Deep in Cascade Canyon

Cascade Canyon cuts deep into the range behind Jenny Lake, and the trail up it delivers one dramatic wall of granite after another — a payoff that keeps drawing hikers well past the point where most day-trippers turn back. A break in the clouds lit up the jagged peaks at the head of the canyon right on cue.

Getting the shot

Included the hikers deliberately rather than waiting for an empty trail — their scale against the canyon walls does more to communicate the size of the place than the rock alone would. Shot on a stop-down aperture to keep both the near trail and the distant peaks sharp.