Our Grand Teton tour started with a visit to the Snake River and the Upper and Lower Mesa Falls. Found out that the Snake River starts at a natural spring and feeds 120,000,000 gallons of water daily to the river. Wish we had some of that water in California. One thing about tours is that you get to see and learn about things that you normally wouldn’t do. Our visit to Yellowstone and Grand Teton would not have included some of the sights we saw.
Photos of Snake River Mesa Falls
After enjoying the awesome beauty of Mesa Falls we proceeded across to Jackson Wyoming. Spent the better part of an hour visiting Jackson Square Wyoming. Course we saw the famous entrances to the square each adorned with probably thousands of elk horns. Heard a lot of things about the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar so we had to make an appearance and sit on the saddles they use for bar stools. Just as well that we only had the better part of any hour cause Jackson didn’t impress us much as it turned out to be a typical tourist trap. The town is Jackson by the area is Jackson Hole. The name “hole” derives from language used by early trappers or mountain men, who primarily entered the valley from the north or east and had to descend along relatively steep slopes, giving the sensation of entering a hole.
Photos of Jackson, Wyoming
Located in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park preserves a spectacular landscape rich with majestic mountains, pristine lakes and extraordinary wildlife. The abrupt vertical rise of the jagged Teton Range contrasts with horizontal sage-covered valley and glacial lakes at their base, creating world-renowned scenery. The beauty of the Grand Teton National Park is just breath taking. Unfortunately we didn’t really get to see the Grand Teton which towers at 13,770 feet due to some cloud cover but we saw most of the rest of the Teton Range. The origin of the name is controversial. The most common explanation is that “Grand Teton” means “large teat” in French. However, other historians disagree, and claim that the mountain was named after the Teton Sioux tribe. Jenny and Jackson Lake provided a wonderful back drop for our picnic lunch. There are still 12 active glaciers on the Teton Range and you can see some of them in photos posted.
Photos of Grand Teton National Park
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