Friday, April 13, 2012

Grand Teton NP - 1 day tour - Need all your suggestions

Hello GTNP Experts,





As part of a hurriedly made program over the Memorial Day weekend, we plan to spend 1 day in GTNP. We shall be arriving around 11am via the Moran entrance. Based on the various posts in this forum, this is what I plan to cover in a day :-





a) Drive upto Jackson Lake via the Oxbow bend and then upto Colter Bay Village. Lunch enroute.





B)Take the Teton Park Road on our return journey --%26gt; Signal Mountain %26amp; Signal Mountain Trail Road --%26gt; Jenny Lake Scenic Drive --%26gt; Boat Ride and then hike upto Hidden Falls --%26gt; view the sunset from some vantage point and return to Jackson for the night.





I had the following questions in this regard :-





1) How long is the Jenny Lake trail from the point where we get off the boat upto Hidden Falls ? We have small kids (age 6 yrs) in our team -- so just wanted your advice if the hike can be done. Please let us know till what time in the evening does the boat operate.





2) Could you suggest any particular sunset view point? Approx what time do we have the sunset nowadays?





3) Similarly what would be the best possible point closest to Jackson ( since we have the night halt at Jackson) to view the sunrise on the following morning?





4)Please let me know where is the Dorman%26#39;s viewpoint and the Ansel Adams Famous Photo Point. Are these spectacular points which should not be missed? Or can we accomodate these within my itenary?





5) Any other must see spots that I might be missing.





Please note that we plan to drive along GTNP upto YNP on the following day. Any tips/advice will be gratefully accepted.



Grand Teton NP - 1 day tour - Need all your suggestions


Your plans for the day sound perfect.





The boat operates until 4 PM in May. It%26#39;s only a half mile from the trailhead to Hidden Falls, but steep. You may want to consider making this your first actiivty of the day, and putting the rest on top of it.





Adams famous shot was the Snake River Overlook, on 26 heading north from Jackson.





Your trip sounds good for the day. The key thing is to drive from Jackson Lake Junction south to Jenny Lake. That%26#39;s the big ';jaw dropper'; in terms of the in the car experience.





You may want to pull over at Colter Bay and walk the marina for a bit on the way to Yellowstone, maybe grab breakfast or lunch at the eatery there. There%26#39;s a nice lakeshore trail with great views.

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