Tuesday, February 9, 2021

January Snowshoe Adventures

 I always think I'm sick of winter, until we go snowshoeing, then I like it again. We had a few really great snowshoe adventures in January.

Bradley/Taggart Lakes:

On Mark's birthday we snowshoed in Grand Teton Park. We went to Bradley and Taggart Lakes. The Tetons were hidden by clouds, but we caught some glimpses right at the end. When we were done, we had donuts at the cars to celebrate Mark's birthday, and then we went to lunch at the steakhouse in Swan Valley. It was a great day!

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My snow angel.

Overlooking Taggart Lake.

The birthday boy! 😆

Heading down toward Bradley Lake. this is my favorite section of trail.

I love the frosted trees.

Standing on Bradley Lake.

Steph fell and couldn't get back up. Carney tried to help her, and she took him down too. 😂

Standing on Taggart Lake.

Jumping onto Taggart Lake.

This is what happens when you step off the path. 😂

The Tetons peeked out right as we were finishing up.

Birthday lunch!

Fall River Ridge:
We did all three loops at Fall River Ridge, for a total of 7.8 miles. The final loop was the longest, and the hardest. It was uphill, and the path wasn't groomed. Ugh, we were only a few days out from The Long Night, so my body was still pretty tired. This one was a struggle for me. Super pretty though!


The part of the trail that goes through these trees is really cool.

Bear Gulch Rail Trail:
This trail was a new one for us, and it was our favorite of the month. So beautiful! We followed the Rail Trail from the Bear Gulch Trailhead about 4 miles out, and then turned around and headed back. We were above the river the whole way, and it looked like the scenery from a Christmas card. The pictures just don't do it justice.

The old rail tunnel. 

The river below us looked so cool with all the layers of snow around it, and piled on the rocks.

Mark leading the way.

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So pretty!

Mark

Selfie above the river.

The rail tunnel from the other direction.

The rail tunnel.

The low hanging clouds looked really cool.


I love snowshoeing! I hope we are able to do a few in February too.




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