String Lake with the Tetons
— — a shallow lake the mountains lean over.
Not only on a wall.
“A narrow, shallow lake threaded between Leigh Lake to the north and Jenny Lake to the south, with the Cathedral Group of the Tetons rising directly off the west shore. The water is calm most mornings and warms enough by July that paddlers spend whole afternoons working the coves. Teewinot, Mount Owen, and the Grand Teton stack up behind the trees on the far side. The trailhead parking fills early in summer; the lake itself stays unhurried once you push off. — from the studio
String Lake with the Tetons, on ceramic.
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The place, in three passes.
String Lake sits at about 6,870 feet in Grand Teton National Park, in Teton County, Wyoming. It is a shallow, narrow lake — only a few feet deep through much of its length — that connects Leigh Lake to its north with Jenny Lake to its south. The west shore runs directly along the base of the Teton Range, with Mount Saint John, Teewinot Mountain, Mount Owen, and the 13,775-foot Grand Teton rising in close sequence. The trailhead is reached from Teton Park Road via the North Jenny Lake Junction.
The lake is fed by Leigh Lake's outlet and drains south into Jenny Lake, so its surface stays slow and the water is unusually warm for the Tetons — by mid-July, surface temperatures often reach the upper sixties Fahrenheit, warm enough for paddling in shorts. Because the lake is shallow, hand-carried craft only are permitted: kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, no motors. The east shore has a sand-and-gravel beach where most launches and picnic days happen, and the west shore stays quiet under the lodgepole pine.
String Lake Trailhead is the access point and has a day-use picnic area with vault toilets, a few dozen parking spaces, and the foot bridge across the outlet at the south end. Parking fills by mid-morning in July and August, so most visitors arrive at first light or after about 4 p.m. A 3.7-mile loop circles the lake; longer connectors run north along Leigh Lake and west up Paintbrush Canyon. A park entrance pass is required, and the road in is generally open from May into October.