Wyoming and the Rubies... July 2020

In July 2021 we did a trip out to Jackson Wyoming with friends. As an added bonus, we did a stopover to Elko Nevada on the way home. 

While in Wyoming we did 2 days of biking around Teton Pass, 2 days of hiking in Grand Teton National Park and some river rafting on the Snake River. 

First day of biking was up Ridge Trail, down Arrow Trail, up the paved bike climb to Teton pass, and then climbing (a bit) then descending Black Canyon.

Traversing up high on black canyon trail after climbing from the valley floor

fireweed!

The big hike we did was up paintbrush canyon from the Jenny Lake lot, up paintbrush canyon and over the top and descending down cascade canyon. It was a great loop!

Just above Holly Lake

Crossing some snowpatches just below the high point

Mt Moran in the back, Woodring on the right.

The highpoint of the day!

Grand Teton at the bottom/top of the next valley

Solitude lake

More biking... this time up Ridge trail and down Phillips Canyon. Another great short route!

Views over Jackson Hole

The next hike was up Hanging canyon to lake of the crags from the Jenny Lake parking again.

Jenny Lake down below

Ramshead lake

Lake of the Crags

Deer and lots of food for the deer

Grand Teton

On the day home we had an extra full day to spend so instead of doing the drive in a day, we broke it up and spent a full day in Elko.

Biking in Lamoille Canyon after getting into Elko

A nice little trail

And some very nice evening smoky light

The next day we did a hike in the Rubies... and it was way way better than I expected! Rubies are an awesome little mountain range. 

From the parking lot

Lamoille Lake

Liberty Lake... Probably the prettiest lake on our trip

down closer to liberty

Favre Lake

Lots of wildflowers too!

Wonderful trip! The stopover in Elko was an awesome way to spend our bonus days at the end of the trip. Wyoming was pretty okay too ;)