a day / 52 miles / 4 hours 23 minutes
"Rough-cut summits rising sharply from a lush valley floor, the Tetons are a sight to behold." -
Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks by Lonely Planet, Bradley Mayhew, and Carolyn McCarthy
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Day 1
"Start with a hearty breakfast in Moose at Dornan’s Chuckwagon, a pioneer-style camp serving flapjacks alfresco with great Teton views"
9:00 am - 1.2 miles / 5 minutes - 9:05 am
"glimpse the area’s fascinating homesteading history at Menor’s Ferry"
10:05 am - 5.7 miles / 12 minutes - 10:18 am
"For excellent photographs, Schwabacher’s Landing offers the best panoramas of the Teton’s toothy Cathedral group"
10:48 am - 8.1 miles / 16 minutes - 11:05 am
"Short hike to the glacial moraines cupping Taggart and Bradley Lakes"
11:05 am - 1.9 miles / 59 minutes - 12:05 pm
"Bring swimsuits and take a dip from Taggart’s eastern edge if it’s warm enough"
1:05 pm - 3.6 miles / an hour 52 minutes - 2:58 pm
2:58 pm - 15.1 miles / 22 minutes - 3:21 pm
Log Chapel of the Sacred Heart
"Spread your blanket for a picnic at the edge of the pines"
4:21 pm - 9.0 miles / 17 minutes - 4:39 pm
Indian Arts Museum at Colter Bay Visitor Center
"There’s incredible Native American beadwork at the Indian Arts Museum"
5:39 pm - 5.9 miles / 10 minutes - 5:50 pm
"End your outing watching wildlife at Willow Flats; there’s usually a moose munching in the dusky light"
6:20 pm - 1.4 miles / 6 minutes - 6:27 pm
"Down a huckleberry margarita at the Blue Heron"
7:27 pm - 0.0 miles / - 7:28 pm