Hiking Around Jenny Lake, Grand Teton

Jenny Lake is one of the most visited areas in Grand Teton National Park.  Tucked away at the base of the Teton Range, the lake is a centerpiece of the park.

We visited Jenny Late briefly in our initial counterclockwise drive around the park.  Now it's time to hike along the lake and several popular trails start at Jenny Lake:  looping the lake, visiting Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point, or travelling into the backcountry via Cascade Canyon.  We decide to hike halfway around the lake (after looking the the ferry line) to visit Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point.

Jenny Lake

Status of the trails (and ferry)

Ferry line

Choosing to hike

View across the lake

Passing Moose

Continuing along the shore

We reach the halfway point (and meet up with the people who took the ferry).  It gets a lot more crowded on the trail, but there are beautiflul falls, rapids, and views every direction.

Water everywhere

We hike above the falls to Inspiration Point for the views across the Tetons.

Views

We head down to take the ferry to return to the trailhead and find the the ferry line is about 45 minutes, so we wait.  Meanwhile, on the way down, there are great rapids and streams running everywhere with the spring melt

Heading down

Running water along the way

We've had another great exploration in the Grant Teton Nationl Park!

Outside Sculpture at the National Museum of Wildlife Art

After exploring the indoor collection at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, we head outside and follow the trail around the sculpture collection, looking out at the mountains and the National Elk Refuge.

Sculpture

View from the path (National Elk Refuge)

Whimsical sculpture

Continuing on the path

Heading around the back of the museum

Museum entrance

Both the indoor exhibits and the outside sculpture garden are beautiful collections of wildlife art and we're truly glad we stopped!