22 Miles Over the Tetons: Jenny Lake, Hurricane Pass, and Alaska Basin (Kind Of)
Reading Time: 18 minutes A world-class day hike that I wouldn’t do in peak tourist season.
Review: 25 Mundane Miles Hiking Goodwin Lake, Turquoise Lake, & the Gros Ventre
Reading Time: 43 minutes Although Turquoise Lake looks beautiful on the maps, I found this hike fairly mundane. I was happy to be out and about, but I have no plans to return.
Review: 22-Mile Day Hike to Picturesque Paintbrush Pass
Reading Time: 7 minutes Paintbrush Pass is an easy hike for people who get lost easily but are in shape, and it offers stunning views of the Cathedral Group. Being in the Tetons, it’s always going to come with crowds.
Review: Up, Up, and a Day Hike to Blue Miner Lake & Sheep Mountain
Reading Time: 16 minutes Blue Miner Lake and Sheep Mountain had great views, but were they worth the interminable, waterless climb?
Review: Beauty & Ennui Hiking Grizzly Lake
Reading Time: 13 minutes Grizzly Lake offers some nice fall colors, but isn’t worth the hike in any season. A trip to the first pond on the hike might be worth it.
Review: 10-mile Overnight Hike to “Harmful” Jade Lakes, Brooks Lakes, etc.
Reading Time: 16 minutes Jade Lakes, Rainbow Lake, and Upper and Lower Brooks Lakes are easily accessed and quite tame as a day or overnight hike. There are some important downsides to the area, however.
Review: Stupendously Short Overnight Hike to Lost Lake, WY
Reading Time: 11 minutes Lost Lake is a very short hike to a picturesque, colorful lake. It’s good for people who aren’t in shape, or for families with little children.
Review: Hiking (Or Surviving) MacLeod Lake, Gros Ventre Range
Reading Time: 16 minutes MacLeod Lake (also spelled McLeod and Macleod) is a scenic lake in a rocky bowl best accessed from Swift Creek Trailhead by those who win competitions climbing the Empire State Building and by those who just hate their lives and want them to be a little bit more miserable.
Review: Kayaking and Paddleboarding Spalding Bay, Grand Teton National Park
Reading Time: 4 minutes A quiet place with beautiful views in Grand Teton National Park? We were shocked to find out that such a thing exists.
Reviews: Hoback Guard Station, Granite Hot Springs, and Clear Lake Day Hike
Reading Time: 12 minutes Clear Lake is a beautiful lake surrounded by cliffs. It can be done as a day hike but is best accomplished with enough time for one to fully take in the concept of eternal damnation. Everything else in this post is tops!
Review: Teton Valley Cabins and Neon Steve
Reading Time: 3 minutes A fateful trip. The cabins were great, though!
Review: Brewster, Lunch, & Shoal Lakes via Big Balls of Cowtown Trail
Reading Time: 38 minutes Featuring Lunch Lake, Brewster Lake, and Shoal Lake, this hike in the Gros Ventre received my highest rating. Use the included GPS recording so that you can enjoy the Big Balls of Cowtown Trail, which many people have a hard time finding.
The Most Pain I’ve Felt While Hiking! (Also: Darby Canyon, String Lakes, and Green River Lakes.)
Reading Time: 14 minutes A review of Darby Wind Caves in the snow, kayaking String Lake, and also yakking and camping at Upper Green River Lakes!
Darby Wind Cave, Grand Teton National Park
Reading Time: 7 minutes Hiking to look at fossils and an awesome cave in the Tetons!