Flowers along lower Death Canyon trail. 

This was the trailhead at Death Canyon. I have never, ever, been the only person on a trailhead in the Tetons. This was my trusty little rental car - was supposed to be an economy Kia Rio, but I got instead a Toyota Corolla sport edition - complete with sunroof! 

Death Canyon terminus. I just couldn't get any further in this icy snowy mix. Each step would find me sinking up above the knees in snow, take time to pull legs out, and continue. I finally just got tired! This is called post-holing, because the holes that your legs leave after being extracted look like fencepost holes. 

Shot of weather and spring tree renewal with lime green aspen leaves. 

Sky scrapers. 

This was weird - for some reason, this little brown thing caught my eye because of a tiny movement. I thought maybe it was a fledgling bird, so I got closer for a better look. Turns out, it was a bag of catepillers (or worms?), and one of them was doing some sort of signalling work - its bottom half was hugging the rest of the mass of worms, but its top half was extended at a 90 degree angle from them, and was precicely moving back and forth, like a tiny wave.  

Really lower Death Canyon. I think this is a Hosta plant - I have some in my landscaping at home. 

Lower Death Canyon flowers, forget-me-nots? 

Lower Death Canyon flora. 

Lower Death Canyon. 

En route up Death Canyon. 

Trail shot - Death Canyon 

This old barn is widely photographed - there are several posters and prints of this building with the Tetons looming in the background, in all seasons.
 

This is a detail of the corner of the old barn.  

Great view those early Mormon settlers chose for homesteading.