Grand Teton National Park

If I only have one day in Grand Teton, I figured I’d link what appear to be the two most popular hikes in the park. It was more crowded than I’d expected, but a lot of folks wore masks as they passed each other on the trail. And at the far end of Cascade Canyon and the long-way-’round Jenny Lake, I had the trail to myself again.

That’s a new personal record for single longest hike, overtaking Big Bend’s Emory Peak on the Laidoffroadtrip. In celebration and attempt to wash off some of the sweat and sunscreen before camping in the Xterra again, I took the arctic plunge.

It was outrageously cold. On the way out, still shivering, I passed by the T. A. Moulton barn, what may be the most photographed barn in North America and got stuck in a traffic jam of buffalo.