We had had a leisurely day and were ready for a hiking challenge, so we went to the dock at Jenny Lake and looked at the trail guide ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120708 to consider our options ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120709 before going to the dock to get on a boat ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120710 where this was the view on the boat ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120711 and these were the views ahead ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120712 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120713 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120714 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120715 before we came ashore and got directions ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120716 as well as distances after the walk had begun. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120717 Suzanne was trailing ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120718 as we caught our first views of the water below hidden falls ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120719 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120720 and then we found our way ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120721 to the falls themselves ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120722 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120723 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120724 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120725 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120726 where the crowds were enjoying the view ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120727 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120728 before Ben posed in front of the falls ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120729 before we made our way up the steep hill to Inspiration Point ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120730 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120731 where the views were beautiful (if not inspiring) ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120732 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120733 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120734 and even the chipmunks enjoyed the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120735 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120736 as Suzanne made her way to the point ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120737 and against the backdrop of this scenery ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120738 Ben took these pictures of me ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120739 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120740 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120741 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120742 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120743 and the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120744 while I sat ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120745 and the point ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120746 and then looked out to inspiration ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120747 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120748 before we admired this tree ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120749 and headed on to the next trail marker which led the way where we were going ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120750 and where we would return. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120751 We also felt that this sign would make for a more pleasant walk ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120752 as we came across our first running water ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120753 where Suzanne joined us ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120754 and we then moved on to the next water (each more beautiful than the one before and this one quite beautiful) ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120755 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120756 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120757 and admired the views ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120758 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120759 when the people we had met on the trail a few days earlier reappeared still having not finished the story they were telling ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120760 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120761 but this didn't prevent us from enjoying the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120762 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120763 and the trail ahead ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120764 as Suzanne joined us ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120765 and Ben had his lunch at our next stop ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120766 as did Suzanne but we tried to keep it away from the bugs who were becoming more plentiful as we marched on ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120767 possibly because they liked these views as well. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120768 Soon, I could drop my pack ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120769 and take pictures of the signs that said we had made it to our destination ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120770 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120771 and Ben arrived for some more victory pictures ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120772 as we looked at the road (not taken) ahead ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120773 and the stream to the side ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120774 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120775 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120776 before another victory picture of Ben ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120777 and then he took these pictures of Suzanne and David ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120778 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120779 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120780 and we started down the trail back to Jenny Lake determined to take the best possible wild flower pictures and so here they are ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120781 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120782 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120783 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120784 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120785 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120786 interrupted by the occasional scenery picture ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120787 before going back to wildflowers ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120788 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120789 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120790 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120791 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120792 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120793 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120794 and spectacular scenery ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120795 and more wildflowers ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120796 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120797 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120798 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120799 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120800 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120801 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120802 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120803 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120804 and then scenery that made for possibly the prettiest point on the trail ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120805 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120806 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120807 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120808 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120809 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120810 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120811 and more wildflowers ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120812 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120813 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120814 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120815 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120816 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120817 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120818 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120819 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120820 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120821 and the trail ahead ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120822 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120823 before Ben went into his meditative poses ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120824 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120825 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120826 before Suzanne came down the trail ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120827 and we found the sign that told us the end was very much in sight ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120828 but for a few more wildflower pictures ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120829 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120830 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120831 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120832 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120833 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120834 to the bottom of the hill and a truly short walk ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120835 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120836 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120837 to the boat dock where we boarded the boat back ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120838 to the trail map that had started us. The very observant viewer will notice that the math of the signs doesn't quite add up. We also noticed that in some places a mile was longer than it was in others (even on level ground). As a result, it is hard to have an exact measure of how far we went. We have decided to declare the trail to have been 9 miles long (round trip). ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120839 As a result of the long hike, Ben got a drink and ice cream ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120840 Suzanne got iced tea ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120841 and this iced tea ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120842 was what made me happier in this self portrait. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120843

On the way back along the (appropriately named) Moose-Wilson Road, we came across a moose and took many pictures to prove it ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120844 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120845 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120846 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120847 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120848 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120849 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120850 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120851 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120852 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120853 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120854 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120855 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120856 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120857 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120858 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120859 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120860 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120861 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120862 and at our local store, I purchased a few of these beers to replenish the fluids I had lost. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120863

For dinner, we went to the Alpenhof ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120864 where Suzanne toasted our successful walk with a gin and tonic ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120865 while Ben had his water and pondered the menu ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120866 and the flowers on the table ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120867 that had to be moved for the dipables ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120868 with our fondue ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120869 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120870 which was accompanied by white wine ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120871 as Ben kept changing his pose ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120872 as I took this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120873 and then managed to capture Ben ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120874 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120875 as we completed the fondue ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120876 and the pot was removed ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120877 to make room for this salad with Wyomatoes ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120878 and this Caesar salad ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120879 followed by Suzanne's Idaho trout ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120880 and the linguine that Ben and I split. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120881 After admiring the relishes on Suzanne's plate, we called it a day of happy hiking and went to sleep. ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120882 ../../../Sabbat/2007/07.11-21.07Wyoming/07.16.07ForksOfCascadeCanyon//P1120883