Joey
walking somewhere
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Back in 2008, a backcountry ranger in Grand Teton National Park told me about an area in the park's northern section, Moose Basin. He said the mountains, lakes, and scenery around the basin, and south to Paintbrush Canyon, was spectacular country. And there were no trails through there. He marked some places on my map, notably Glacier Peak and the lakes below it, and labeled it as his favorite area in the park. He said I would probably see grizzly bears, I wouldn't see any people, and I would be blown away by the scenery.
He was right.
On June 30th, 2013, I set out on a 5 day backpacking trip to finally explore this area. Here is my route:
http://caltopo.com/map?id=0C1G
![tetons overview.png tetons overview.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26633-c1f7e4eb749c74fbb242f113ee887315.jpg)
DAY 1 ROUTE
![tetons day 1.png tetons day 1.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26634-736b246cd5f590854f58a0024470b938.jpg)
I started from Grassy Lake road just north of the park boundary, and headed south along the Glades Creek Trail. I had pretty views as I hiked through open meadows, and made my way towards Berry Creek.
![DSCN1881.JPG DSCN1881.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26509-c787925074bacafad5d1a78fb8e46a03.jpg)
I had a late start, and didn't set up camp until after dark. There was plenty of grizzly scat the entire hike in, as well as recent diggings. I decided to set my tent up in the trees, in some downfall. Sometime during the night, I awoke to the ground vibrations of footsteps. Something walked right up to my tent. I could here it breathing. It was so dark, I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. And then it got completely quiet.
You know how when you walk past a tree or bush, sometimes a branch catches onto your clothing. It stays attached as you keep moving, until eventually releasing, bouncing back into it's normal position. It whips in the air a few times, making a Boing, Boing, Boing sound reel fast. Well, that's the noise that broke the silence, as something moved around outside my tent. Then more silence. A few more branches broke over the next 5 minutes, each time in a different spot. I can't say for sure what it was, but it sure made for an exciting night.
My tent the next morning, surrounded by downfall.
![DSCN1889.JPG DSCN1889.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26510-9d2f6e53538101f82e9df54a3c336138.jpg)
The meadows near where I was camped:
![DSCN1891.JPG DSCN1891.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26513-c2d3bf3950ce99b5806381028b8fc889.jpg)
DAY 2 ROUTE
![tetons day 22.png tetons day 22.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26636-836fb2c28e1cae734b6e7c040c857454.jpg)
I packed up camp and headed on towards Berry Creek, and it's beautiful open meadows:
![DSCN1906.JPG DSCN1906.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26518-828f20588466bfe2c8d640e9c6d35a1b.jpg)
I dropped down to a backcountry patrol cabin, and then started hiking up the trail towards Forellen Pass.
![DSCN1921.JPG DSCN1921.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26525-05159220532aa6ec11339c894e875f94.jpg)
![DSCN1924.JPG DSCN1924.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26526-a9e3d0059924bca419473fb5f9dce0a1.jpg)
The Forellen Trail starts off steeply in the woods, before reaching more open meadows:
![DSCN1933.JPG DSCN1933.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26532-227071c07d91dd969dbee362d4ce291b.jpg)
I started seeing recent bear tracks, and not long after taking this next picture a bear crashed off along the other side of the meadow.
![DSCN1934.JPG DSCN1934.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26533-756c9a317a75703ad35299f6e6ec4fbe.jpg)
Soon I was at the pass. From the pass, I hiked off trail cross country over to Moose Basin Divide. The map doesn't show a trail, but an unmaintained trail does exist. Its easy to find in several places. The trick is to stay high as you head south, even though it looks easier at first to stay lower.
