By Marc Bowen Volcanic Tuff Cone In east Idaho near the town of Menan are twin buttes known as the North and South Menan Buttes. The north butte is also known by locals as “R” Mountain because of the big white ‘R’ painted on its north face. The south butte (the smaller of the two […]
By: Marc Bowen Their are two beautiful glacial lakes within a mile of each other that sit at the base of the Teton range in Wyoming. Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake. They share the same trail head which is accessed by entering the south entrance of Grand Teton National Park via Moose Junction just north […]
By: Marc Bowen One of my favorite hikes in the Tetons this year and the most difficult (for me anyway) was hiking the Amphitheater Lake trail out of Lupine Meadows. The hike is about 10 miles round trip with a 3000 ft elevation gain. Both Amphitheater Lake and Surprise Lake sit close together, one above […]
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 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 First Attempt Yesterday morning I drove to the Darby Canyon parking lot arriving about 7:30am. It rained the whole drive there. The night before I had checked the forecast saw the forcast for rain but it was supposed to quit raining around 7am. Well by 7:30 it was still raining hard, no […]
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 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 First Attempt Yesterday morning I drove to the Darby Canyon parking lot arriving about 7:30am. It rained the whole drive there. The night before I had checked the forecast saw the forcast for rain but it was supposed to quit raining around 7am. Well by 7:30 it was still raining hard, no […]
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By Marc Bowen Yesterday my son Seth and I left eastern Idaho about 4:00am to make the 234 mile, four-hour drive to the trailhead. Our plan was to hike into Alice Lake, spend two nights there, do a little fishing, get some photos and maybe hike up into the Twin Lakes area. We have been […]
By Marc Bowen My wife and I had an enjoyable trip to Yellowstone with my parents. It had been two years since we were there last. The park is only about 80 miles from our home, about a two-hour drive. You would think we would go more often. The Mesa Falls Scenic By-Way On the […]
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 I’ve written about Cress Creek Trail before. If you haven’t read that post please do so. Just click this link: Cress Creek Nature Trail. It’s the first hike I do each year mostly because its close to home and at lower elevation. It’s an easy first hike even in the snow and can be […]
