Phelps Lake Hike

Our first hike of the season was to Phelps Lake in the Tetons. We had done this hike in our first year and is a very moderate hike to begin the season. The total distance was 3.5 miles with some uphill sections, but mostly level hiking through the forest. The first leg followed the creek which was running very fast and was running over the banks in several locations:

All of the water was from Phelps lake and was snow runoff from the mountains.

The first leg was also the longest at about 2 miles, after which we reached Phelps Lake:

We stopped at a nice rest area to have a snack and drink some water, and took these shots of the "wildlife" of the day:

As early as it is in the season, we saw lots of wildflowers beginning to show. A couple of the shots didn't turn out clearly, but these few did. Beginning with Phlox:

and Larkspur:

and some Lupines that are beginning to appear:

It was a great beginning to our hiking season and we are looking forward to the next one.

Our first "weekend" was a good one, and we are back to work again today at 3 PM...