![DSCN1942.JPG DSCN1942.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26536-8b01f602d839ff4689fc2babd494dff1.jpg)
A lanky grizzly bear ran across the draw I was hiking through a few hundred feet ahead of me. I didn't get a picture, but this was the area:
![DSCN1941.JPG DSCN1941.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26538-26a802bf2bb938e377d74de73eec8ac1.jpg)
I started getting into some snow, as I climbed higher. The views got better and better:
![DSCN1952.JPG DSCN1952.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26543-9f51c5dfc8bd32a0733fb54a3a2da535.jpg)
Looking up towards Moose Basin Divide:![DSCN1953.JPG DSCN1953.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26544-a991e1ffddd2b8869e4f19a347c75317.jpg)
![DSCN1959.JPG DSCN1959.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26545-fc43cbf7669c5301560f944bff33b42d.jpg)
Looking back out at the Owl Creek Drainage. There is a trail that comes up this drainage, the Owl Creek Trail. It stays to the right side of the canyon. The pass I came from is to the left side of the pictures:
![DSCN1963.JPG DSCN1963.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26547-fe706f3a67e201e0eb47d91180e79827.jpg)
Finally I reached the divide, and had my first views of Moose Basin:
![DSCN1988.JPG DSCN1988.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26555-fa5601e269b911a5bd9a1d00df49297e.jpg)
When you look in this next picture, you see a snow covered ridge on the right side, it looks almost flat. Above that, a larger mountain rises up. That mountain is Glacier Peak (to the right of the bowl). That's where I head to the next day. You can also see Mt Moran to the left, and the Grand Teton peaking it's head out in the center of the picture:
![DSCN1991.JPG DSCN1991.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26556-48c74070e2b424c0e3f6e1fa4f09dab1.jpg)
There is a trail at the divide, but it goes down Webb Canyon to the east.
![DSCN2004.JPG DSCN2004.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26557-38be31727f4bfa0ddb25bf20c9272b30.jpg)
I was headed south. I started working my way down into Moose Basin to find a camp for the night.
![DSCN2002.JPG DSCN2002.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26561-0b0f56f2008d651bd788c012d25157e6.jpg)
Looking back where I came from, the divide is to the right:
![DSCN1997.JPG DSCN1997.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26559-5b6f32a32aa56637fc90621797ccd5a2.jpg)
Looking back at Elk Mountain/Owl Peak, the divide is to the far left:
![DSCN2000.JPG DSCN2000.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26560-f68f6d48762c8a653d0d61b2776fd89b.jpg)
Moose Basin:
![DSCN2006.JPG DSCN2006.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26563-89021f4bc175a98cf17e0374768a4742.jpg)
I set my tent up in a strand of trees, and had some beautiful light hit the mountains:
![DSCN2011.JPG DSCN2011.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26566-510372db3d347e50a609fe5320481074.jpg)
DAY 3 ROUTE
![tetons day 32.png tetons day 32.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26638-bfdf7cb8e29390aaf70655898a5056e7.jpg)
Day 3. Wow was Moose Basin Beautiful:
![DSCN2022.JPG DSCN2022.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26571-8991470c3fea4ad548fc525d7dc07be1.jpg)
Looking down the basin, and down Webb Canyon, with Jackson Lake visible in the distance:
![DSCN2027.JPG DSCN2027.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26572-f6340960dfd57354a531f7068e1aa922.jpg)
Looking south:
![DSCN2032.JPG DSCN2032.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26574-9509ca45a4145e1a0808789d4ea8233f.jpg)
I walked up a snow ramp to reach the park's boundary, and the Wyoming/Idaho state border:
![DSCN2044.JPG DSCN2044.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26577-64e75f6da96f486d6cbc59f0dcb45756.jpg)
Looking into the Idaho side:
![DSCN2051.JPG DSCN2051.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26579-1fc42d87a806702a0b622f497a59785e.jpg)
Looking down on Camp Lake in Idaho:
![DSCN2038.JPG DSCN2038.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26581-9bf55783004a791ad95d848edef70499.jpg)
Looking back at Moose Basin Divide:![DSCN2045.JPG DSCN2045.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26582-d4512868c42b115274d8b592dcd64cbd.jpg)
And now back at Moose Basin and Webb Canyon:
![DSCN2040.JPG DSCN2040.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26583-a23458399883c0551fcd034c12982f0b.jpg)
Here is a good shot of Glacier Peak. It's the large hump higher than everything else. I'm heading through this scene, around the flat ridge, and then up to the top of the mountain:
![DSCN2050.JPG DSCN2050.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26584-d7918b80775e8ed785787daaec6df233.jpg)
Lots of snow along the way, but it wasn't very difficult .
