National Park. Less known internationally, it is no less marvellous.
The combination of steep, rough mountains emerging abruptly from
sagebrush-covered plains and forest-surrounded lakes is truly unique.
We stayed at a campiste with a sepctacular view of the entire mountain
range an set of the next morning (temperature below freezing) for a 20
mile hike through the Paintbrush Canyon up to 10700 ft (~3200m), down
to Lake Solitude and the 'mind-blowing', as the Park ranger said,
Cascade Canyon.
Everybody is strongly advised to vist this place. And not even for the
excelent hiking (or climbing). Just sit down at the Jackson Lake
marina and enjoy the view.
Marek,
ReplyDeleteNot only are we loving your blog posts, you are touching something very personal with me as my brother and I went virtually the same route West in the summer of 1972 that you are going. I loved the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Badlands, the storms across the great plains. These are things I will never forget. So glad to know they still have the same power and that you can enjoy them too. Don't forget the Craters of the Moon, Idaho and Crater Lake, Oregon! By the way. When do you want to do your slide show when you return? Do you have an email address? No one in the office seems to have it. Onward and upward! Charlie