Ann lead us on a small hike around Jenny Lake, which is just as beautiful as Phelps Lake, just more populated with tourists. At one point I asked her for career advice to work in the Department of the Interior. She was very helpful; however, she did not know that I was between doing that and being President of the United States. Hey I'm just keeping my options open. Eventually, we settled down for lunch and said our goodbyes to good ol Ann. We decided to continue our hike upwards towards Hidden Falls, despite the warnings that the path was very much convered in dangerous snow, but when have we let that stop us?! After trekking and falling through deep snow, we made it to our destination (and had another snowball fight). Hidden Falls was beautiful. Our snowy adventure was worth such an amazing view. We eagerly hiked back down, this time on the lower path with the rest of the tourist. Our pace was rather quick becuase today was the day we were going to shower!!!!!!!!
We arrived at a very clean showering facility 15 minutes before they closed. It might have been one of the happiest moments of my life.
After we returned to camp my cooking group made tomato soup and grilled cheese with bacon. Later, our fellow furman friends Alex and Maia came to join us for some s'mores by the campfire. We were just a little furman family sitting at the base of the Tetons telling stoies and sharing laughs. Alex and Maia were finishing up a 550 mile journey that they mainly biked from Denver! We thought we were roughing it, but they were taking it to a whole new level. I greatly admired their spirit and their positivity was infectious. I am in awe of their journey.
Hidden Falls
Hike back down!
Marmot. I am the animal whisperer.
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