Grand Teton National ParkAug 7-17, 2007. While in the Tetons we stayed at two of the Grand Teton National Park Campgrounds: Colter Bay and Gros Ventre. Both are dry camping sites and are rarely full. Both are $17 per-night to "dry camp" with central water and dump site of course if you have the "geezer-pass" the rate will be half that. There are several hundred sites in each of the campgrounds. We spent most of our time in Gros Ventre because it is located only 10-miles from Jackson and we love Jackson and all it has to offer.
We have been in Grand Teton National Park for over a week now. We haven't been taking as many pictures as we normally do but we have been here so many times that we are getting sensitized. What I have put together here is a smorgasbord of pictures that I thought would be interesting, especially to people who have not visited the Tetons.
Mount Moran in the Teton Range
This is a picture of Mount Moran. While this picture was taken in mid-August you can still see snow packed in the glaciers. Look closely at the black dike that can be seen coming out of the glacier on the left. Long, long ago as in 765-million years ago molten lava oozed into a crack in the overlying rock (that just happened to be nearly 3-billion years old). Dates like that blow my mind. That black dike is about 150-feet thick at the summit and can be traced all the way down to the tree line. This picture was taken looking west so you are seeing the eastern side of Mount Moran as well as the eastern side of that black dike. Geologist have traced that black dike more than 7-miles to the west where the dike is still over 100 feet wide. Keep in mind that dikes are created when molten rock (lava) under tremendous pressure forces its way into cracks in existing rock layers deep within the earth. Once entering the crack the molten rock cools thus forming a dike. In this case it was a huge dike. Other dikes can be seen in the Tetons but this one is so easy to see that it is probably the most often discussed.
Mount Moran & Teton Range
This is another picture of Mount Moran. You can clearly see that black dike in this picture also. The pasture in this picture had a lot of tender green grass and hundreds of Canadian geese were feeding on it. If you look hard you can see some of the geese as dots in the green patch to the right of the picture. We are seeing many more Canada geese this year than past years. There must have been a bumper crop of goslings.
Teton Range featuring Grant Teton Mountain
This is Grand Teton and the other two "Tetons".
Horseback riding out of Jackson Lodge in Grand Teton National Park
The people on the bridge are trying to spot a moose. This bridge is located near Jackson Lodge and moose are frequently sighted in this willow flat area. A large group of people on a trail ride out of Jackson Lodge passed by while we were watching the moose.
Sunset over the Tetons
Sunset over the Tetons.
Grand Teton Sunset
Buffalo, the Tetons and sunset. This picture was taken on Gros Ventre Road not far from the Gros Ventre Campground where we are staying.
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