And then headed back into Grand Teton National Park. I had previously hiked in the Park (Sept. 27, 2013), but had missed Hidden Falls, so I wanted to see them with Wendy. Scott also encouraged us to tackle Cascade Canyon. The area we will explore is:
To save our legs for hiking, we took a boat ride across Jenny Lake, so we didn't have to walk all they way around it:
(we're going up in there??!!)
After our boat ride, we had a nice hike of 5.18 miles up next to Hidden Falls and Cascade Canyon:
Cascade Creek is running fast:
Nice to see that this time of year.
And once you know where they are, the Falls are really not very "Hidden":
On our return from the Falls, before heading up the Canyon, I took a nice shot of the boatlanding:
and Jenny Lake:
We headed up the trail into Cascade Canyon:
Wendy stopped for a sandwich:
while I continued up a little to get a better view of Cascade Creek:
Fed and Watered, we kept going up the trail, until a little before 2 PM (having hiked 3.35 miles), when we saw "The Canyon" and then turned around:
Back down the trail, boat ride across the lake, and back to the car - GREAT ADVENTURE! We couldn't get enough, so Scott drove us up to the top of Signal Mountain, with its wonderful views (looking east):
Nice easy dinner at home this evening. WOW - Thank you God for ALL THESE Beautiful Places, and the ability to visit them!
P.S. I was asked how today's hike compared with the one I did 5 years ago:
I did Inspiration Point back then (which was closed now), but I figure I only went about 1/2 mile farther up the Canyon:
Well, it sounds like I need to come back and finish the hike up to Lake Solitude and Mica Lake:
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