“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.” -John Muir

Monday, June 23, 2008

Bradley & Taggart Lakes


Taggart Creek rushes out of Taggert Lake as the snow melts in the mountains above. Water levels in local waterways have been murky and rising this week because of the melt. While my wife hiked with a coworker on the opposite end of town I explored Taggart and Bradley Lakes in Grand Teton National Park. 

The glacial lakes among the Tetons are incredibly clear and cool. This photo was taken from a footbridge that crosses Taggart Lake. 

Wildflowers and sagebrush cover the hillsides and meadows in the area, as evidenced by this photo from the Valley Trail, which connects the Bradley and Taggart Lakes.

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