Grand Teton National Park

The drive up to the eastern entrance was pretty at dawn with the mountains peeking out over the trees. Not even a few miles past the entrance, I saw a grizzly chomping on some grass off the side of the road. Parking at most visitor centers were easy enough except for the Jenny Lake area, there is a lot of construction going on. I would say their best visitor center was Craig Thomas and Discovery Center. If you want to catch any view points from the eastern most road, try to drive it earlier in the day when the sun gits the mountains or the barn along Mormon row, or else you’ll get silluattes if too late in the day.

Just hit a damn bear about 5 hours ago. I will never come back to this park. The stupid bear did not even have insurance.

A beautiful national park just south of Yellowstone.
If you visit Yellowstone, you might as well drive 1 hour south to visit this one. This park is a lot smaller than Yellowstone and will take less than 2 days to cover all the spots. The scenery isn’t nearly as diverse but it is beautiful nonetheless. We were able to kayak in Jackson Lake (must try), horseback ride in the woods (a must try), visit Cunningham Cabin (must see), drive to the top of Signal Mountain (great panoramic view), visit Mormon Row (a must), go inside Chapel of the Transfiguration, and stopped at a few outlooks to take different photos of the mountains.
This park isn’t nearly as popular as Yellowstone and you will find a lot less people. Dining options are very limited so it’d be wise to bring your own lunch. For other dining options, you can always drive farther south and visit the popular Jackson Hole (a very touristy and spectacularly rich town). We also wanted to experience the Jackson Hole Aerial Tram but missed it as it closed at 5pm. The village itself is very picturesque though.
Overall, this is probably not a park you visit on its own. But it definitely isn’t a throw-​in when you visit Yellowstone. It is beautiful in its own right and deserving of 5 stars.

Easy to like sharp mountain peaks that look like the Alps with large lakes lovingly resting at their feet. Get your hiking shoes on because the closer you get to the Grand Teton, the better it gets. Maps make it look like most trails are ON the lake’s edge, but most are NEAR the edge which means trees block the view of the lake and mountain. Check the NPS website for «park alerts» before going — particularly for closed areas.
My ranked list of activities:
— Taggart and Bradley Lakes Hike (5 out of 5 stars): Of the six lakes we visited, Bradley was the best because it sits immediately below the three Tetons. We started at Taggart Lake parking nearest to the Craig Thomas Visitor Center in a sagebrush area, went to Taggart Lake with a view of the South Teton, and then to Bradley Lake searching for a better view. This double-​lake hike created a 5.5 mile loop with a 700′ elevation change that took 3 hours. Going only to Bradley can be done in 4.0 miles roundtrip, 400 ft elevation change.
— Lakeshore Trail Hike (⁴⁄₅): 2-​mile loop starts at the Colter Bay Visitor Center. Mostly flat that goes around a peninsula that juts into Jackson Lake — the largest lake in the park. The hike took 1 hour, 10 minutes. There is also a shared 1-​mile loop around the marina.
— String Lake Loop Hike (⁴⁄₅): Located closest to the Jenny Lake Visitor Center, start at the String Lake Trailhead for a 3.8 mile roundtrip hike that took us 2 hours, 15 minutes. String Lake is greenish rather the bluer and prettier neighboring Leigh Lake and Jenny Lake. The hike had a variety of elements like glacier rocks, mountain streams, feisty marmots, and obviously, the lake.
— Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center (⁴⁄₅): A beautiful building with huge windows of the range. Big exhibits relating to animals and park history. Allow 25 minutes. Can be visited for free because it is located outside the pay station entrance. Speaking of paying, Yellowstone costs $ 30 and Grand Tetons cost $ 30, but a combination pass for both parks can be bought for $ 50.
— Jenny Lake Overlook (³⁄₅): Location is not at the lake shoreline and there are sporadic trees that blocked the vista. 3 minutes.
— Cascade Canyon Overlook (³⁄₅): Same mountain view as with Jenny Lake Overlook, but further away and less trees to obscure the view. It is a common view that can be had from anywhere in Jackson Hole. 3 minutes.
— Albright View Overlook (³⁄₅): Located outside of the park entrances along Highway 191, this southern view of the range includes the distracting airport. 3 minutes.
— Colter Bay Visitor Center (²⁄₅): In the northern part of the park at the Jackson Lake marina, they exhibit typical Indian artifacts. 10 minutes.
— Snake River Overlook (²⁄₅): One of a series of vista pull-​outs on the eastern side of the park, outside of the park entrances along Highway 191. Too many trees hindered the view. Even if the trees weren’t there, it wasn’t a very flattering view of the Snake River. Consequently, we passed on Teton Point Turnout and Glacier View Turnout. 3 minutes.
The biggest question about this area is, «What’s the difference between Jackson and Jackson Hole?» My first guess was that the Hole was the bad part of town. But really, Jackson Hole refers to the entire valley below the Tetons including the town of Jackson. The name came from early beaver trappers that called the valley a hole (insert your own sex jokes here). Although a plausible nickname, I assume that residents of Jackson Hole do not like being called Jackholes.

