Hidden Falls

In any case, in order to see this waterfall, we had to do a little hiking to reach the falls. And there are actually two ways of doing the hiking.

The first way was the way we did it, and that was to catch one of the frequent boat shuttles (every 20min between 8am-6pm) going across Jenny Lake to its far end (this costs $$$ but I forgot how much). From there, we hiked about 1.2 miles round trip going mostly uphill. I remembered this option being quite popular so you're certainly going to be having company both during the hike and at the overlook for the falls. Then, we eventually returned to the boat for the return ride.

The other way to do the hike is to hike around Jenny Lake and not take the motorized transport (i.e. boat). That would bring the round trip hiking distance to about 5.2 miles, which is great for enjoying the scenery, avoiding the crowds (until you get to the other side of Jenny Lake), and getting some good exercise. But this is definitely not an option if you're short on time (as we were).

We also did a little exploring beyond the falls before returning to the boat by continuing to climb up the trail beyond the falls and into Cascade Canyon. We didn't go very deep into the canyon but to be flanked by very tall 13,000ft peaks was definitely something you don't get to experience very often outside of this part of the Grand Tetons. Too bad we were short on time otherwise I could see ourselves continuing way further along the canyon.

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