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Published: July 30th 2008
Idaho Visitors Centre
Don't forget to pick up your coupon books, with the money off coupons for motel acommodation......We crossed the border into Idaho and headed straight to the visitors centre for some info.
We met a couple outside who were heading the same way and they had vacationed in the area before.
They gave us the heads up on all the different things we could do and the Grand Tetons was one of them.
(So thank you Eleanor & Dick) Once we'd found a hotel in
"Idaho Falls" to settle into for a few days, we were ready for the sights....
Again we were well impressed with "The Grand Tetons"..... Not only with the views, but the abundance of wild flowers that had now come into flower.
This park's mountain range is very popular with climbers, hikers and photographers.
The exposed crystalline rocks give the mountains their dramatic appearance in any season.
The elevation of the park ranges from 6,400 feet from the valley floor to 13,770 feet on the granite summit of the Grand Teton.
Between the summit and plain, forests carpet the mountainsides.
Crystalline alpine lakes fill glacial cirques, and noisy streams cascade down rocky canyons to larger lakes at the foot of the range. "Jackson Hole" was another place we enjoyed.
We were interested in the antler arches, especially when we found out about the new one.
The new arch was built about nine feet further into Square Park.
Further away from the busy intersection of Broadway and Cache Street, where throngs of tourists would loiter close to traffic.
Risking life and limb, to pose for photos under the valley’s most identifiable manmade landmark.
Another place that's well worth a look...........
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