Went looking for the Antelope Spring. Either it’s dried up, or it’s well hidden off trail. Lots of trees down along the fire trail; looks like it’s rarely traveled.
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Went looking for the Antelope Spring. Either it’s dried up, or it’s well hidden off trail. Lots of trees down along the fire trail; looks like it’s rarely traveled.
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Went looking for the Antelope Spring. Either it’s dried up, or it’s well hidden off trail. Lots of trees down along the fire trail; looks like it’s rarely traveled.
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Went looking for the Antelope Spring. Either it’s dried up, or it’s well hidden off trail. Lots of trees down along the fire trail; looks like it’s rarely traveled.
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Went looking for the Antelope Spring. Either it’s dried up, or it’s well hidden off trail. Lots of trees down along the fire trail; looks like it’s rarely traveled.
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I climbed this with a friend many years ago, and it still stands as one of the most enjoyable days I've spent in the mountains. I've hiked almost every trail in the Park, and climbed quite a few of the classic alpine routes in the range, and I still especially love Teewinot.
It's got everything you might want to pack into a half day in the mountains, minus serious technical difficulty. There's a nice hike, a lot of easy and madly fun scrambling, some exhilarating exposure, enough snow to make you feel like you're really in the mountains, just a bit of route-finding, and then what's possibly the most breathtaking summit in the whole range. The summit is about the size of a horse saddle, and you pretty much have to straddle it. You'll have cliffs dropping away on two sides, cavernous granitic ravines, the east ridge of Owen and the north face of the Grand looming over you, almost close enough to lick. you'll see way into Idaho, up and down the Teton ridge, the whole of Jackson hole, Yellowstone, and all the Wyoming ranges to the west and south. It's a much cooler view (I think) than from the Grand, because on the Grand you can't SEE the Grand.
When we did it there were wisps of whipped-cream-like clouds pouring off the peaks and gathering below us making 12,000 feet look like 20,000. It was truly magical.
This is either a hard hike or a super easy Teton climb. Depends on your frame of reference. Just don't be too casual. It's a minor route but there are plenty of opportunities to slip on wet rock, tumble down a snowfield, get trapped in a squall, or barbecued by lightning. Take all the usual precautions, and go early and fast.
Bring an ice axe. And a camera.
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Great hike w beautiful views of lake and mtns. Excellent wildflower meadows. No real access to the lake except next to the start. Loved it.
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Awesome views of Jenny Lake! Quite a hike to get to the top of the Hidden Falls, but it was well worth it.
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Beautiful time of year to hike this trail. We did this as part of a family reunion. Some of us hiked around the lake and some of the group took the ferry across and brought a picnic lunch to share and then hiked to hidden falls with us and then took the ferry back as we finished the loop.
We had a few bugs bothering us but not to bad. We also saw a few deer two fox, and marmots. Highlight was time spent at hidden falls. The amount of water flowing was unbelievable. don’t miss it along with inspiration point. It’s worth your time.
I will do this hike again. This time clockwise.
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Emma Mathilda Lake circumnavigation in late spring. Lovely array of wildflowers, big Teton views across Jackson Lake. Allow 4-4.5 hours
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This was a haul but not too steep at any point and champagne snow at the top! A bit of poling/skating to get out.
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Nice short hike. Saw a moose about a quarter of a mile before the lake. Take bear spray.
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Easy hike, counterclockwise. Lake is very pretty. It is also for the most part shallow. On the east side the lake frames the high Tetons. The west side climbs above the lake through Lodgepole Pine then spruce and across a couple of avalanche chutes.
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We were just coming off the Teton Crest Trail and this was the last leg. We were all exhausted but the lakes made up for it, they were so pretty! When we got to string lake we swam in the water and it felt super nice. This area is so amazing! We also heard there was a black bear on the trail but we were not able to actually see it.
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The lovely hike after taking a small shuttle boat across Jenny Lake in your grand Tetons. The walking is uphill for a good bit but a fairly easy trail, with a beautiful waterfall and I lovely lodgepole Pines and great views of the canyon. Highly recommend it.
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Great easy hike with a diversity of scenery. Not a typical “boring” lake loop. The trail veers into the forest offering great views of the Tetons through the pines. The trail also runs through sage bushes with lots of marmots sunning on the the rocks. This area is much less busy than Jenny Lake and the Hidden Falls trails. A few bears were spotted on the mountainside from the trail. There was still some snow on the the trail in late May.
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Glad I hiked this trail but be prepared for tons of people once you reach the shuttle boat dock. The last .5 mile of the trail is crowded but the view of the fall in spring is worth it. Also, the trail is pretty exposed to sun as most of the trail runs through an area impacted by a forest fire.
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Unplotted and not in guide books. Very steep. Late June and July have quite the variety of wildflowers. Point 7625 has great views of Jenny Lake
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Have hiked this in July 2014 and late August 2018. In July you probably want an ice axe for the traverse between Static Peak Divide and Buck Mountain Divide. In August it was almost dry, but because of the rainy summer wildflowers were going crazy. I believe the track information is incorrect here. I recorded 5,600 feet total elevation gain. It's 4000 feet just to Static Divide; after this you've got the sheep steps and Mount Meek pass to get over.
There's been plenty of water along the whole route every time I've been on any of these stretches of trail. The driest parts are the few miles after Phelps lake when the trail rises above the creek, the higher parts of the Alaska Basin trail before Static Divide, and the first couple of miles of Death Canyon Shelf. I bring a small filter and a 2L hydration bladder and never have to worry. Your choice if you want to fill the bladder all the way and make fewer stops, or load up on just a liter at a time more often.
This is one of the great long routes in range. Truly spectacular.
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