![DSCN2062.JPG DSCN2062.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26589-825bf685a1275ecf7a5f21b4db2c2246.jpg)
![DSCN2058.JPG DSCN2058.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26590-81faf5a9a692d89d30e4b0f0705030ca.jpg)
My first view of the Upper Glacier Lake. It's still mostly frozen over:
![DSCN2064.JPG DSCN2064.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26592-db991d27f5e0eefb3e83840665255594.jpg)
![DSCN2068.JPG DSCN2068.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26594-096e9fd822b79b239e736c4466ad79be.jpg)
Looking up at Glacier Peak:![DSCN2067.JPG DSCN2067.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26593-435fbe2374b8bde5f45c9254c95cc10e.jpg)
Working my way up to the top. Nothing more than a scramble:
![DSCN2082.JPG DSCN2082.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26597-74439775ebc7ac299b03ec6ffbc6b28f.jpg)
![DSCN2086.JPG DSCN2086.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26600-924ecdf5716f0007ce228823d3458934.jpg)
My first view of the Lower Glacier Lake:![DSCN2083.JPG DSCN2083.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26601-719ad94648f7b2207f5c4d877810da22.jpg)
As I neared the top I caught my first good view of the Grand Teton:
![DSCN2087.JPG DSCN2087.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26602-4185b73ebce6e4bf0d63913a7a41fe4c.jpg)
At the top views were spectacular:
![DSCN2140.JPG DSCN2140.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26613-e2217bd4e599d50e8762e7c694ecdad3.jpg)
![DSCN2119.JPG DSCN2119.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26614-5233f5728346e14878dfe416b37a074c.jpg)
After sitting at the top for awhile, it was time to head down to the lakes:
![DSCN2148.JPG DSCN2148.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26615-095709128078ec863fbc531446850c40.jpg)
![DSCN2168.JPG DSCN2168.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26620-6f4b0929ff7f82f69a83003371199d84.jpg)
Looking down at the Lower Glacier Lake:
![DSCN2184.JPG DSCN2184.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26622-b494e337d1894511bcc22cf77ccb6fa6.jpg)
Looking over at the upper lake:![DSCN2179.JPG DSCN2179.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26624-caf6e3310e7930baa1e797abb3a923fc.jpg)
Upper Glacier Lake:
![DSCN2201.JPG DSCN2201.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26632-d991364aa21e5bc45e65690d7317b104.jpg)
A couple of notes here. It was hard to get a good picture of the lake because the sun was shining directly into the view. Also, my camera at the time didn't work well. It was a cheap camera anyways, but the back screen was broken, so I had no way to see what I was shooting.
At the time of me writing this, my avatar is of me at this same lake, but taken on a trip in July of 2014
More to come, including Talus Lake, and views from the top of Doane and Ranger Peaks.
Part 2 can be read here: http://backcountrypost.com/threads/...alus-lake-doane-peak-ranger-peak-part-2.4284/
Featured image for home page:
![slide.jpg slide.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26681-0b3ec0c6089c7168393957a21d4e4f05.jpg)
He was right.
On June 30th, 2013, I set out on a 5 day backpacking trip to finally explore this area. Here is my route:
http://caltopo.com/map?id=0C1G
![tetons overview.png tetons overview.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26633-c1f7e4eb749c74fbb242f113ee887315.jpg)
DAY 1 ROUTE
![tetons day 1.png tetons day 1.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26634-736b246cd5f590854f58a0024470b938.jpg)
I started from Grassy Lake road just north of the park boundary, and headed south along the Glades Creek Trail. I had pretty views as I hiked through open meadows, and made my way towards Berry Creek.
![DSCN1874.JPG DSCN1874.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26508-b1042ad25505b9b4da1a24b8b9abdbda.jpg)
![DSCN1881.JPG DSCN1881.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26509-c787925074bacafad5d1a78fb8e46a03.jpg)
I had a late start, and didn't set up camp until after dark. There was plenty of grizzly scat the entire hike in, as well as recent diggings. I decided to set my tent up in the trees, in some downfall. Sometime during the night, I awoke to the ground vibrations of footsteps. Something walked right up to my tent. I could here it breathing. It was so dark, I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. And then it got completely quiet.
