Yellowstone was part of ☞ Grand Teton-Yellowstone-Bighorn Mountains-Black Hills-Badlands trip in 2013. We moved around a lot driving from destination to destination and then walking on local trails, such as Lone Star Geyser trail. We liked our only longer/all-day hike around Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone a lot.
Lone Star Geyser trail map
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone trail map
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Day 1: South Entrance-West Thumb Geyser Basin-Gull Point-Fishing Bridge-Mud Volcano-Canyon Campground
West Thumb Geyser Basin
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Yellowstone Lake, Lakeshore Geyser
Fishing Cone
Potts Hot Springs
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Churning Cauldron
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Mud Geyser
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Yellowstone River
Day 2: Grand Canyon of Yellowstone-Lower Falls- South Rim trail-Artisan Point-Clear Lake trail-Upper Falls-North Rim trail-Grand View-Inspiration Point
Lower Falls
South Rim…
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Clear Lake trail…
…Clear Lake
Yellowstone River
Upper Falls
North Rim…
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Day 3: Petrified Tree-Specimen Ridge trail-Lamar Valley
From Jenny Lake parking lot to Teton Village by hired private car. 5-day Teton Crest trail from Teton Village to Rendezvous Mountain by Aerial tram, then 60 km to Jenny Lake, total elevation gain 2100 m (loss 3300 m), between 1900 and 3328 masl.
Teton Crest trail map
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Teton Crest trail profile
Craig Thomas Visitor Center, preparing for…
…hike next day around these mountains
Aerial Tram upper station
Hiking towards Marion Lake…
…stopped for the night at a quiet spot
Next day, hiked by Marion Lake…
…got our permits checked…
…started walking towards the Tetons and Alaska Basin…
… 2 hours in heavy rain which stuck in the high mountains waiting for us…
…but sunset at Alaska Basin was very nice…
…and morning too…
…so we could dry our stuff before hiking up to Hurricane Pass
Light rain all afternoon…
…but good view from Hurricane Pass down the vallley…
…and towards Tetons
Nice cloud formations…
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Beautiful views of Grand Teton at sunset…
…and in the morning
Approaching Lake Solitude
We are gaining altitude fast from the campsite at the bottom of the valley…
…and above Lake Solitude
Rain is coming, just 30 mins but with small hail…
…as we are approaching Paintbrush Divide
Not much snow left in August
It was the last pass on the trail, all downhill now
Last campsite at Holly Lake
Hiking down to Jenny Lake…
…all the way down
Looking back at the mountains in rain from Jackson Hole