Quick look rating: ⁵⁄₅ Quality, ⁵⁄₅ Experience, ⁵⁄₅ Will I return
Gorgeous national park!
When you visit this park, bring plenty of battery back up for your camera device! The scenery here is unbelievable!
Several years back, my dad and I wanted to go down the snake river. For some reason we did not go on a large rubber float boat. It may have been, that the section of the Snake River below Jackson Lake to the city of Moose was too rough. We even tried to rent a canoe, but no one would rent us a canoe, so we bought a metal canoe and paddles.
The next morning we drove up and set in our canoe in just below Jackson Lake. Now here is the something to note, there is snow on the mountains, which feeds into Jackson Lake, which feeds into the Snake River. Bottom line, the water is dam cold, so you do not want to tip your canoe in this water!
We have all of our equipment tied in except the paddles we are using. Tied in are three fly rods, a couple of spare paddles, and some survival equipment. As we start paddling down the river, we are mesmerized by all of the wonderful sites of nature. At this point the water is pretty calm. We continue down the river and notice that the river is starting to get narrower, which in physics means, the water is getting faster! We notice that we now have to go back and forth trying to avoid the big boulders, fallen trees that block parts of the river. Now the river gets hairy, and now here is where we understand why no one would rent us a boat or canoe. We were now shooting the rapids in a metal canoe!
Well, one thing led to another, and there was one turn we could not make and we flipped that canoe. I was under the water for over a minute, which seemed like a lifetime. we grabbed on to the canoe and held on for dear life. We eventually came to a slower part of the river and guided our «USS Minnow» canoe over to a sand beach. As we were ringing out some or close, we noticed a cute little baby moose on the other end of the sand dune/​island. Then we noticed the mother. I thought we had come next to a rattle snake, Pop did not move. In fact he said to me, let’s slowly walk backwards and get in the canoe. That could have been ugly!
So wet, cold and now rapid shy we pressed on! We only lost one paddle, one fly rod and a bill fold. We did notice that the tree we hit had put some splinters into the canoe, so that tells you about the force that we hit that tree. Later we drifted by cement column that had a metal canoe wrapped around it like piece of a gum wrapper. Another sign why the locals did not want to rent out canoes.
All in all, what fun adventure we had!
We were dam lucky!
Below are some notes for hiking/​camping/​or even canoeing
Notes for your visit:
~ always let other family members know your travel plans!
~ carry survival equipment
~ plan on having extra food & water
~ carry a water proof map
~ carry an extra pair of socks
~ take a warm hat
~ carry rain gear
~ know how to start a fire
~ carry a fire starter
~ ask local guides about you travels before you begin
~ double insulate your electronics
~ always be aware of your surroundings
~ be aware of the weather changing on you!
~ be aware of the surrounding animals, they can alert you to things you may not have noticed! Example, watch fishing birds, they can let you know where great fishing spots are located! Other birds will let you know of sudden nature changes and other birds will let you know when a predator is sneaking up on you!
~ learn about local edible plants, just in case
~ carry a small water purifier
~ pack light
~ take a second pair of shoes or hiking boots
~ take a pair of polarized sunglasses
~ don’t wear cotton, wear clothes that whisk away moisture.
~ Tie down your gear if you canoe!
~ Carry out, what you bring in to the park!
Great park!

Grand Teton National Park got its name allegedly from fur trappers&mountain men who were um, getting dreamy about the female form. It’s got places like Jackson Hole&Jenny Lake, so one need not think too deeply of the implications. While Yellowstone is a spectacle of roiling creation, Grand Teton is more contemplative. There’s lots of hiking&the scenery is amazing. Grand Teton shows that Wyoming, along with Montana, is Big Sky Country. It’s the big quiet.
It’s one of the National Parks that’s the Best of the West. A beautiful place to inhale the clean mountain air. Grand Teton National Park is a peaceful place.