You know how when you walk past a tree or bush, sometimes a branch catches onto your clothing. It stays attached as you keep moving, until eventually releasing, bouncing back into it's normal position. It whips in the air a few times, making a Boing, Boing, Boing sound reel fast. Well, that's the noise that broke the silence, as something moved around outside my tent. Then more silence. A few more branches broke over the next 5 minutes, each time in a different spot. I can't say for sure what it was, but it sure made for an exciting night.
My tent the next morning, surrounded by downfall.
![DSCN1889.JPG DSCN1889.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26510-9d2f6e53538101f82e9df54a3c336138.jpg)
The meadows near where I was camped:
![DSCN1890.JPG DSCN1890.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26512-c70fa5c9de30f3be967ba2a7d8a29fdc.jpg)
![DSCN1891.JPG DSCN1891.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26513-c2d3bf3950ce99b5806381028b8fc889.jpg)
DAY 2 ROUTE
![tetons day 21.png tetons day 21.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26635-d9e36a2fdbe440b167b320daf00d672b.jpg)
![tetons day 22.png tetons day 22.png](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26636-836fb2c28e1cae734b6e7c040c857454.jpg)
I packed up camp and headed on towards Berry Creek, and it's beautiful open meadows:
![DSCN1894.JPG DSCN1894.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26514-92a32d58e820b24d65c66850242aeb77.jpg)
![DSCN1896.JPG DSCN1896.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26515-c906b076c6467cc3087f35d361467bd2.jpg)
![DSCN1898.JPG DSCN1898.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26516-9cfbe644e782c57bad13b3f26a320cdc.jpg)
![DSCN1905.JPG DSCN1905.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26517-40de4d35cfa23771ad31599c9b7ccc92.jpg)
![DSCN1906.JPG DSCN1906.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26518-828f20588466bfe2c8d640e9c6d35a1b.jpg)
I dropped down to a backcountry patrol cabin, and then started hiking up the trail towards Forellen Pass.
![DSCN1910.JPG DSCN1910.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26519-d0cf1cea2be7fbb1214297360232002b.jpg)
![DSCN1912.JPG DSCN1912.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26520-4dc5b0922941d6409b067f893f573a84.jpg)
![DSCN1913.JPG DSCN1913.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26521-897b3dcfa63f3181e846fab63e73818d.jpg)
![DSCN1914.JPG DSCN1914.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26522-18ca74a02fc7c86707a663243d1058b5.jpg)
![DSCN1915.JPG DSCN1915.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26523-c10e1feb3d2076f538c8446afca079e9.jpg)
![DSCN1917.JPG DSCN1917.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26524-82dbf419b8259a13f7e4474b92c6a0c3.jpg)
![DSCN1921.JPG DSCN1921.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26525-05159220532aa6ec11339c894e875f94.jpg)
![DSCN1924.JPG DSCN1924.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26526-a9e3d0059924bca419473fb5f9dce0a1.jpg)
The Forellen Trail starts off steeply in the woods, before reaching more open meadows:
![DSCN1925.JPG DSCN1925.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26527-ff2858a8e9c27282bd2b17165ae97c3f.jpg)
![DSCN1926.JPG DSCN1926.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26528-95739216b32d8c4ff163babd20ccc7d2.jpg)
![DSCN1928.JPG DSCN1928.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26529-4fb9ffecff4d46447ba06184f17bbf27.jpg)
![DSCN1930.JPG DSCN1930.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26530-7e728f9aa17db29124cfd5c9383cca0c.jpg)
![DSCN1932.JPG DSCN1932.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26531-3ae732841aa4b0186180f38536f2562e.jpg)
![DSCN1933.JPG DSCN1933.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26532-227071c07d91dd969dbee362d4ce291b.jpg)
I started seeing recent bear tracks, and not long after taking this next picture a bear crashed off along the other side of the meadow.
![DSCN1934.JPG DSCN1934.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26533-756c9a317a75703ad35299f6e6ec4fbe.jpg)
Soon I was at the pass. From the pass, I hiked off trail cross country over to Moose Basin Divide. The map doesn't show a trail, but an unmaintained trail does exist. Its easy to find in several places. The trick is to stay high as you head south, even though it looks easier at first to stay lower.
