Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Inspiration Point, Yellowstone National Park
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Inspiration Point, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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Inspiration Point - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
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Inspiration Point Grand Teton National Park
A steep, half-mile climb from Cascade Canyon will bring you to this scenic lookout point.
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Travel blogs from Inspiration Point:
- ... We hiked all around the lake and up to inspiration point, which over looks the lake and has great views of the Tetons ...
- ... After breakfast, we went to the visitor center to meet up with one of the park rangers who leads a short hike up to Inspiration Point ...
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- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
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- Success--Made it to Inspiration Point by Lstoneham from a blog titled Wyoming - Grand Tetons - Rain Rain Go Away
- Hiking to Inspiration Point by Leonardgrill from a blog titled Hidden Falls
- Inspiration Point by Leonardgrill from a blog titled Hidden Falls
9-25-15 Inspiration Point overlooking the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming, United States
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National park, Wyoming 2005
September 20, 1869 he subsequently wrote these words in his journal:
I was riding ahead, the two pack animals following, and then Mr. Folsom and Mr. Peterson on their saddle horses. I remembered seeing what appeared to be an opening in the forest ahead, which I presumed to be a park, or open country. While my attention was attracted by the pack animals, which had stopped to eat grass, my saddle horse suddenly stopped. I turned and looked forward from the brink of the great canyon, at a point just across from what is now called Inspiration Point. I sat there in amazement, while my companions came up, and after that, it seemed to me that it was five minutes before anyone spoke.
A year later during the Washburn expedition, on August 30–31, 1870, Lt. Gustavus C. Doane described the canyon with a bit more scientific detail:
As we approached the Grand Cañon a dull roaring sound warned us that the falls were near at hand. ...I had descended the cañon at a point where the creek joined the river, precipitated into a gorge just above its juncture in a lovely cascade of three falls, in the aggregate 100 feet in height. This was named Crystal Cascade, and the stream Cascade Creek. In the bed of the gorge were to be found an infinite variety of volcanic specimens, quartz, feldspar, mica, granites, lavas, basalts, composite crystals; in fact, everything, from asbestos to obsidian, was represented by fragments in the bed of this stream. There were also beautiful clay stone specimens, of which we afterward learned the origin. At the foot of the gorge and on the margin of the Yellowstone stood a high promontory of concretionary lava, literally filled with volcanic butternuts. Many of these were loose, and could be taken out of the rock with the hand; broken open they were invariably hollow, and lined with minute quartz crystals of various tints. This formation is rare, but occurs frequently in the great basin. From the outer point of this promontory can be seen the foot of the upper fall of the Yellowstone, and I climbed to the summit to obtain a view.
In scenic beauty, the upper cataract far excels the lower. It has life, animation, while the lower one simply follows its channel; both, however, are eclipsed, as it were, by the singular wonders of the mighty cañon below. This deepens rapidly; the stream flowing over rapids continually. ...Several of the party descended into the chasm a short distance below the fall, but could not reach its foot. ... The walls of the cañon are of gypsum, in some places having an incrustation of lime white as snow, from which the reflected rays of the sun produce a dazzling effect, rendering it painful to look into the gulf. In others the rock is crystalline and almost wholly sulphur, of a dark yellow color, with streaks of red, green and black, caused by the percolations of hot mineral waters, of which thousands of springs are seen, in many instances, flowing from spouts high up on the walls on either side. The combinations of metallic lusters in the coloring of the walls is truly wonderful, surpassing, doubtless, anything of the kind on the face of the globe. The ground slopes to the cañon on the opposite or east side, and from it to the low valley on the west. Three miles below the fall the chasm is 1,050 feet deep. In some places masses of the rock have crumbled and slid down in a talus of loose material at the foot; in others, promontories stand out in all manner of fantastic forms, affording vistas of wonder utterly beyond the power of description. On the caps of these dizzy heights, mountain sheep and elk rest during the night. ...We had come down the ravine at least four miles, and looking upward the fearful wall appeared to reach the sky. It was about 3 o'clock p.m., and stars could be distinctly seen, so much of the sunlight was cut off from entering the chasm. Tall pines on the extreme verge appeared the height of two or three feet. The cañon, as before said, was in two benches, with a plateau on either side, about half way down. This plateau, about a hundred yards in width, looked from below like a mere shelf against the wall; the total depth was not less than 2,500 feet, and more probably 3,000. There are perhaps other canons longer and deeper than this one, but surely none combining grandeur and immensity with peculiarity of formation and profusion of volcanic or chemical phenomena.
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Inspiration Point - Grand Teton National Park
In the summer, the trail up to Inspiration Point is one of the most popular hikes in Grand Teton. The Inspiration Point provides a panoramic view of the beautiful Jenny Lake and its surroundings.