This park is BEAUTIFUL, even on a cloudy day.
You can see everything in a day and there aren’t too many crowds (definitely not as crowded as Yellowstone). On a clear day, you can see the reflection of the mountain range on Jackson Lake… unfortunately I didn’t get to see that, but it’s all the more reason for me to come back.
Did the driving tour of Grand Tetons (takes you around the whole park) and enjoyed it thoroughly. There were a lot of photo-​ops to be taken and each stop had something different. My family stopped and hiked at Jenny Lake. Would recommend hiking to the falls and then taking the ferry back to the parking lot if you don’t have time to hike back.
Sat in on one of the Ranger-​led programs and would definitely do it again. All of the rangers were super friendly and were willing to help in any way!
I think this may be my favorite NP. Quiet and beautiful views, great hiking, good amount of animal life, and not too crowded.

$ 30 to get in… Are you kidding me! They raised the prices! What? Is the road paved with gold or something to make it that expensive. The visitors center is very cool but that’s as far as I’ll go. I won’t give this place my business on account of them deciding to raise the prices. Used to be much much cheaper.

Employees that I had the chance to talk to seem to be very rude. Not real friendly but rather calloused. It’s what it costs to get in attitude and if you don’t like it move on.
Cannot say that I want to return and they don’t know who the tax payer is. Why are they working at the visitors center is my question. Since the area so wealthy maybe if you are poor and old you just don’t matter after all it’s extremely expensive just to stay a night here in Jackson. $ 30 just to drive through the park but it is good for a week… but I’m not here a week. Seems to me that this Park is here only for the wealthy individuals who have places here.

Wow!!! I loved seeing the tetons for the first time! Such a masterpiece. This national park has tons of great hiking spots. Try to do Inspiration Point if any, because the view is so worth it! The lakes are beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed taking a dip in Jenny Lake. The temperature was perfect after my 3-​hour hike. I can’t wait to go back again and see even more of this park and hopefully do a few more of the trails it has to offer.

Unilocalsop’s Fables
«The Satisfied Squirrels»
Early one June morning, two squirrels arrived at the fabled Jenny Lake campground. It was a quiet weekday, but nearly all of the campsites were full. However, some were not occupied, and the squirrel pair — who had been shut out of Yellowstone walk-​in sites a day earlier, eagerly seized prime ground — Jenny Lake #4 — for their tent, paid the daily camping fee, and got things ready for the coming night. Tent up, coffee prepared, water refilled, food and toiletries stowed in the bearpoof box, and with their rainfly drying on a line they hung between two pines, the two squirrels set out on a twelve mile, three lake adventure. They followed the Jenny Lake trail around its eastern shore to the inlet creek, then walked around String Lake, filled with canoes and kayaks and paddle boards, to the outlet creek at Leigh Lake. Then they hiked up to the junction with the Paintbrush Canyon trail and continued along the far shore of String and Jenny to Hidden Falls, and past the boat dock to the Horse Trail that led back around the rest of Jenny Lake to the visitor center, then to the campground, where they rested, refueled, and reflected on the day’s doings.
As they hiked along the lakes, they were observed by local marmots, who watched and welcomed the visiting squirrels to their Jackson Hole paradise. The mountains beyond were covered in melting ice and snow, and the lakes glistened in afternoon sunshine. The outlet streams bubbled and thrashed in white froth and cascades, the waterfalls crashed and fell, and the skies were a tint of blue that one only finds at fairly high altitudes.
«I’m satisfied,» said one squirrel to the other. «These lakeside trails are just lovely!»
The other squirrel looked at her, quizzically.
«Well,» he said, «it’s a lot different in September. Then, the aspens glow yellow and the cottonwoods go gold, the trail to Amphitheater Lake is covered in freshly fallen snow, and there are moose and black bear to be seen along the way, and you can go deep into Cascade Canyon without encountering more than a half-​dozen hikers. And we didn’t even have time to check out the wine at Dornan’s, or drive over Togwotee Pass, and see Oxbow Bend at sunrise, and …»
The second squirrel stopped him — with a well-​aimed pine cone to the face. Gently, of course. But firmly.
«That may be so,» she said. «But I don’t mind not seeing these things. It is a beautiful day, we have an awesome camping spot, the sun is shining, the marmots are making love in the green grass, and I am satisfied. Even if I never get to visit here again.»
The male squirrel thought about this for a moment.
«Do you mean to tell me that you don’t want to come here in winter, when we can xcountry ski along the lakes and through the sagebrush plains, or in late summer when we can camp at Solitude Lake and drop down into Death Canyon from behind the Tetons? You don’t want to see black bears at dawn and moose in the midmorning, listen to the bugling of mating elk, or marvel at the grace of the loping antelope?»
«Of course, that all would be nice,» conceded the female squirrel. «But I’m satisfied with all this — and she indicated to the mountains, the lakes, the sweeping Snake River landscape, and the Gros Ventres to the East.
«And the Granite hot springs, and the Wind Rivers, and Louise Lake, and snowshoeing at Medicine Bow Peak? What about all that stuff,» asked her companion. «Aren’t you interested in all of that?!»
«I’m satisfied exactly where I am,» she said, «sipping Sulawesi pourover coffee and nibbling Tilamook aged cheddar on Dr. Kracker spelt and seed crackers. «I mean, just look at those mountains! And it is so nice here in June.»
She smiled, and waved at a passing osprey.
The male squirrel blinked, and was silent. He shrugged, picked up his own titanium mug, swallowed a sip of coffee, took a piece of Theo dark raspberry chocolate, nibbled a little, and then — ever so quietly — kissed the female squirrel on the cheek and neck.
«You’re right, I suppose,» he finally said. «Grand Teton is pretty darn good, just as it is.»
«Pretty good, all right,» she agreed. «Now, how about that tail rub you’ve been promising?» She turned her soft and bushy tail towards her mate. «Twelve miles on the trail takes a toll, you know.»
And, for once, the male squirrel simply kept his mouth shut and complied.
Outside the campground, the marmots who were watching them munched on a little more lupine, ruminating on what they had witnessed.
«Tourists,» they said. «Can’t satisfy ‘um, can’t feed ‘um to the eagles, so whatta’ ya’ goin’ do?»
They laughed again, made moose farting noises for fun, and headed back to the trail for the long march home.
Moral: You can’t get no satisfaction if you expect the Grand Tetons to be super-​duper grand all the time. They are just mountains, after all. Be happy with darn good. That’s enough.

