The are several lakes in Grand Teton National Park. Jenny Lake is one of the smaller ones, and the water is amazingly, beautifully clear. We visited this lake a couple of times – one afternoon we hiked to where String Lake pours into Jenny Lake, and had lunch sitting on the rocks overlooking the water. There is a hiking trail that goes around the lake, and Deas did that hike by himself. He didn’t realize until he was halfway around that the trail was still closed because of deep snow that remained. He make it through but reported that the snow was up to his knees!
The largest lake is Jackson Lake, and with the Tetons as a backdrop it’s pretty spectacular.
As usual in the national parks, the dogs aren’t allowed on the trails, which does hamper us a bit. But we did manage to get in one nice hike in the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve. The trail runs 3 miles round-trip along a creek and takes you to Phelps Lake. You can also hike several miles around the lake itself, but with the dogs waiting for us in the car we didn’t have the time to do it.
The general rule for dogs in the park is that they can go anywhere that cars can go, so we did most of our walking with them on the smaller gravel roads off of the main road. As you can see in the picture below, it was usually quite beautiful. The gravel roads aren’t too heavily used so it actually worked out really well for us, and gave us some unexpected surprises for wildlife viewing. More on that in the next post!
Nealys on Wheels 
Okay, I am drooling as I view the photos and imagine the hiking there! Maybe next year!
Yes definitely go next year! There are so many hiking possibilities – you and Hans would love it.
I agree with Lisa…..drooling. You’ve managed to capture some stunning shots.
Thank you so much! It’s such a beautiful place. Even though we were there for 9 days I could have easily stayed longer!
The photos look like a travel brochure:) Gorgeous! We have only done the area on a motorcycle trip. We need to get the MH there.
Yes you definitely should go in the MH! One of our favorite stops this year for sure.
Beautiful. Nice to know you can get some nice time in with the dogs on the secondary roads!
Yes, it’s always a challenge finding a good way to get the dogs exercised when we’re in the national parks. Luckily there were several of these dirt roads we could walk on so it worked out pretty well there.
Your photos make me want to go back now! We definitely have to get back there in the near future and do more exploring than we were able to when last we were there.
Well you definitely need to go back then! I am sure we’ll be back ourselves someday.
STUNNING! It has been far too many years since we explored the Tetons and Jenny Lake. Your photography is beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures!
Seems the weather is okay there for late May, that’s good to know. Very cold at night?
The weather was very nice, but it was a little chilly at night – in the 30s. But I’d rather have chilly nights than really hot days so it was perfect for us!
I went to Jackson Lake often as a kid while visiting my Grandparents. It is beautiful and dangerous. You do not want to be out in a boat when a storm rolls in… I know from experience. The Tetons are stunning! My Grandmother was lucky enough to have a view of the highest peak while looking out the kitchen window.
You must return to Jenny Lake in the summer and take the ferry across the lake and hike the trail up to the water fall. it is a must for Jenny Lake visits to be complete. Beautiful.