Haven for swimmers, tubers, sunbathers, and cliff-leapers, slack water provides alternatives to the Hole’s showier cultures of kayakers, wakeboarders, surfers, and fly-fishers. The jumping rock at Phelps Lake in GTNP is a slack water nexus, now more than ever, thanks to the newly shortened approach through the Lawrence Rockefeller Preserve. In other words, expect an audience for your 20-foot leap off the rock. Photos by DG, Sam Petri, and Henry Sweets.
Every decent swimming hole dwells at the end of a hike.
Eyeing the edge.
Phelps Lake and Death Canyon.
Phelps Lake. Sam Petri is the Snaz’s go-to underwater stills guy, as he skillfully wields this impressive little cam.
The jumping tree, Hoback River.
Tubing Fish Creek.
Exiting Fish Creek.
The ride home.
Oh, and by the way, please bring back the Wilson Beach. It was skanky, but it was ours.
NICE new site re-design! Congrats.
Nice!! I’m liking the way you observe with a camera. Artful and captivating. Real good.
Nicely evocative, DG. Almost makes me wish summer wouldn’t end.
As if. Let it snow…
Thanks, Steve!
These photos speak “the essence of summer”… ahhh ~ love it!!
pepi looks tired!