Getting Into the Area
Deciding to try the Teton/Yellostone area is absolutely a crazy idea right now. Yellowstone National Park is completely closed down until Wednesday (6/22) and the whole area has super high water levels. But this is why I got the van right? To bring myself places that more difficult to navigate without it. My staging ground is a National Forest campsite a short drive from Grand Teton National Park.
Grand Teton National Park
June 21st, 2022
Hike Around Jenny Lake
My first planned activity was my go to at the park. This wasn't my first walk around Jenny Lake and it was as beautiful as I remembered it.. despite the rain.
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Path Out to Leigh Lake
Plans changed quite suddenly when I decided I wanted to attempt to get into Yellowstone National Park tomorrow for its first day open in a week. I took a nice casual morning with a view of the Tetons and spent the afternoon on a relatively short and flat hike out around Leigh Lake.
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