String Lake Hike, Tetons

Howdee all,

Jeff and I are in Eugene, Oregon..having some upgrades done to Homey. The Sofa is out and being upholstered…window boxes have new fabric…some tile work will be done…I am trying to convince Jeff to have the mirrors removed in the Kitchen backsplash and put some very cool…glass tiles…so we will see about that…

anyway…here is another hike from The Tetons..……………………………………………………………………………………………………

This day we hiked the ..

String Lake Trail

Trail Distance: 3.4 miles around
Elevation Gain/Loss: 200 feet up and down
How Strenuous: Mostly easy, with some upward stretches on the mountainside. Not recommended for toddlers or preschoolers who haven't done much walking.

(this information taken from the Gorp site..click here for full trail description)

Jeff, Jennifer and I decided we wanted an easy hike this day…we were still resting our legs from Table mountain hike which we did two days before. The hike started by crossing one of the small lakes

and walking a bit closer to the Tetons

before heading north

further from the lakes ..with distant views

and then above the lakes

Before heading back down to the lakes

This is Leigh Lake…we took a short detour here

Always the curious Gray JayMore of Scenic Leigh Lake…I tried to capture some of the amazing turquoise color What do you suppose made this tree curl like this?    there were two curled trees!Scenes from Leigh lake…I say a detour… We took the wrong path… but we didnt mind…. This lake was beautiful with its Teton backdrop   After the string lakes hike we stopped in town.

I must show you this…Everyone takes a photo of these antler arches…

one of several in this town square.

And what boutique would be without Antler wreaths and a  Buffalo sculpture in front.