The trail up the South Teton Canyon Shelf in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness

Top: From the mid-point of the trail up the Shelf. Small streams appear and then disappear into the porous limestone. Sinkholes and small caves abound. In a few days, I'd be standing atop the cliffs on the right, in the little gap, while on a trip up Darby Canyon. This is a spectacular piece of alpine terrain, and the weather that day was the perfect complement to the views. Occasionally when I've been on the trail, I've had days that I wished would never end. This was one of them.


More wildflowers carpet the upper reaches of the Shelf, while Mount Meek stands against the skyline. The Teton Crest trail passes along the Death Canyon Shelf on the other side of the peak.

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