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Grand Tetons & Jenny Lake Hike

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Summer Road Trip, 2017: Day 2 Grand Tetons National Park / Jenny Lake Hike On our second day of Grand Tetons, we hiked the loop around Jenny Lake. The hike was rated easy, but it was long.  Due to some trail closures, I think it was a couple of miles longer than anticipated.  But, it was a beautiful hike with amazing views of the lake and Tetons the whole way.  We hiked on the 4th of July and the weather was warm but not hot.  Besides the fact that we didn't really bring enough water, everything went perfectly as planned.  We even saw a bald eagle fly over us!  Hidden Falls was the water fall about a third of the way around the lake.  It was enormous and moving swiftly downstream.  I am really enjoying hiking with my family, it's an activity we all enjoy and it's a great way to see the National Parks in all of their glory.  I think the hike was a little longer and more difficult than Katie realized she was getting in to but she was a real trooper and finished the w