SpicyGoliath

Ever since visiting Jackson last year I wanted to climb the Grand Teton. Because of its technical nature it is not just a simple hike-up and summit trip but a more involved mountaineering affair that requires much more planning, equipment and of course the right climbing partners. With Penny in town visiting Dave we had […]

Great day on the Snake River! Hoping to escape the heat we met up with Dave and Penny for a float trip on Dave’s Duckies. We launched at the Hwy22 Bridge and floated our way down to Hwy 191. It turned out to be much cooler today due to thunderstorms in the valley but it […]

Grueling but fun. We started at the Death Canyon Trail Head hiking past Phelps Lake and up the switchbacks to the Static Peak Divide at ~10700 ft. Due to a late start after doing a 12 mile bicycle shuttle we still had 3 miles before we could find a tree to hang our food. […]

Tomorrow Janet and I are going backpacking for 1 or maybe 2 nights on the Teton Crest Trail. We are hoping to get a closer look at the Grand Teton which is in the works for next weekend. I will use my new Ajax tracking system for this trip and even though the mechanics are […]

Arriving in Jackson yesterday afternoon we quickly found a spot in the Gross Ventre campground with the beautiful Teton range in the background. This morning we went scouting for a suitable primitive camp close to Jackson. Unfortunately the area I was targeting has a 2 day maximum stay limit imposed until Labor Day which put […]