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Grand Tetons National Park is, well, beautiful. A cornucopia of photo
opps. I was delighted by what I saw and so happy I took the brief trip out
to see.
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The key to the Grand Tetons is catching them while bathed
in early dawn light. |
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Yet there are so many suggested vantage points that one has
to debate the evening prior--while drinking wine--how early one wants to
rise to drive to said vantage points. This shot is from one of the
classic/recommended points. |
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Looking east, this is the sun providing the light for the
above shots. Eastern buttes silhouetted. |
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A haven for fly fishermen, this river was too good to pass
by with the early morning mist and all. |
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Although I was delighted with all the moisture in the air
to make interesting photo ops, it was also good for the Park. Grand Tetons,
like much of the west, is in its 6th year of drought. These misty low-lying
clouds are much needed precipitation. |
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Of course, the Parks have lots of wildlife too. This is a
juvenile cow (girl) moose simply chowing. Moose can dive up to 40 feet and
run up to 30 MPH. |
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Look closely, there is a black bear (yes, he is actually
brown but ...). An unusual sighting in broad daylight (as opposed to dusk),
he/she was surrounded by people like me. Well, not totally like me because
they had much better zoom lenses. |
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The Tetons hold a glacier, pictured here. |
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The result of six years drought, Jackson Lake reveals its
rocky shores. |
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This is one of the classic Grand Tetons shots. This barn
was built by Mormons in the early 1900s. In real-life, it is gray and
decrepit. But in dawn's light, it is beautiful. |
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These bison had made their way down from Yellowstone to
live in Grand Tetons. When I was there, they were grazing around Mormon Row. |
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Elk migrate from high ground to low ground in the winter.
Jackson hosts a national elk reserve where they prepare for the hundreds of
heads head by growing this lovely alphalfa while the season permits. |
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