Yellowstone

On days off this week I did several hikes which was one of my goals for this year.   On Friday several of us hiked the Pelican Valley Trail which follows along Pelican Creek as it meanders through a beautiful valley.  This trail does not open until mid July due to heavy grizzly activity in the area.  While we did not see any bears we did see a group of elk and there were about fifteen bison grazing in the valley.  I did not carry a camera on this hike so no pictures.

On Saturday a group of us went to Teton Nat'l Park to hike the Two Oceans Lake trail including a climb up to Grand View Overlook. All total the hike was 9 miles but well worth the time. This was one of the nicest hikes I've ever done here. A few of the ladies on the hike identified over 30 different varieties of wild flowers.

After going half way around the lake we took the side trail for 1.3 miles up to Grand View Overlook.  It was a strenuous uphill climb but more than worth the effort once your reached the top.  From one side you looked down on Two Oceans lake and the other side gave a wonderful view of the Grand Tetons and Jackson Lake.  Here is Two Oceans lake.

And here is the view of Grand Teton.

And Oh, I forgot to mention the moose in the lake.

Many thanks to my friend Larry who planned this hike and celebrated his birthday with us.

As always thanks for following my Yellowstone adventure.  David