Kayaking Jenny Lake
Since I began thinking about buying a kayak/canoe I’ve pictured it on Jenny Lake. For me, she has been the iconic lake to explore. I realize that this is not necessarily true, but to someone that knew nothing of kayaking, or lakes, Jenny was my lake-romance.
Jenny Lake was our first kayaking conquest in the Teton area. First thing Saturday morning and we were in route to Jenny and plopping ourselves in the seats of our kayaks shortly after. The adventure consisted of us paddling 2.5 miles around the lake before settling in on beach on the West side of the lake. From there we attempted to connect to the established trail and hike up to Hidden Falls (I have been there, Kerri has not) but the snow, and my failure to bring anything more than a pair of tennis-shoes, prevented us from making to short hike.
Instead, we paddled a hundred yards to the ferry-dock, tied up the ‘yaks, and settled down for a hot lunch of Kerri’s homemade chicken noodle soup, cheese and crackers, washed down with a pair of Left Hand Good Juju beers cooled by the lake itself.
The trip back to the truck was, what is becoming a usual thing, against the wind but we did make it without no real difficulties to complete our first lake in the Grand Teton National Park.
