Blogs from Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States, North America - page 12

Distance: 13.2 miles to trail fork Rating: Difficult When my parents first took my sister and me up to Wyoming about twenty years ago, they made a point of taking us past the Grand Tetons. I remember being in absolute awe of the imposing wall of rock that towered over the valley floor. The Teton Range is nothing like what we see in Colorado. The Front Range mountains gradually climb, starting first with the foothills and eventually rising up to the highest fourteen thousand foot peaks. The Tetons, on the other hand, are “fault block mountains” that jut out of the valley floor like jagged teeth. There are no foothills, just steep slopes. Grand Teton National Park is a region of stark contrasts. The flat, glacially-carved valley of Jackson Hole gives way suddenly to the alpine ... read more

It's the third day of our vacation and today's agenda was the Grand Teton National Park. A little history...the Grand Teton Range is made up of a series of jagged topped mountain peaks. There are no obstructions to seeing the Grand Tetons because the area around them is incredibly flat. The tallest mountain/peak is the Grand Teton at 13,770 feet with the Middle Teton at 12,804 feet, Mount Owen at 12,928 feet, South Teton at 12,514 feet and several other smaller mountains. Grand Teton National Park also contains Jenny Lake and Jackson Lake which are crystal clear lakes. So beautiful. We started out our morning entering the park off Teton Village and were surprised to come across two moose (cow and bull) enjoying an early morning water and snack. Even from a distance they were huge. ... read more

Hello everyone - We're staying just outside of Grand Teton National Park tonight, and tomorrow we're hoping to snag a site within the park. Our first night of the trip we stayed at a great little campground in Glendale, Utah. The campground was bordered by apple orchards which were great for playing frisbee. We also got to see (and feed carrots to) a couple burros and a couple alpacas (maybe they were juvenile llamas, I don't know). The girls were great travelers all that way. Last night we were at a national forest campground near Bear Lake, in the upper east corner of Utah. We were up in the aspen with wild roses everywhere, although they were not yet in bloom. We learned that there is a cave just across the Idaho border, which was ... read more

Day 54..... We arrived in Jackson just in time to observe the town's oldest tradition - a staged 'shootout'! Yeeha! Naturally, we jumped at the opportunity to dust off our cowboy hats and join in the fun. Afterwards we had time to explore this western-style town along it's wooden boardwalks and sample the local brew! The next few days were devoted to exploring Grand Teton National Park, which hosts a magnificent mountain range of the same name . We drove to the top of Summit Mountain for a birdseye view of the surrouding scenery. Equally spectacular, a Bald Eagle flew so closely past us that we could feel the breeze from its wings! Later we were told that this is considered a sign of good luck by the Native Indians! To round off the day, we ... read more

Den trykkede stemning havde lidt svært ved at lette efter vi havde forladt Granite Creek Ranch. En forholdsvis kort køretur bragte os om på den anden side af Teton bjergmasivet og ind i byen Jackson. Det må nok siges at være et overvældende møde med turismen, trafikpropper, tøj og souvenirbutikker. Vi forsøgte fortvivlet at finde visitor centeret og måtte spørge om vej. Her blev vi udstyret med en lang liste over hoteller samt et kort over byen - så var det bare at gå på jagt. Vi fandt en hyggelig hytte som skulle være vores hjem de næste 4 dage. 8 juli Det var noget op på formiddagen før vi endelig kom ud at køre, ud på vejen som kører langs med Grand Teton bjergmassivet. Det første stykke af vejen kan man ikke se Teton da ... read more