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  • Trapper Lake & Bearpaw Lake

    Trapper Lake & Bearpaw Lake

    Trapper Lake and Bearpaw Lake – 10mi / 16.1km This hike lets you explore four unique and beautiful lakes at the foot of the Tetons. Start at the Leigh Lake Trailhead. (Add 0.5mi/0.8km each way along the busy String Lake shoreline by starting at the String Lake Trailhead.) The level trail follows along the east…

  • Day Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

    Day Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

    Rocky Mountain National Park is defined by its high elevation. Longs Peak towers at over 14,000ft along a stunning ridge. Moisture from the west hits these mountains and deposits the rain on the wetter west side, leaving little for the east side. This dynamic of mountains and moisture give you lush forests on the west,…

  • Taggart Lake – Bradley Lake Loop

    Taggart Lake – Bradley Lake Loop

    Taggart & Bradley Lake Loop – 5.1mi / 8.1km These two beautiful, wooded lakes are contained by glacial moraines. A glacier descending from Avalanche Canyon created Taggart Lake, while a glacier from Garnet Canyon created Bradley Lake. Even from the trailhead parking lot, the unimpeded views of the Tetons are stunning. Stay right at the…

  • Emma Matilda Lake Loop

    Emma Matilda Lake Loop

    For a nice, shorter hike in Grand Teton National Park, walk to Christian Pond, to the Oxbow Bend Overlook, then on to Lookout Rock which is a nice vantage of Emma Matilda Lake. For solitude, continue on and loop around the entire lake. While not as dramatic as other hikes in the Tetons, it still…

  • Amphitheater Lake & Garnet Canyon

    Amphitheater Lake & Garnet Canyon

    The trail from the Lupine Meadows Trailhead in Grand Teton National Park forks to two wonderful alpine destinations. The north fork heads to a pair of beautiful alpine lakes tucked beneath the rugged, rocky summits, Amphitheater Lake and Surprise Lake, while the south fork wraps around and up into Garnet Canyon. This canyon is a…

  • Jenny Lake Loop

    Jenny Lake Loop

    Jenny Lake Loop – 8.6mi / 13.8km The loop around fantastic Jenny Lake gives you a great mix of views, creeks, a waterfall, and excellent moose habitat. Head north along the east shore of the lake as it follows the shoreline through the trees. All along the way, views of the lake are backdropped by…

  • Two Ocean Lake – Emma Matilda Lake Loop

    Two Ocean Lake – Emma Matilda Lake Loop

    Two Ocean-Emma Matilda Lake Loop – 13.3mi / 21.4km This long loop takes you to the highlights of these two beautiful lakes as well as a stop at Grand View Point, a wonderful overlook of both lakes. From the parking lot, follow the trail down to the shore of the lake and cross over the…

  • North Inlet and Cascade Falls with Lake Nokoni and Lake Nanita

    North Inlet and Cascade Falls with Lake Nokoni and Lake Nanita

    Whether you’re looking for a lovely stroll through some meadows along a creek, a slightly longer hike to some cascades, or an epic day to two gorgeous alpine lake, the trail along North Inlet in Rocky Mountain National Park gives everyone a plethora of options. In 2019, I hiked all the way up to Lake…

  • Quartz Lake Loop and Looning 2024

    Quartz Lake Loop and Looning 2024

    We wanted to go for a hike in Glacier National Park and the citizen science office needed Common Loon surveys done along the chain of lakes in the Quartz Creek drainage. So we set off to find some loons in Quartz Lake, Middle Quartz Lake, and Lower Quartz Lake. We found a lone loon in…