Hike at Colter Bay

Our final off day this week was used to visit an area in the northern part of the Grand Teton National Park - Colter Bay. It is a beautiful part of the Park and one we love except for one negative aspect - the services - particularly Wi-Fi and Internet - are sparse and very intermittent. It is, however, a very nice area for outdoor activities including hiking trails.

The hike we took was not especially long - about 2 miles - and not especially difficult as Josie is nursing an aching leg and not able to handle more difficult hikes. It was a beautiful day and our hike produced some nice photos. Below are some of those.

Beginning with the Marina at the Colter Bay Visitor Center and at the start of the trail:

The entire trail was a loop that circled the peninsula where the Colter Bay facilities were located at the edge of Jackson Lake. These shots provide examples of the trail:

The trail runs mostly within view of Jackson Lake and there are many areas where you could walk off the trail to the edge of the lake. These are a couple examples of those areas:

The interesting thing about this area was the high number of folks actually swimming in the water which was very, very cold - like these:

There were also folks that were kayaking and paddling on boards:

There were wildflowers that were growing in the places where the sun was shining in the clearings:

It was a great way to spend our final day of our first three day weekend. We had a terrific Fourth of July and are looking forward to spending more quality time off over the next several months.

It's back to work again today at 11 AM. Ho, hum...