Oh, the fun we have had
Oh, the fun we have had
The past 7 days have been a whirl wind of fun. As I mentioned last week, our friends Rod and Amy from Go Pet friendly arrived on Monday. Then on Wednesday a full time couple they just met, Alex and Ellen, arrived. We have been busy having a great time. We’ve done some shorter hikes right out of the campground, had happy hour every evening, and generally had a great time.
On Thursday we went kayaking. Al and I have wanted to rent kayaks so we can decide if we want to buy some in the future. Everyone else thought kayaking for the day was a great plan, so off we went. We rented from a place in Jackson Hole, and drove out to String lake in Grand Teton NP.
The weather was warm and absolutely gorgeous!
Al and I rented single kayaks because we want to be able to take the dogs, if and when we purchase some.
Rod and Amy, and Alex and Ellen, rented doubles. We were also celebrating Amy’s birthday. What a great way to celebrate.
String lake is not very deep, or large, and the water is crystal clear.
String lake is attached to Leigh lake by this small, shallow stream.
Obviously there is no way to get a kayak through there, so there is a path were you can portage your kayak to Leigh lake. It’s about a 150 yard carry, that ends here.
Leigh lake is awesome because the only way to get there is to hike. No roads, less people.
Leigh lake was deeper, and bigger, and very beautiful.
The view of the Tetons from these lakes was amazing. You are right at the bottom of them looking up.
Great friends, great scenery, made for a great day. Al and I are all about buying some kayaks as soon as we can afford to. It was so relaxing being on the water.
The next day, we did a hike that I have wanted to do for a couple of years. Blacktail butte is very close to the campground, and I have looked at this trail 100’s of times, and always wanted to go up it. It’s in the park, so no doggies are allowed. Everyone wanted to go for a hike, so on Friday we went here.
See the trail on the left of the hill?
We hiked up, then we hiked up some more.
We eventually came to a spot where we could see the valley, and the Tetons.
We had lunch with the best view, and it was free.
It was another wonderful day, with great friends old and new.
Tomorrow we leave. (insert sad face again)
We are going to Utah for probably a week, then off to a new and different adventure. More on that in tomorrows post.
We have met some great new friends, and have had another memorable summer here in a place that I love.
My mountain home.
I bet that was a wonderful birthday… even mother nature wore her best dress to celebrate Amy and this day :o)
Yep, mother nature was there to celebrate too.
THAT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE! Every photo is superbly done, Mary. Oh the life you lead!!!!!
It is so beautiful here, you must get out this way some day.
The water looks so wonderful and such great scenery! Sounds like an absolutely fabulous time. Yes, my mom is jealous as she would love to do all that stuff.
It’s a great place, with so much beauty and fun things to do. You’ll have to visit.
The kayaking looks like fun and the lake scenery is gorgeous. I love the view of the mountains and trail. Great post and lovely photos. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Thanks. It was both gorgeous, and fun.
Glad you had a great time with the gang! We hiked around string lake before we got to Gros Ventre… beautiful. We really enjoyed our stay at Steinacker State Park just north of Vernal Utah. If you head this way it is worth a stop. They have some full hkup sites and some nice w/e sites that would fit your rig. Great photo ops close to this park that you could take advantage of! Safe Travels.
Hiking string lake would be fun too.
Good to see you having such an amazing time :-)
So gorgeous!
you are incredibly blessed to be living the most beautiful and glorious life that you are living!
What a Beautiful and tranquil lake to Kayak, Mary. Love the blue sky, a perfect weather to be out there. :)
Oh, that looks like my kinda kayaking! The hubs wants us to try getting some sea kayaks and then if we like it buy some. But just the other day, some kayakers here were followed by hammerhead sharks! eeeek. Really wishing there were pretty lakes here like that to kayak on instead!
It’s such a bummer that the parks won’t let you take your dogs on hiking trails. You know that had to be because some idiots ruined it for all of us. sigh.
Looks like a fabulous time was had by all!
Sounds like an amazing time. I love that there’s still such peace, serenity and beauty in a world that seems focused on chaos.
After watching LONGMIRE, which supposedly takes place in Wyoming, both my husband and I feel we really do need to get out there some day!
What amazing shots! Love the blue blue skies.
It’s beautiful there and I’m so glad you got to spend so much time with Amy.
That looks like it was such a wonderful time. I love to kayak, and it bums me out that we never got ours out this year. We have pretty places to go, but nothing quite as beautiful as where you were!
What beautiful scenery!!! The skies out there are SOOOOO blue!! I love it there in September!! I also miss the mountains. We got two really nice kayaks for a great price at Sam’s Club…don’t know if you guys are members…but they usually offer one day passes. Let me know and I’ll see if I can find one for you!
Jeanne thanks for the offer. We spoke with a kayak place, and Al has done a ton of research. When we get ready to buy we have a brand in mind. We want something that will track straight, and we could possibly go on a river with. As far as Seattle goes…..We are pretty frustrated at the moment with the severe lack of places to RV. We shall see what happens.