Grand Tetons Day 2

We slept in today - YAY!  We still got a fairly early start on our day and after seeing cars parked up and down the highway outside of the parking area for our hike yesterday afternoon we decided to do that first.  We drove to Jenny Lake and after talking to the rangers decided to head out on a hike to Hidden Waterfall.  There are 2 ways to get there - one is by boat then a short hike and the other is a 2 1/2 mile hike around the lake to the point that the boat lands then a short - but fairly steep - hike to the falls and another short steep hike to Inspiration Point above the falls.  We decided to do that hike around the lake and it was lovely.  A few pics from the hike.  

We at least were out early enough that the moon was still visible!

Hard to see, but this was at a Moose Pond side hike.  No moose but if you look closely you will see a beaver dam. 

Along the way I passed a woman who had a dog and I thought her husband behind her had a dog too but when we passed it it was a CAT!  A pretty calico cat on a leash hiking!  I was too shocked to think to take out my phone and grab a pic.  I hear her name is Marilyn and she's on Tik Tok.  I tried to find her but was not able to.  But we may have met a cat celebrity!

Gotta take a selfie in front of the waterfall... 

We got to what we were unsure if it was inspiration point or not.  We saw folks going further and higher up and we just didn't have it in us at that point.  Bill started calling this Semi Inspiration Point.  Maybe it was the real thing?  Maybe not.  But it was beautiful!

We look the part don't we?  After we got done hiking I realized I had worn my shirt backward all day.  Fortunately the back looked like the front but was a bit higher cut.  Oh well....

The hike was a bit more challenging than I thought it would be - but we did it.  OK, so others with small children and ladies with bad knees did it too... but we won't let that bother us too much.  It was a great hike.  We did however opt to take the boat back instead of hiking!

After a bit of lunch we headed out to see the view from the top of signal mountain.  It was a winding narrow road but no hiking - just a walk from the parking area.  And it was lovely. 

Next we headed off to see a historic cabin - Cunningham Cabin.  On the way we encountered some bison off the side of the road having a lazy afternoon.  

The cabin wasn't too exciting but here it is....

We rounded out our day with a visit to the Chapel of the Transfiguration.  Very small Episcopal chapel still in use today.  It was beautiful inside and out.  

A carry out burger and fries from the place we are staying (and a piece of pie we felt we earned) tasted pretty darn good when we got back to our little cabin in the woods.  Tomorrow will another early to rise day, but day 2 is in the books as a good one.