Beautiful coulter bay! The view from our RV was breathtaking. RV sites are like having your own little piece of WY real estate secluded in the pines. Great fire rings and picnic tables. They were spacious sites with little trails. All the amenities and a great grocery store on the premises. Didn’t like paying for the showers and I wish they were open longer but only payed $ 24 for a site. It was very relaxing and quiet.

While we only spent a short time in Grand Teton, the landscape and scenery was beyond words. We happened to be passing through on a beautiful sunny day. The mountains were slightly clouded, but still made for magnificent photos.
Certainly a place you need a few solid days for camping in. We tried to hit as such of the «tourist recommended» sights as possible, and yet it still seemed so vast. It’s also the best way to go if headed to Jackson, Wyoming. You can’t beat the scenery and peace you experience there.

More beautiful than words, come experience it. Tons of campgrounds and lodges, call ahead to check when they open!
A long, beautiful bike trail perfect for road bikes goes fur miles from Jenny Lake through Jackson, WY.

This is my most delinquent review ever — about thirty-​nine years late.
In the early months of 1976 when I was in the navy stationed at Idaho Falls, Idaho, I visited the two ‘local’ national parks a few times; Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Both are spectacular and I’ve been back several times since.
This visit to Grand Teton NP was an eye-​opening experience — one of those adventures you look back on later in life and wonder if it really was as great as your poor memory suggests. The photographs I have say it was. The images are not great quality but then neither was my camera back then.
One of my friends had a private pilot license, so we rented a Cessna 152 (flying Volkswagen, it was fondly called) and headed east towards the Tetons, making at least one stop at a little airport along the way. Our flight lasted several hours and involved basically buzzing the peaks. The views were awesome, and for once I think I’m using that word correctly. It was still the dead of winter so there was lots of snow everywhere.
My friend, being a stupid and reckless young sailor like myself, let me take the stick quite a few times, which was a thrill. Fortunately, neither of us damaged the mountains with the plane. We did, however, have some trouble getting back along our planned route. The little Cessna’s engine wasn’t powerful enough to get us over a mountain pass so we had to search for a lower elevation route. But that just made for more adventure.
I don’t know what the rules are for flying through national park airspace these days, but if there were any back in 1976 we didn’t know about it. Now that I’m a little more mature, I’d say I’m not a fan of people flying private planes over the parks — it annoys the people below who are enjoying the serenity and beauty of these wonderful places. On that day in 1976, there probably weren’t too many people, if any, in the park. But the grizzlies might have been annoyed at us.

