Day 18

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Posted by katjh (24.11.4.22) on 07:45:18 01/19/13

We were up a 0-dark-30 on Wed. Aug. 15. Mort and Steve were climbing Middle that day. We've already established that I'm not a climber....so I made other plans. "The boys" checked their packs - putting in lots of food - Mort likes to eat :-) They wanted to get an early start to beat the storms forecast for the afternoon, so we were at the Lupine Meadows trailhead by 4:30 a.m.

They chowed on pre-made wraps we had purchased at Albertson's the day before, filled Nalgenes and hit the trail around 5.

I left them and drove to the Taggart Lake TH. Crawled back in bed in the back of the van, thinking I'd hike to the lake when I woke up. I woke up to an amazing firy red sunrise from all the smoke in the air. Why didn't I take any pics? Who knows? It was early and cold, so I chose to do some critter patrol before a hike. Found one big bull moose in the sage flats near Dornans. The only one I saw for the morning and pretty far away.

Made my way back to Taggart Lake and grabbed the daypack for a hike. A short way up the trail I met a nice man from Mass. who was hiking alone as well. It was his first time in the park and he was a bit nervous about bears so we hiked together to the lake. The smoke was thick and the mountains were under cover. I explained to him that this is one of our favorite hikes for the views of the Tetons. Told him he'd just have to come back again and see for himself :-)

Didn't take any pics on the hike, it was just too smoky. The guy and I parted ways at the lake. I headed to our favorite "snack rock" and relaxed there for a bit, watching a cow moose in a clearing across the lake until she grazed her way into the cover of trees.

Next, I headed to the Laurance Rockefeller Preserve. By the time I got there, I had to wait in line to park. Don't recall that being the case in years past. I made use of the time to grab a snack and do some reading. Waited about half an hour. Grabbed the pack again and hiked up to Phelps Lake. Back at the VC, I spent some time browsing the library and jotted down the titles of some books I'd like to look for.

Next stop, Moose VC, where I spotted this! Is this the next step for us when we eventually retire the van? LOL. Probly needs more windows for me.

Follow Ups:

Day 18 - katjh 07:57:59 01/19/13 (17)
- See, this is what I LOVE - Granite Head 08:19:24 01/19/13 (4)
  - I didn't know it was "open" either - katjh 14:38:10 01/20/13 (0)
  - GH, it is a very pretty little walk from the VC - Ria 13:13:09 01/19/13 (0)
  - I'm not sure if the cabin is always open - katjh 08:24:58 01/19/13 (1)
    - Forgot to add... - katjh 08:38:33 01/19/13 (0)
- Kitchen - katjh 08:02:11 01/19/13 (11)
  - Kitchen, too - katjh 08:04:29 01/19/13 (10)
    - Kitchen, 3 - katjh 08:06:34 01/19/13 (9)
      - Dining Area - katjh 08:10:00 01/19/13 (8)
        
        Fireplace - katjh 08:14:53 01/19/13 (7)
        
        I could have curled up here for hours - katjh 08:17:09 01/19/13 (6)
        
        On the mantle - katjh 08:19:58 01/19/13 (5)
        
        On the mantle, too - katjh 08:22:47 01/19/13 (4)
        
        Another bedroom - katjh 08:45:04 01/19/13 (3)
        
        Outside - katjh 08:48:51 01/19/13 (2)
        
        Outside - katjh 08:50:43 01/19/13 (1)
        
        Front porch - katjh 08:54:59 01/19/13 (0)

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