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National Parks Of The American Rockies
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The hike up Cascade Canyon is one of the premiere hikes in all the national parks. Although it's a bit steep above Hidden Falls, after that it's an easy, family-friendly stroll along a meandering stream. I saw a couple of moose and a black bear, all of them safely across the stream, and never lost my wonder at the awesome scenery all around. At left is yet another aspect of Teewinot Mountain, with its permanent snowfields and some of roiling cascades that give the canyon its name.
I camped for my stay in the area, but it's easy to find fine accommodations. This is the rustic Lake Jenny Lodge, an excellent base camp for all sorts of adventures, including the boat that ferries hikers over to the Cascade Canyon trailhead.
For more upscale lodgings, there's the classic Lake Jackson Lodge, which overlooks the flats on the shores of Lake Jackson and the northern peaks of the Tetons in the distance. The fine accommodations are often upstaged by moose wandering through the willows outside.
From the high point of my Cascade Canyon hike, I got a very different perspective of the 13,000-foot summit of Grand Teton Peak. Though not the tallest peak in Wyoming, it's almost a thousand feet higher than the surrounding peaks, including Mount Owen.