Loved it, loved it, loved it! The Tetons don’t get enough attention for their beauty because they are so close to Yellowstone but me and the hubby liked Grand Teton better than Yellowstone. It’s a personal preference really. We love mountain lakes and vistas and the jagged peaks of the Tetons are just spectacular rising out of the valley below. The wildlife was amazing here as well and includes: black bear, elk, moose, deer, fox (what we saw). The hiking was terrific and oh those views of the Tetons. We loved the Tetons and will visit again!

We drove thru Grand Tetons in the early morning on our way up into Yellowstone National Park.
Drive the speed limit, as wild life are milling about to scare the caca out of you. They tend to stare right at you while posturing to jump right in front of your car… in that split second,. you wished you had on adult diapers.
So slow down. them wild life think its fun to scare you silly…

What can I say? A beautiful National Park that everyone should visit. I was so in awe of how the landscape was completely flat except for the Tetons. It made the views so dynamic and majestic!
We started in Jackson Hole and drove all the way up to the Jackson Lake Lodge. All told, it wasn’t a long drive. Sometimes going through National Parks takes all day but we did everything we wanted to do in under 3 hours. We did a lot of the stops and scenic turnouts as well.
I thought the views wouldn’t change much but I was wrong. At every point I felt like I was seeing a slightly different angle which I just loved. As a photographer, I was really able to capture each unique side of the park.
I would definitely recommend going up to the Jackson Lake Lodge and going inside. The windows in the back of the lodge are amazing and offer a wonderful view. I would also recommend stopping at Jenny Lake too. The scenic drive was cool — we saw a fox!
We went in mid-​May and while it still looked like the tail end of winter (still kind of dead and gray), we did see the very beginnings of Spring (a little bit of green/​flowers here and there). Plus, we had amazing, clear weather which is really all you need.

A bison shot us a mischievous glance as his herd took their sweet time crossing the Antelope Flat Road right in front of our car. Oh yeah, he totally did. You just don’t mistake a look like that, nor will you forget. Did he know we were leaving that day? By then we had seen at least hundreds of bisons, some at a distance, some really close, and they tend to have very gentle eyes with a soft gaze despite their formidable figures; we had also experienced quite a few animal jams but that was an animal jam at its purest sense: animals on the road blocking the traffic, versus traffic jam caused by drivers stopping to watch animals nearby.
Compared to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton NP is much smaller, and it doesn’t have the complex geothermal features. Due to the size difference, we devoted the bulk of our 8-​day trip to Yellowstone. One and a half days really didn’t do the Tetons justice, which is probably why they didn’t reward us with a single sighting of moose or bear, though we did spot two bikini-​clad hikers near Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve.
You can do the 42-​mile scenic loop drive in a day and be taken away by the mountain views, but to really experience the mountains, you need to take a hike or two. I wish we had done more. Stop by the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center first (buy your bear spray there instead of in the town of Jackson), and definitely check out Jackson Lake Lodge (a National Historic Landmark), especially the 2^nd floor, a touch of elegance against the backdrop of rugged mountain range. Though not part of the 42-​mile loop, the narrow and winding aspen-​lined Moose Wilson Road is very neat (I can only imagine how beautiful it is in fall).
We ate at three different places inside the park: Signal Mountain Lodge, Leek’s Pizzeria and Jackson Lake Lodge, all with decent food and views ranging from nice to spectacular. The heart of the park is only 30 miles north of Jackson, WY so it’s possible to stay in town for the night after a day in the park, but I would recommend spending at least one night in the park, for star-​gazing if nothing else. We spent one night at Colter Bay Village (a rustic and spacious cabin) and the other at Jackson Lake Lodge (
), both operated by Grand Teton Lodge Company*, who also operates the luxury Jenny Lake Lodge. I was very pleased with the entire lodging experience, from reservation (and change of it) to check-​out.
*Signal Mountain Lodge somehow is not part of the GTLC but it’s also on the shore of Jackson Lake.

