Grand Teton National Park is home to the impressive Teton Mountain Range and a large valley called Jackson Hole.

 

Hunter-gatherers from the Clovis Culture lived here 11000 years ago and left their stone tools to prove it .

 

Shoshones thrived in the area when first westerners arrived in the 1800's. Half a century ago they were forcefully relocated to the Wind River Indian Reservation.

 

The park was established in 1929 and today is a popular mountaineering destination.

 

In wintertime elk and bison migrate from higher grounds to the National Elk Refuge, close to the little town Jackson.

 

In summertime moose can be spotted in the wetter areas..

 

Grand Teton Park forms the southern entrance to Yellowstone National Park via the Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway.

 

We passed through the area in July 1990 and again in June 1992.