Saturday 8th October

We woke to clear blue skies and sunshine so decided to circumnavigate Jenny Lake, about 7+ miles. The path through the woodland at the edge of the lake was lovely and gave us some beautiful views of te lake and the mountains. We had to do a detour at the south end of the lake as the trail was closed and the normal trail up to Inspiration Point and Cascade Canyon was also closed. so we ended up walking a longer trail up the mountain, very muddy and icy; but it was worth it once we got to the ridge above Inspiration Point. The trail was closed and our way was also blocked by a fast flowing stream of meltwater so we decided to retrace our steps back to Jenny Lake. We encountered a moose family on the way - a stag, doe and a couple of youngsters. Having crossed the river between String Lake and Jenny Lake we took a wrong turning and ended up having to retrace our steps for more than half a mile so over all we walked nearly 12 miles and climbed up several hundred feet. Our feet were a little footsore by the time we got back to our cabin and with only having an apple since breakfast I was ready for my five course dinner!