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park that is located in the Rocky Mountains, in Northwest Wyoming. The park is south of Yellowstone National Park and just north of the town of Jackson. Grand Teton National Park is noted for its stunning mountain vistas, its shimmering alpine lakes and its abundant wildlife.
10th August 2010.
Brutus at Inspiration Point at Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
View of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone--Brutus wanted to see the view too!
Lookout Point, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Lower Falls, United States
A look up and down the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone including a beautiful view of Lower Falls.
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7 BEST DAY HIKES IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK | USA's Most Stunning National Park [ALL YOU NEED!]
The Grand Tetons was our favorite place to hike in the entire United States, and we have been to quite a few hiking destinations! The combination of huge mountain, gorgeous likes, prosperous wildlife, and great trails makes for a cocktail of epic hiking proportions! Oh, and that doesn't even take into account camping! The Grand Tetons area has some INCREDIBLE and FREE camping options that will absolutely blow you away.
VIDEO TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction
1:52 - Day 1 - Jackson Lake to Hermitage Point (#5 Favorite Hike)
2:30 - We spotted a bear!
3:43 - Day 2 - Grand View Point to Two Ocean Lake and Emma Matilda Lake (#2 Favorite Hike)
5:50 - Day 3 - Signal Mountain Hike (#4 Favorite Hike)
8:25 - Day 4 - Jenny Lake Loop to Hidden Falls & Inspiration Point (#3 Favorite Hike)
11:10 - Day 5 - String Lake Loop & Taggart Lake Loop with Bradley Lake (#1 Favorite Hike!)
13:08 - Julie Wipes Out in the Snow!
14:08 - Day 6 - Bradley Lake to Garnet Canyon (#6 Favorite Hike)
16:33 - Day 7 - Death Canyon to Patrol Cabin (#7 Favorite Hike)
18:31 - Free Camping outside Grand Teton National Park in Bridger-Teton National Forest!
20:08 - Thank You for Watching & Please Subscribe for More Content!
20:28 - Outtakes and BLOOPERS
20:49 - Storytime - There was a Bear at our Van!
Our Itinerary:
Day 1 - #hermitagepoint
The hike to Hermitage Point is a wonderful start to your Grand Tetons experience! The hike itself is pretty long - just under 10 miles - but it is along the lake for pretty much the entire time, so there is not much in terms of elevation change. It feels like an easy walk, only the walk has some of the best views this planet has to offer! And Hermitage Point itself is...WOW! The point sticks out into Jackson Lake in a way that gives an absolutely wonderful panorama view of the Teton Mountain range.
Day 2 - #grandviewpoint to #twooceanlake and #emmamatildalake
This hike is a bit more challenging, but also more rewarding than the hike to Hermitage Point. The hike we describe is not one single named trail in Grand Tetons, but is the combination of parts of 3 separate trails. However, when you combine the trails as we did, the reward is 3 separate STUNNING sites all achieved by hiking less than 10 miles! If you did all 3 trails separately, you could do 20 miles EASILY! Our way is much better, in our opinion...
Day 3 - #signalmountain
The Signal Mountain hike is basically a 'must' for anyone visiting Grand Teton National Park. The hike offers an absolutely beautiful panorama view at the apex, but along the way is so much wildlife activity on a beautiful forest trail. The hike is moderately challenging, but is more than worth it at the top. Note that you can drive to the top of Signal Mountain if you'd like, however the hike is MUCH more rewarding if you are asking us...
Day 4 - #jennylake Loop
Jenny Lake is a stunning lake that is basically shaped like an ablong circle, making it perfect for a walk around the lake. The hike itself is over 7 miles, however there is not much in terms of elevation gain - after all, you are just taking a lap around the lake! On the opposite side of the lake, you'll be able to see Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point, two incredible sites that are 'musts' on your visit to the Grand Tetons!
Day 5 - #stringlake Loop & #taggartlake Loop with a #bradleylake Detour!
This day was our ABSOLUTE FAVORITE day hiking in Grand Teton National Park (and maybe ever!). The day started out with String Lake, which has a perfectly reflective stillness that DOUBLED the view of the mountains. After that, we went to explore Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake, each absolutely STUNNING in their own right. The 3 lakes we hiked to on Day 5 will always stick out as a special day for us, and one of the most beautiful days we've ever experienced while hiking National Parks.
Day 6 - Bradley Lake and #garnetcanyon
Garnet Canyon is a wonderful hike, and is often used by hikers that are doing multiple days in the Tetons backcountry. The Garnet Canyon hike itself is wonderfully gorgeous, and offers a great view of the same Bradley Lake we hiked to the previous day!
