Glaciers gouged out Cascade Canyon thousands of years ago. Today Cascade Creek carries melted snow through conifer forests and meadows of wildflowers, while the Teton peaks tower above. American dippers frequent Cascade Creek near Hidden Falls. Secretive harlequin ducks sometimes nest along the creek. In 1985 a lightning-caused forest fire burned most of the trees on the glacial moraine surrounding Taggart Lake.
Insects feeding on the decaying trees attract woodpeckers.
Calliope hummingbirds frequently perch in willows near the base of the moraine. Antelope Flats Kelly Road. Large hayfields attract raptors that search the fields for abundant small rodents. Look for American kestrels, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, Swainson's hawks and northern harriers. Check fence posts for western meadow-larks, western and eastern kingbirds and mountain bluebirds.