![DSCN1936.JPG DSCN1936.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26534-2b7975003ffbf584f6d13efe605449ff.jpg)
![DSCN1939.JPG DSCN1939.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26535-abb2d5c43f317751493d3f2ce116810c.jpg)
![DSCN1942.JPG DSCN1942.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26536-8b01f602d839ff4689fc2babd494dff1.jpg)
A lanky grizzly bear ran across the draw I was hiking through a few hundred feet ahead of me. I didn't get a picture, but this was the area:
![DSCN1941.JPG DSCN1941.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26538-26a802bf2bb938e377d74de73eec8ac1.jpg)
I started getting into some snow, as I climbed higher. The views got better and better:
![DSCN1943.JPG DSCN1943.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26539-c61b20a5a0950956fb289483f03ecd25.jpg)
![DSCN1944.JPG DSCN1944.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26540-5ba571eec8dad0586f2fb84200788bd3.jpg)
![DSCN1949.JPG DSCN1949.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26541-7d0cf642cde3c917d124a22c37e84e7b.jpg)
![DSCN1950.JPG DSCN1950.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26542-e420bf17266bbc59ff8d586c1d1ef1cb.jpg)
![DSCN1952.JPG DSCN1952.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26543-9f51c5dfc8bd32a0733fb54a3a2da535.jpg)
Looking up towards Moose Basin Divide:
![DSCN1953.JPG DSCN1953.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26544-a991e1ffddd2b8869e4f19a347c75317.jpg)
![DSCN1959.JPG DSCN1959.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26545-fc43cbf7669c5301560f944bff33b42d.jpg)
Looking back out at the Owl Creek Drainage. There is a trail that comes up this drainage, the Owl Creek Trail. It stays to the right side of the canyon. The pass I came from is to the left side of the pictures:
![DSCN1962.JPG DSCN1962.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26546-72f7125271041f8458c5574ce33f450b.jpg)
![DSCN1963.JPG DSCN1963.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26547-fe706f3a67e201e0eb47d91180e79827.jpg)
Finally I reached the divide, and had my first views of Moose Basin:
![DSCN1970.JPG DSCN1970.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26548-23c435ac6bf9e9d1d5106d376faa615d.jpg)
![DSCN1971.JPG DSCN1971.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26549-1ea3dc2684bebe65867fa29c84da5927.jpg)
![DSCN1972.JPG DSCN1972.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26550-74760e7f9c0dc3880260632352ce5c9d.jpg)
![DSCN1975.JPG DSCN1975.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26551-71d318f099c04d37ae404b537b0a26a2.jpg)
![DSCN1977.JPG DSCN1977.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26552-436eb0ed23c9f45ac369b417adced99c.jpg)
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When you look in this next picture, you see a snow covered ridge on the right side, it looks almost flat. Above that, a larger mountain rises up. That mountain is Glacier Peak (to the right of the bowl). That's where I head to the next day. You can also see Mt Moran to the left, and the Grand Teton peaking it's head out in the center of the picture:
![DSCN1991.JPG DSCN1991.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26556-48c74070e2b424c0e3f6e1fa4f09dab1.jpg)
There is a trail at the divide, but it goes down Webb Canyon to the east.
![DSCN2004.JPG DSCN2004.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26557-38be31727f4bfa0ddb25bf20c9272b30.jpg)
I was headed south. I started working my way down into Moose Basin to find a camp for the night.