Day 7 - #deathcanyon to Patrol Cabin
The Patrol Cabin is SUPER cool, and very interesting to think about when it was in use. A person was living in this cabin, patrolling the surrounding area, with essentially no contact with the outside world for DAYS at a time. What a TRIPPY experience that is for us to think about in present day!
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YELLOWSTONE (Extended Version) - The Grand Canyon and Waterfalls of Yellowstone NP
YELLOWSTONE: The Grand Canyon and Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park – first National Park in USA, established in 1872 is well known mainly because of Old Faithful – monumental and probably biggest geyser in the world. But there many other unique attraction in the park as well.
On the first place it would be obviously many other geysers, hot spring, hot pools, mud pools and everything else what belongs to thermo activities which are part of one of the biggest – and potentially most dangerous volcanoes on planet. Better to say the whole Yellowstone National Park is situated inside of third – so far latest gigantic caldera from Yellowstone Volcano and it’s eruption some 600,000 years back. Calderas from previous eruptions 1,2 Mil. years back respectively 2,0 mil. years back which occur over Yellowstone Hot Spot are situated west of Yellowstone NP. Because of plate tectonics movement of North American Plate these calderas are now in Idaho, while newest caldera is still in Wyoming.
But there is other attraction in Yellowstone which is scenically as flabbergasting as geysers. It is mainly Yellowstone Grand Canyon and it’s waterfalls. One needs whole day – and more – to see the whole waterfall cascades from all of view points.
This little presentation should give you proper inspiration for your upcoming planning of next year vacation. Yellowstone is place which belongs on the top travel calendar of every nature enthusiast and lover.
See you in Yellowstone next year!
Cheers
Jiri
Grand Tetons - Inspiration Point Hike
For our last in the Grand Tetons, we go for a hike to Inspiration Point and are treated to amazing views, and lots of chipmunks!
YELLOWSTONE: The Grand Canyon and Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park
YELLOWSTONE: The Grand Canyon and Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park – first National Park in USA, established in 1872 is well known mainly because of Old Faithful – monumental and probably biggest geyser in the world. But there many other unique attraction in the park as well.
On the first place it would be obviously many other geysers, hot spring, hot pools, mud pools and everything else what belongs to thermo activities which are part of one of the biggest – and potentially most dangerous volcanoes on planet. Better to say the whole Yellowstone National Park is situated inside of third – so far latest gigantic caldera from Yellowstone Volcano and it’s eruption some 600,000 years back. Calderas from previous eruptions 1,2 Mil. years back respectively 2,0 mil. years back which occur over Yellowstone Hot Spot are situated west of Yellowstone NP. Because of plate tectonics movement of North American Plate these calderas are now in Idaho, while newest caldera is still in Wyoming.
But there is other attraction in Yellowstone which is scenically as flabbergasting as geysers. It is mainly Yellowstone Grand Canyon and it’s waterfalls. One needs whole day – and more – to see the whole waterfall cascades from all of view points.
This little presentation should give you proper inspiration for your upcoming planning of next year vacation. Yellowstone is place which belongs on the top travel calendar of every nature enthusiast and lover.
See you in Yellowstone next year!
Cheers
Jiri
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This is a VR180 Video and to view it properly you must have Google Daydream supported phone and viewer.
This is a hike from the North Rim Dr. parking lot to the Lower Lookout Point at the Lower Falls at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK | GRAND CANYON OF YELLOWSTONE | LOWER FALLS | GRAND VIEW | RV LIFE | EP 81
NORTH RIM OF GRAND CANYON OF YELLOWSTONE, LOWER FALLS, LOOKOUT POINT, GRAND VIEW AND INSPIRATION POINT ALL IN WYOMING.
ℹ️About the episode: We took North Rim Drive along the Yellowstone River, which is a one-way loop that first hits the Lower Falls, then Look Out Point and ends at the Grand View. From there you can head further up to Inspiration Point on a two-way road. This is a scenic drive made in heaven.
The Grand View is a spectacular view of the Yellowstone River. It’s the force of this river that created the canyon and the falls, by water erosion rather than the result of glacial movement. It is the best location to view the canyon in BOTH directions.
Inspiration Point is a natural observation point on a steep cliff. This is on the north rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone…. just east of Yellowstone Falls on the Yellowstone River.
Don’t decide to “skip” walking DOWN the switchbacks to the LOWER FALLS. I almost did because I was “running on empty” this day. But knowing what I know now, this would have been a huge mistake. You do NOT want to miss seeing in person the power, and flow of this beautiful water. It is magical.
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Yellowstone National Park - Artist Point
The views from this point are almost worth the entire effort of getting to Yellowstone National Park itself.