This is my favorite NP of all time. There isn’t much to it — just the teton range. But boy are they spectacular! If you like hiking or backpacking then I highly recommend spending at least a day here and putting in a few miles — like real miles up and into the canyons and not just around the lakes. You will remember it for the rest of your days.
Tip #1 — If Jenny Lake campground is full I recommend trying Gros Ventre. I don’t recommend Colter Bay.
Tip #2 — Grizzlies hang out around Two Ocean Lake and Emma Matilda Lake.
Tip #3 — Brown bears hang out around the lower teton range, basically all the popular trails that go up into the mountains.
Tip #4 — Highly recommend the hike from Jenny Lake to Inspiration Point and up into Cascade Canyon. Even if you can’t make it all the way into the mountains the majority of the climbing is up to Inspiration Point and then it’s pretty flat from there. It’s worth going in further as there’s a family of moose that hang out next to the creek in the canyon. Even though its popular and crowded (you’ll run into someone every few minutes) the view is stunning.
Tip #5 — Splurge and pay the $ 12 to take the boat across Jenny Lake and save your hiking for into the canyon.

Ein Besuch des Grand Teton National Parks lässt sich am Besten mit dem Besuch des Yellowstone National Parks verbinden.
Während unserem Besuch fingen die Espenblätter schon an sich gelb zu färben einfach wunderschön. Die Tetons selbst sind majestätisch und atemberaubend
Wie mein Vorredner schon sagte, besteht die Möglichkeit mit einem Boot über den Jenny Lake zu fahren. Entweder man bleibt die ganze Zeit auf dem Boot oder man steigt auf der anderen Seite des Sees aus und kann ein bisschen wandern gehen. Es empfiehlt sich allerdings nicht, diese Wanderung mit Pfennigabsätzen zu machen (habe ich leider auch gesehen); das kann eigentlich nur schief gehen
In unserem Wohnzimmer hängt ein Kalender der Tetons und jedes Mal wenn ich dort vorbeilaufe schwelge ich in Erinnerungen

C’est un Grand Parc National, mais un nain comparé à son immense voisin du Nord: Yellowstone. Du coup on l’oublie, et c’est dommage.
Le Parc se construit dans une vallée plate sillonée par une rivière ayant creusé un profond et vaste canyon, et dominée par la chaîné des Tetons: Grand Teton, Middle Teton, South Teton, ainsi nommés en raison de leur forme évocatrice par les trappeurs français il y a un certain temps.
AU centre, un grand lac offre toutes les activités aquatiques et nautiques dont rêvent les amateurs de nature, et la faune sauvage (ours, wapitis, cerfs) est la même qu’à Yellowstone (voir avis).
Mon conseil: prenez une journée de votre séjour pour faire une pause nature et calme ici, à Signal Mountain par exemple. Puis entrez dans Yellowstone. Ou mieux, en revenant de Yellowstone, avant de prendre l’avion le lendemain à Jackson Hole.
Multiples possibilités de ski et sports d’hiver.

Der Grand Teton National Park liegt grenzt im Norden an den Yellowstone National Park und beherbergt eine wunderschöné Gebirgslandschaft mit vielen kleinen und größeren Seen, von denen einer, der Jenny Lake, ein besonderer Anziehungspunkt ist.
Er hat seinen Namen von der Teton-​Kette, die sich in Nord/​Süd-​Richtung durch den Park zieht. Östlich der Berge liegt die Senke mit dem Namen Jackson Hole und der große Bergsee Jackson Lake, außerdem die kleineren Seen Leigh Lake und wie schon gesagt, der Jenny Lake.
Das zerklüftete Profil der Teton-​Bergkette erhebt sich ohne Vorgebirge zweitausend Meter aus der Ebene. Die höchste Erhebung, der Grand Teton liegt 4.197 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel und auch jetzt war noch Schnee zu sehen. Wir machten nach einem Zwischenstopp am Jackson Lake und einem Stopp, weil Bisons auf der Straße standen, auf dem Jenny Lake eine Bootsfahrt mit lustigen kleinen Booten, die einen Pendelverkehr zum gegenüberliegenden Ufer fuhren. Dort wanderten wir auf steinigen Wegen den Berg bis zu einem Wasserfall hinauf. Wir genossen die Natur und das herrliche Wetter, bevor es wieder hinunterging, um mit dem Boot den Jenny Lake wieder zu überqueren und die Heimfahrt nach Jackson Hole anzutreten. Einen Bären haben wir leider nicht gesehen, obwohl vor ihnen überall gewarnt wurde.
Als erster Weißer dürfte John Colter um 1808 diese Gegend zu Gesicht bekommen haben. Der Name der Berge kommt vom französischen Wort für Brust und bezieht sich auf deren Form. Die Gegend wurde am 26. Februar 1929 zum Nationalpark erklärt.