We arrived Friday night in time for a late dinner at the Roadhouse Brewery. We checked into our hostel at Jackson Hole Teton Village. Saturday we had a leisurely breakfast, then drove out to the Lupine Meadows trailhead in the Grand Tetons National Park. On the drive out we saw both a bear and a moose.
We conquered an 11 mile hike (roundtrip) with 3,150' gain. It took us 4 hours including a break at the top to dip our feet in the cool glacier lakes and re-fuel. The type-A'ers in us were quite proud that we smoked the brochure's "6-hour, strenuous" description of the hike.
The hike was amazing -- the panoramic views were breathtaking and we had 3 bear sightings on the hike. Luckily, they were non-aggressive black bears and not interested in us one bit. We had bear spray just in case.
After showering up we headed out to Thai Me Up Brewery for some stellar IPAs and noodles. Then we headed back to the village for the Seahawks game and beers.
Sunday we drove back to Park City after breakfast in Jackson and a few touristy photos. All in all a great weekend get-away.
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| Hike to Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes, glacier lakes in the Grand Tetons from the Lupine Meadows trailhead |
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| Being Tourists in Jackson Town Square |
Meanwhile in Washington... Isaac is having a blast with grandma and grandpa M, but we miss our little dude and will be totally stoked to see him on Tuesday.
