Located in North Western Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park preserves a spectacular landscape rich with majestic mountains, pristine lakes and extra ordinary wildlife. The abrupt vertical rise of the jagged Teton Range contrasts with the horizontal sage covered valley and glacial lakes at their base. This park attracts nearly 4 million visitors per year.
Grand Teton National Park was established in both 1929 and 1950. The original 1929 park protected the mountain peaks and the lakes near the base. The boundaries were later expended in 1950 to include much of the adjacent valley floor.
The photos of the mountains were taken across Jackson Lake. It was a perfect morning!
The Grand Teton is the highest peak in the Teton Range at an elevation of 13,770 feet, and Mt. Owen is 12,928 feet high. Views of these two peaks from both the east and west sides illustrate the rugged rock environment found at this elevation, As you move north or south along the east side of the range, the peaks seem to change size depending on your location.
The spectacular peaks and rugged valleys of Jackson Hole attract visitors from around the world. Jackson Hole derives its name from the fur trappers and mountain men who inhabited
the area in the early 1880's. They used the name "Hole" for any high valley bordered by mountain ranges and named it Jackson Hole for trapper Davey Jackson.
The first heavy snow fall is usually by November 1 and continue through March.
We also stopped along Jenny Lake. It seems that each place you stop the views are so fantastic!
That is all for now. We headed back around the mountain to the town of Victor, Idaho where we were camping. On our way back to town we discovered the Grand Teton Brewing Company. They brew some wonderful beers!!! Seems like we find places like this where ever we go!!!
More later,
Candy and Johnny
