In Jasper we did part of the Mina-Riley Lakes loop, and also discovered some really lovely breweries and bakeries in the town of Jasper. While Banff may have had some more epic hiking, Jasper definitely had more epic baked goods. The first set of pictures are from Mina-Riley Athabasca Falls was probably the most amazing …
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Grand Teton: Delta Lake
My true adventure in Grand Teton National Park was what began as a hike to Surprise Lake (and Disappointment Peak, which sounded fun). The hike would be about 11 miles round trip. I got to the trailhead parking lot around 9am and proceeded to loiter until some other groups showed up. This is my method …
Grand Teton: Jenny Lake
The drive from Yellowstone to Grand Teton isn’t really a drive at all, it very much feels like you’re staying in the park. That’s helped by the fact that there’s no fee collection at the entrance to Grand Teton, since you can’t (I believe) enter the park from the north without having first driven through …
Yellowstone: Hiking
Mt.Washburn I did the Mount Washburn hike on my first full day in Yellowstone as part of my redemption from my last trip with my mom when I hadn’t been able to summit on our quest to find a pika. On that trip we took the Chittenden Road which I could see from the top …
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