Journeys: Grand Teton National Park - Day 2

Thursday. We needed a permit for backcountry camping. We decided we would camp in the Lower Saddle on Friday night and make our summit bid on Saturday. We were in line at 7:50 a.m. at the Jenny Lake Ranger Station. There might have been 10 or 12 other people in line. We slowly filed in and picked up our permits when the doors opened at 8:00 a.m. We got a sheet of paper to hang at our campsite when we got to the Lower Saddle and a wag bag each for our solid waste. Which really means fecal matter (poop).

It was just warming up and we made our way over to Blacktail Butte near Moose Junction. The mile jaunt to the Crackin' The Cherry Wall brought us to some stiff and extremely polished 5.10s. Anna was smooth leading up the routes. Nico and I struggled slipping, falling, struggling. We left as the sun started to get really hot. Nico and I were feeling completely worked over. Anna made a charcoal drawing of the Grand Teton.

That night Nico prepared a pasta carbonara feast. With a sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese it was the best thing I had eaten in weeks.

Grand Teton sunset.