Bears do like to mosey around in the early mornings. Of course beneath it all, I wanted to be safe and bear aware. A good lamp makes the hiking almost as easy as in the daylight. Headlamps have seen more improvements over the past 15 years than any other outdoor gear. We didn’t succeed in getting the Paintbrush canyon permits the day we got there, but we got them for the following day for North Fork Campground. We started our hike before 6 so that we would cross the divide before noon. Once we left our warm car to wait in line for permits, a decent line had already formed.
It was pretty chilly outside so no one really wanted to wait outside for an hour and half, which in hindsight we should have done. We were told by a friend that the doors opened at 7am turns out they opened at 8am, whoops. We arrived at the Jenny Lake Visitor center at 6:30am after a 2 hour drive from Yellowstone. Visit the IGBC website for a list of approved bear containers. Breathtaking views of towering granite peaks. I think it should be the day-of, but alas. Tetons from the trail to Paintbrush Divide. GTNP allows walk-up permits the day before starting a backcountry trip. From my pre-trip research, the Paint Brush Canyon/Cascade Pass loop popped up a lot so we wanted to try for that as our first choice, and succeeded! It was also Labor Day weekend, so we were a little nervous about acquiring walk up permits for our top choices. We really wanted to backpack in the Tetons, but we missed the permit deadline earlier in the year. The past few years we’ve been pretty good about planning out our itinerary and reserving permits for the backpacking trips we want to do, but this trip had pretty much no planning at all. The Paintbrush Canyon Cascade Canyon loop trail covers almost 22 miles and over 4,200 feet of elevation, so it’s a beast But do not be deterred because the hike features some of the best views in the Grand Tetons including Jenny Lake, Holly Lake, Paintbrush Divide, Lake Solitude, Cascade Canyon, Inspiration Point, and Hidden Falls. Black Bear cubs crossing log over Cascade Creek Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon grand Teton National Park The Paintbrush Divide trail makes up the first part of a great loop hike that carries you across the Divide (10,720 feet), passing Lake Solitude as it winds back down to the Cascade Canyon.
This year we explored the national parks in Wyoming as well as some cool spots in Idaho. Every year, a group of my close friends and I do a 1-2 week outdoor adventure trip somewhere in the USA to get away from our jobs, reconnect with each other, and get into nature.
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