Just south of Yellowstone is Grand Teton National Park. Jon-David and I both love the Tetons (we took our save the date photo on Static Peak Divide in 2019!). However, June is a little early in the season for many Tetons hikes due to snow on passes.
Our original plan was to drive through, maybe do a short hike and then camp in the national forest. On a whim, we checked for available backpacking permits and lucked out with a free one to Open Canyon. We prefer backpacking to car camping; it is simpler and quieter. Although packing can be a little chaotic.
We hiked up the canyone a ways before hitting snow, but found a great spot to camp near a waterfall.
No Grand Teton visit is complete without a stop at Mormon Row, which is a row of homesteads from the early 1920s in the flat prairie east of the Tetons. The park has been repairing some of the homes, and the old barns with the mountains in the background are always iconic.
We plan to return to the Tetons in a later year and complete the full Teton Crest Trail which navigates across the range for 40 miles.
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