By Marc Bowen Hike to Table Mountain summit using the Face Trail Distance: (from trailhead to summit and back) 9.2 miles R/T Trailhead elevation: 6963 ft Summit elevation: 11,106 ft Elevation gain: 4143 ft Difficulty: very strenuous So there is a background story for this hike. My daughter is one of the leaders at her […]
By: Marc Bowen Two weeks ago I hiked Palisades Creek Trail into Lower Palisades Lake. To read more about that hike please click the link Late Spring Hike To Lower Palisades Lake. That post has a lot of photos I shot along the four miles of trail between the trailhead and lower lake. This morning I […]
By Marc Bowen Teton Canyon This is the third time in a month that I have driven up this canyon. I grow to love and appreciate this area more every time I come here. Its beautiful. It’s easy to get to and some of the best hikes in this part of the country are just […]
By Marc Bowen About three weeks ago I hiked the Taggart Lake-Bradley Lake Loop trail in Grand Teton National Park. If you would like to read about that hike please read my blog post at Hike into Taggart and Bradley Lakes . Today I talked my daughter Nicole into taking a day off from her busy […]
By Marc Bowen Phelps Lake Loop Trail To Phelps Lake Overlook Trail Location – Laurance S Rockefeller Preserve Round trip – 9.5 miles Trailhead Elevation – 6405 feet Total Elevation Gain – 870 feet Highest Elevation – 7200 feet Trail Difficulty Rating – 10.94 Moderate to Strenuous When thinking about where to hike this month […]
By: Marc Bowen I had been itching to do this hike ever since I heard the trail was clear of snow. Then another snowstorm and a week of ‘iffy’ weather caused me to postpone one more week. Getting There From Rigby I drove to Swan Valley then to Irwin. Just past Irwin I took a […]
By Marc Bowen Teton Canyon This is the third time in a month that I have driven up this canyon. I grow to love and appreciate this area more every time I come here. Its beautiful. It’s easy to get to and some of the best hikes in this part of the country are just […]
By Marc Bowen My friend Scott and I decided to spend three days in Grand Teton National Park and just travel around the area stopping anywhere we felt like shooting, all hours of the day and/or night. We would not purchase lodging anywhere but would sleep in Scott’s truck (when and if we took time […]
By Marc Bowen Teton Canyon This is the third time in a month that I have driven up this canyon. I grow to love and appreciate this area more every time I come here. Its beautiful. It’s easy to get to and some of the best hikes in this part of the country are just […]
By Marc Bowen Last Fall Hike Of The Year I did a late fall hike several days ago near Ririe, Idaho but didn’t want that to be my last hike of the year. See my blog post Cress Creek Rim – Fall Hike My son and I did a hike together in the Sawtooths in August […]
By Marc Bowen Last Fall Hike Of The Year I did a late fall hike several days ago near Ririe, Idaho but didn’t want that to be my last hike of the year. See my blog post Cress Creek Rim – Fall Hike My son and I did a hike together in the Sawtooths in August […]
By Marc Bowen My friend Scott and I decided to spend three days in Grand Teton National Park and just travel around the area stopping anywhere we felt like shooting, all hours of the day and/or night. We would not purchase lodging anywhere but would sleep in Scott’s truck (when and if we took time […]
By Marc Bowen Last Fall Hike Of The Year I did a late fall hike several days ago near Ririe, Idaho but didn’t want that to be my last hike of the year. See my blog post Cress Creek Rim – Fall Hike My son and I did a hike together in the Sawtooths in August […]
By: Marc Bowen About three weeks after hiking into Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes I decided to hike the Leigh Lake trail. ( In the photo above is Leigh Lake ). I have gotten into the habit of arising early enough to be at the trail head by daylight but didn’t think about the fact that […]
