Another view from the top of Rendevous Mtn. There are patches of snow everywhere, some of which evidently last year round.
Start of Day 1. I drove my rental car up to Jenny Lake (my ending trailhead four days later) and took a taxi back down to Teton Village to take the tram up to…
A look down at Jackson Hole valley from Rendevous Mtn.
The views are amazing from the top. This is the first of many, many pictures that just utterly fail to capture the vastness of the landscape. These valleys that…
Officially entering Grand Teton National Park.
Amazing palisades and rock formations everywhere. It reminds me of a green Grand Canyon.
Miles of beautiful single track through alpine meadows.
The trail dips down into lush pine forests from time to time. I would get worried about grizzly bear encounters in the denser areas of the forest, but…
Constant views of huge green meadows full of wildflowers with mountains in the distance.
Starting to see more and more wildflowers in the meadows.
Made it the junction with the actual Teton Crest Trail. Here you see all my gear. I ended up right around 40lbs for my pack, which is about the most my Osprey…
Tons of water up here, even in late summer of a dry year. Also, looks like some weather coming-in.
Very near the top of the tree line. The pine trees give way to alpine meadows.
A panorama view of the snow speckled meadows along the tree line below the palisades.
Further above the treeline, the meadows give way to almost desert-like alpine terrain. The trail on Day 1 was rolling most of the way, climbing above the…
Back above the treeline and increasingly into wildflower country.
Interesting glacier carved rock everywhere.
Again, an amazingly flat picture of an expansive view. Colorful meadows falling into Granite Canyon.
Made it to Marion Lake, my first major waypoint, about 7 miles from the trailhead. It's a small but beautiful alpine lake. I thought it would be crowded here…