10/29/2022 0 Comments String lake to the paintbrush divideThunderstorms are common in the afternoon for most of the summer. Higher up you’ll find the alpine country, with its talus slopes, glaciers, and globe flowers, Glacier Lilies, and Alpine Forget-me-nots, the park flower. In Cascade and Paintbrush Canyons you will see boulder fields and subalpine forests of fir, Engelmann Spruce, Limber and White Bark Pines Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, American Pikas, and Yellow-bellied Marmots may be seen in the area. After August it is easily traversed without an ice axe, trekking poles are always useful on extreme day hikes and make the small snow excursions even easier but it might not hunt to have an ice axe along if you go earlier than August. A snowfield makes the trail a bit tricky as you cross the Divide until early August. Also, it’s steeper which is more pleasant to go up than down, and gets the hard part over with while you are still fresh. It's best to go up the Paintbrush Canyon first because it allows turning around if the quicker if ice/snow at the divide is a problem. The Paintbrush Divide trail makes up the first part of a great loop hike that carries you across the Divide (10,720 feet), passing Lake Solitude as it winds back down to the Cascade Canyon. Hidden Falls Cascade Canyon grand Teton National Park
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