![DSCN1996.JPG DSCN1996.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26558-ac90d316b4a98c4b4cdebc776de762ae.jpg)
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Looking back where I came from, the divide is to the right:
![DSCN1997.JPG DSCN1997.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26559-5b6f32a32aa56637fc90621797ccd5a2.jpg)
Looking back at Elk Mountain/Owl Peak, the divide is to the far left:
![DSCN2000.JPG DSCN2000.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26560-f68f6d48762c8a653d0d61b2776fd89b.jpg)
Moose Basin:
![DSCN2005.JPG DSCN2005.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26562-7d03679ea9738b4cc6ffda47a2d6a8a0.jpg)
![DSCN2006.JPG DSCN2006.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26563-89021f4bc175a98cf17e0374768a4742.jpg)
I set my tent up in a strand of trees, and had some beautiful light hit the mountains:
![DSCN2013.JPG DSCN2013.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26564-eb2d7bbc586aaa77dcab219739c7e814.jpg)
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DAY 3 ROUTE
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Day 3. Wow was Moose Basin Beautiful:
![DSCN2015.JPG DSCN2015.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26567-e0a353c3f444b2c33220c322ef091abb.jpg)
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Looking down the basin, and down Webb Canyon, with Jackson Lake visible in the distance:
![DSCN2027.JPG DSCN2027.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26572-f6340960dfd57354a531f7068e1aa922.jpg)
Looking south:
![DSCN2032.JPG DSCN2032.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26574-9509ca45a4145e1a0808789d4ea8233f.jpg)
I walked up a snow ramp to reach the park's boundary, and the Wyoming/Idaho state border:
![DSCN2034.JPG DSCN2034.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26576-4e806c6f8ae5fdf53941019c492a8d92.jpg)
![DSCN2044.JPG DSCN2044.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26577-64e75f6da96f486d6cbc59f0dcb45756.jpg)
Looking into the Idaho side:
![DSCN2037.JPG DSCN2037.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26578-df6f875e1959954e7ab0ad649aa0f032.jpg)
![DSCN2051.JPG DSCN2051.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26579-1fc42d87a806702a0b622f497a59785e.jpg)
Looking down on Camp Lake in Idaho:
![DSCN2038.JPG DSCN2038.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26581-9bf55783004a791ad95d848edef70499.jpg)
Looking back at Moose Basin Divide:
![DSCN2045.JPG DSCN2045.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26582-d4512868c42b115274d8b592dcd64cbd.jpg)
And now back at Moose Basin and Webb Canyon:
![DSCN2040.JPG DSCN2040.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26583-a23458399883c0551fcd034c12982f0b.jpg)
Here is a good shot of Glacier Peak. It's the large hump higher than everything else. I'm heading through this scene, around the flat ridge, and then up to the top of the mountain:
![DSCN2050.JPG DSCN2050.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26584-d7918b80775e8ed785787daaec6df233.jpg)
Lots of snow along the way, but it wasn't very difficult .
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My first view of the Upper Glacier Lake. It's still mostly frozen over:
![DSCN2064.JPG DSCN2064.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26592-db991d27f5e0eefb3e83840665255594.jpg)
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Looking up at Glacier Peak:
![DSCN2067.JPG DSCN2067.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26593-435fbe2374b8bde5f45c9254c95cc10e.jpg)
Working my way up to the top. Nothing more than a scramble:
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My first view of the Lower Glacier Lake:
![DSCN2083.JPG DSCN2083.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26601-719ad94648f7b2207f5c4d877810da22.jpg)
As I neared the top I caught my first good view of the Grand Teton:
![DSCN2087.JPG DSCN2087.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26602-4185b73ebce6e4bf0d63913a7a41fe4c.jpg)
At the top views were spectacular:
![DSCN2095.JPG DSCN2095.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26603-c4d475e93c19a662d8bc969722ba55e8.jpg)
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After sitting at the top for awhile, it was time to head down to the lakes:
![DSCN2148.JPG DSCN2148.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26615-095709128078ec863fbc531446850c40.jpg)
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Looking down at the Lower Glacier Lake:
![DSCN2173.JPG DSCN2173.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26621-4346b089c44d7dbf39cc880a2e6f546c.jpg)
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Looking over at the upper lake:
![DSCN2179.JPG DSCN2179.JPG](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/26/26624-caf6e3310e7930baa1e797abb3a923fc.jpg)
Upper Glacier Lake:
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A couple of notes here. It was hard to get a good picture of the lake because the sun was shining directly into the view. Also, my camera at the time didn't work well. It was a cheap camera anyways, but the back screen was broken, so I had no way to see what I was shooting.
At the time of me writing this, my avatar is of me at this same lake, but taken on a trip in July of 2014
More to come, including Talus Lake, and views from the top of Doane and Ranger Peaks.
Part 2 can be read here: http://backcountrypost.com/threads/...alus-lake-doane-peak-ranger-peak-part-2.4284/
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