Appreciation post: I finally gave the Teton Crest Trail a shot after thinking it was overhyped

I mean, I kept seeing pictures and figured the views were just edited. But last week, I did the 35 mile section from Phillips Pass to Death Canyon. The wildflowers in Alaska Basin were unreal, and the sunset from Hurricane Pass actually made me stop walking for a solid ten minutes. I guess the hype is real. Has anyone else had a trail totally change their mind like that?

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the_charles1mo ago

Totally get the feeling of being proven wrong by a place. That stretch through Alaska Basin feels like walking through a different world, especially with the paintbrush and lupine everywhere. What was the toughest part of that section for you?

alex_nguyen1mo ago

Honestly? The silence. No wind, no bugs, just your own breathing. Gets weird fast.

logan7051mo ago

Remember the wind howling over the pass though.