lakes. |
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| Alpine view in the northern Rockies. |
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| View of Taggart Lake. |
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| Above Taggart Lake, we saw our first fall foliage of the year. |
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| Breathtaking Aspens. |
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| On the trail from Taggart Lake to Bradley Lake. |
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| View of Bradley Lake. |
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| Another view. |
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| We found this pristine spot to sunbathe and sleep on a warm autumn afternoon. |
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| A tempting trail. |
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| Signal Mountain: On our final day, we drove up to the top of Signal Mountain (and avoided a 7 mile hike!). |
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| Snake River: We spent the rest of the day on leisurely hikes near the Snake River. |
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| Autumn colors were near their peak along the river. |
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| We hiked cross-country up a small hill to get this view. |
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| Signal Mountain Lodge: The end of an incredibly scenic vacation. |
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