Grand Teton NP

Mount Moran, in the northern part of the range, peaks at 12,610 feet. Below her is Colter Bay, bay in the largest lake in the park, Jackson Lake. Jackson Lake is also one of the largest -high altitude lakes, at more than 6,000 feet in elevation.

Taken at the Jackson Lake Dam

A soothing reflection of Mount Moran taken from Oxbow Bend

Bison roam the fields at the Mormon Row Historic District in the southeast corner of the park near Kelly.

Mormon Row Historic District is a section of the park in which Mormons settled for the purpose of homesteading under the Homestead Act signed in 1862 by then President Abraham Lincoln. The purpose of homesteading was to spread and increase the population of the religious group. Today, several of the original homes still stand and are protected under the National Register of Historic Places.

When the buffalo roam, the traffic stops.

This is a waterfowl viewing area near Jackson Hole. Jackson Hole is a stretch of valley within the park. It runs roughly 48 miles in a northeast/southwest direction and includes a number of sightseeing spots.

Even though I was safely in my car and not as close to this guy as it looks (I used a 400mm zoom lens), that stink eye made me think he was ready to charge.

South Jenny Lake is one of several lakes in the park. It offers the gamut of boating activities. IThere is also a lodge and a three-mile scenic loop that is in addition to the park's 42-mile scenic drive.

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The Grand Teton National Park is named for its 40-mile-long mountain range called the Tetons. Even though the range is the youngest in the Rocky Mountains, evident by its sharp and jagged peaks, its mostly granite rock is some of the oldest on the planet.

The range formed very quickly, the result of an earthquake that occurred millions of years ago. As the quake lifted the mountains, the ground around them dropped, therefore leaving no foothills.

The park is located in northwestern Wyoming, south of Yellowstone National Park, both along the Idaho border. There is a 42-mile scenic loop within the Grand Teton Natl Park from which much of the park highlights can be seen.