“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man” Heraclitus Taggart Lake is the quintessential tourist hike in Grand Teton National Park. The trailhead is off the inner park road pretty close to the park entrance, the trail is mostly flat, and it […]
Hike 1 – Memorial Day, Taggart Lake Read More »
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” -Epictetus I am an anesthesiologist, and I’m convinced that I have the best anesthesiology job in the world. I provide anesthesia services at an ambulatory surgery center in Jackson and have the great fortune to work with talented
Hike 2 – Taggart Lake Trailhead to Amphitheater Lake Trail Junction Read More »
“How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, it’s best to take a bird’s-eye view and see everything all at once — of gatherings, armies, farms, weddings and divorces, births and deaths, noisy courtrooms or silent spaces, every foreign people, holidays, memorials, markets — all blended together and arranged in a
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“Being poor is not having too little, it is wanting more” Seneca Today’s objective was to hike the loop around Jenny Lake – an easy goal – at least that’s what I thought. On paper, it is a simple goal, but my ambition of trying to hike all the trails in the Park make the
Hike 4 – Moose Pond Loop and Jenny Lake Read More »
“The present is all we have to live in. Or to lose.” – Marcus Aurelius My parents are in Jackson for the summer. For the past five summers they have volunteered at the National Elk Refuge, and for the past two years, they have been allowed to live at the Miller House – a historic
Hike 5 – String Lake Read More »
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” Marcus Aurelius June 16th is our 22nd wedding anniversary, and I felt really fortunate that Aimee and I got to start the day by getting into the Park and doing
Hike 6 -Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes Read More »
“This actually turned out to be a pretty nice hike.” Larry Zeleznik Since it’s Father’s Day, I decided to give this blog entry quote to my father, Larry. He probably didn’t think he was handing out Stoic wisdom today, but I recognized it for what it was. It’s still raining in the Tetons, and the
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“If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be.” Epictetus The Phelps Lake area is the hiking equivalent of “you can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning. ” It’s impossible to hike all the trails in Grand Teton without going through all the trails around Phelps Lake. While there’s one
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“No good thing is pleasant to possess, without friends to share it.” Seneca Since it was Independence Day, I started off the morning by attending the Jackson, Wyoming Fourth of July parade. I honestly don’t like parades. Never have. I’ve just never really seen the point of standing in the heat on the side of the
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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” Aristotle This hike began with a very solid dose of stoicism for me. As the summer moves through the Tetons, I still have several very long hikes to complete, and I am motivated to get into the high country. With that in mind, I planned to do
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