Teton Crest Trail Day 7: Ski Lake to Highway 22, 5 miles
A creature walking past my tent wakes me up before I head to Ski Lake and back to civilization.
Teton Trail Day 6: Lake Marion to random spot near Ski Lake, 10 miles
Thunder brings Blissful down from scrambling then tachycardia brings her down from a high alpine lake.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 5: Alaska Basin to Marion Lake, 6 miles
Sheep Steps leads to the “cobble stones” of Death Canyon Shelf and scrambling up Spearhead Peak.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 4: Kit Lake to Alaska Basin, 7 miles
Switchbacks over Hurricane Pass take Blissful into the magical polished granite of Alaska Basin.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 3: South Fork Cascade Canyon to Kit Lake, 7 miles
The trail traces Cascade Canyon to Avalanche Divide where an off-trail scramble takes me to a remote lake.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 2: Upper Paintbrush to Upper Cascade, 4 miles
The Divide is short but steep to Lake Solitude where I nab the best site with its own resident moose.
Teton Crest Trail: Day 1, Leigh Lake to Upper Paintbrush, 7.2 miles
Feeling strong with a mostly “all-clear” from my cardiologist, I begin hiking the Teton Crest Trail.