After visiting an over crowded Yellowstone it was nice coming to Grand Teton where it was easier to escape the crowds. Although some places were also here very popular, like Inspiration point.
The second day in Grand Teton we decided to do a proper hike. I thought we had decided that anything more than 25 km was a too long day hike. But somehow we ended up hiking a loop that was totally 32 km and with an elevation gain of about 1800 m. Surprisingly it went very well. I was still fresh after 25 km and it was only the last few km that were hard. For some reason it is always the last few km no matter how long the hike was. I am guessing there are two reasons we so easily walked over 30 km. First reason is that the maximum elevation was only 10700 feet and not over 14000 feet that we are used to from Colorado. Second reason is that the views were amazing, this is the kind of hike that just makes you happy. We passed small lakes, high mountains, wild animals and everything was surrounded with an incredible amount of wild flowers. It was just so beautiful everywhere.
Here are images from our Grand Teton stay.
Once we got down I was pretty tired though and it was nice to have some dinner along Jackson Lake in the evening sun.