Hidden Falls @ Cascade Canyon – GTNP
Hidden Falls lies at the end of a 3-4 mile Cascade Canyon trail in Grand Teton National Park. It’s very difficult to capture an image here that shows the true scale of the 200ft. cascade since the area is fenced off for safety. I’ll let the audio file help tell the story.
We could hardly hear each other speak, even though we were at least 100 yards from the foot of the cascade. Also, our lens continued to fog over every 30 seconds from the cool air and heavy mist coming off the falls. As a matter of fact, Brent’s camera was out of commission for about 18 hours afterward due to absorbing moisture during our 15-20 minute visit.
It’s worth noting that Carl and I hiked another 500ft. (elevation) to Inspiration Point, at which time our altitude challenged lungs were met with thunder and lightning! We started high-tailing it back down, only to be caught in a hail storm. Ouch. Hail, lightning, mountain peaks, and middle-aged guys – the perfect storm (NOT!).
Hidden Falls at Cascade Canyon
Audio:
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L to R: Mark, Brent, and Carl (gotta love the Marty Feldman hat!)
haha….”what hump?”
Loved that hike, although it did kick my butt!! Can’t wait to see the pics from high atop Inspiration Point. It was a memorable day – you and Brent’s first full day of our journey. Could not get over how cold it was at the falls for the middle of June! Fun times, for sure!! Nice images – nice processing of the falls….tough lighting conditions!!
Just wanted to add – only Brent would have his camera setup such that it’s pointing towards your camera, for the shot, rather than the falls which is why we hoofed it up there! 🙂
And as you so observantly noticed, my lens cap is still on. Explains a lot! I’m just lucky I was still vertical after that hike. And I must say, when Ralph Lauren or Versache or any of the other major designers produce their next line of fashionable hats, I know where they can get three models! Cheap! Sheep!
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