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| Mt Moran from Hermitage Point |
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| Heron @ Heron Pond |
This is our longest walk of the season. We normally would be done by the time we got to the halfway point. We were pretty proud of ourselves getting this one under our belt!
Hermitage point is at Colter Bay int he Grand Tetons and is a walk out to a point overlooking Jackson Lake. Fairly busy trail given it's length. Not a hard walk; just long. We found that the west side of the peninsula is vastly
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| Halfway!! |
different than the east side. West side is pine and spruce (fir??) forest. East side is sage brush similar to the Jackson Hole valley. Good walk. We really enjoyed it. Just took us the whole season to build up to it!
In other news: it's warm and smoky in the Jackson Hole area. We're getting the smoke from the western fires. According to the Idaho Falls local news, it's not as bad as last year. Unfortunately, it really cuts into the beauty of the Tetons. People here for the first time are very impressed even though it is hazy. They didn't see them it May and June with those crystal-clear, low humidity skies that we got to see them in. Back then they almost seemed fake. Now it reminds us of the Blue Ridge.
Also in other news: We've got friends from Fredericksburg are visiting for about a week. Donna's hoping at least one of them will go kayaking with here this coming week. And then there's the potential for a bike ride, etc. We'll see, but glad they're here.
That's it for this week. Thanks for dropping by. Until next week, David
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