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400ft to commanding views over Yellowstone Lake, Mt Sheridan to the south and the
wild Absorka range and Washakie wilderness to the east. Rangers lead hikes along the
route daily at 10am.
A shorter 1-mile return hike also runs from the parking lot to the shores of Duck Lake .
For a different angle on the geyser basin, OARS ( www.oars.com/Wyoming ) and Snake
River Kayak ( www.snakeriverkayak.com ) in Jackson offer half-/full-day sea kayaking
tours on Yellowstone Lake for $99/175, starting at Grant Village and paddling out to Potts
Geyser Basin.
GRANT VILLAGE TO SOUTH ENTRANCE
Grant Village is a sterile scar of blockhouses and tourist facilities named after Ulysses S
Grant, the president who established Yellowstone National Park in 1872.
The Grant Villlage Visitor Center ( 307-242-2650; 8am-7pm late May-late
Sep) offers an exhibit on fire and an hourly 20-minute video entitled Ten Years After the
Fire, as well as a wildlife talk at 2pm and junior ranger presentation at 11am. Early-even-
ing presentations at the amphitheater are geared toward families; the 9:30pm version is for
grown-ups.
From Grant Village the road climbs to the Continental Divide (7988ft) and drops into
a burn area, past several trailheads. Lewis Lake , the third largest in the park, comes into
view here, and several lakeview pullouts offer nice picnic spots. Boaters use Lewis Lake
as the gateway to remote Shoshone Lake.
When you hit traffic south of the lake, you have probably arrived at the 30ft Lewis
Falls . Walk a little way along the north side of the falls for the best views or along the
south side for the closest access. In good weather, look for a glimpse of the Tetons to the
south.
To the west, the Pitchstone Trailhead cuts over the remote pitchstone (ash tuft) plateau
to Grassy Lake Rd, one of the park's least-visited corners. Its roadside meadows are ex-
cellent places to spot moose.
A major burn area signals the start of Lewis Canyon . There are lots of pullouts along
the roadside, but the southernmost offers the best views. Volcanic rock that dates from an
eruption 70,000 years ago comprises the canyon walls.
Just before the South Entrance, a small pullout beside a bridge offers access to small
Moose Falls and Crawfish Creek.
The entrance station is adjacent to the Snake River Picnic Area. From here it's 18 miles
to Colter Bay and 43 miles to Moose Visitor Center, both in Grand Teton National Park.
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