The Never Ending Trail

Another beautiful sunny day. We stopped at the Jackson Lake Marina to find out about fishing licenses and boat permits. We may want to get out on Jenny Lake in the foldcat. Then we went to Jackson Lake Lodge to book our Float Trip on the Snake River (can't wait).

Today we are taking the Jenny Lake scenic drive. Turning off Rte 26 onto Teton Park Road our first stop was the Mount Moran turnout. Next was the Cathedral Group turnout where Grand Teton and its flanking peaks, Mount Owen and Teewinot form a gothic cluster. At South Jenny Lake we decided to take the boat shuttle across the sparkling blue/green water and hike the trail to Hidden Falls. We climbed the 1/2 mile trail to the falls and enjoyed the view. After viewing the falls we decided to hike back around the lake. The path was long and strenuous over rocks, roots, up hills but the views were awesome. At one of our rest stops two of the people we met at the Bar J Cowboy Dinner came down the trail. You never know who you will see. We sat along the edge of the lake on a rock and watched the trout swim around below us. Funny they know when you don't have a license. Finally we reached Moose Ponds where we sat on a log and wondered how much further we had to go. This ended up being a lot longer than the expected 2 miles - it was more like 4 but we were glad we did it. We were really tired and hungry so we stopped for a picnic on the way back to camp.

Larry & Margaret in the other Coach House stopped by and we talked about our travels since we last saw each other. It was a nice visit.

Pictures (top>bottom>right to left) Mt Moran Overlook, Cathedral Group, Shuttle across Jenny Lake, Trail to Hidden Falls, Hidden Falls (2), Path around Jenny Lake, Jenny Lake Hike Rest Stop)