Having learned a lot through yesterday's ranger-led day, we decided to strike out on our own. After pancakes and eggs as a treat after the wet night, we set of for Jenny Lake to hike to Hidden Falls. We were a third of the way up when we got a tip off that a moose was on a side trail. We scampered back down but the moose was gone. One hiker suggested that if we went around the loop, we might see him still. The loop was only a mile, so we set off. Finally off the beaten path, we walked through wildflower meadows, forest, past creeks, up and down hills and valleys. We never did find that moose, but what a lovely unpopulated walk! We returned to the trail and went the rest of the way along with many other hikers , but the falls were gorgeous, and it was Ellie's first glimpse of a waterfall, so again, totally worth it!
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