So I went to the Grand Tetons this weekend - it was wicked awesome. Took off Friday about 1, got up there, and got a campsite at the north end of the park.
On Saturday we went hiking. What started out as a small hike ended up as an all day, 16 mile hike. It was pretty sweet though. Then we showered (the benefits of a National Park), grabbed some food at Bubba's Barbecue, and crashed. Drove back Sunday morning.
I really like the Grand Tetons for a number of reasons, but one of the primary is that it's pretty empty. Everybody is either in Jackson being a tourist, or in Yellowstone in bumper to bumper traffic. While I love both of those places as well, the Grand Tetons were almost empty once we got out of camp, and this in their prime season.
I highly recommend a trip like this to everyone who loves America.
T-Rav had hiked this a few weeks back solo, and said it was kinda nuts. Well, it was. We crossed the river, that was fine. We went up these ropes, that was fine. Hiking an hour or so in the river got old, but other than that this was really a sweet hike. Very difficult - I would discourage most everyone from doing it, but if yous gots the guts, it's a sweet hike. The restaurant is still in pretty good shape, the view was amazing, and T-Rav and I left our marks.
Oh, and in the restaurant, I got some very good advice.
