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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. TETON_060604_019.JPG: I arrived in Jackson, Wyoming during a rain storm. I went back to the motel room sure I'd be spending the day putzing on my computer. Fortunately, the rain passed fairly quickly and the sun actually came out afterward.
2. TETON_060604_067.JPG: Glaciers Sculpt the Skyline: A glacier 3,000 feet thick once filled this valley, overriding buttes and surrounding mountains. Only the highest Teton peaks protruded through this mass of ice. During lesser ice ages, the heads of mountain glaciers cut enormous bowl-shaped cirques, leaving the hard rock between them as dramatic peaks. These great masses of moving ice carved deep canyons as they pushed toward the valley floor. Mountain glaciers of the last ice age sculpted this mountain skyline. Currently, a dozen glaciers flow from the cirques cut by the ice age giants, Teton Glacier, the largest in the park, lies below and northeast of the Grand Teton, the highest peak. Cascading water initially cut V-shaped canyons throughout the rising range. Later, massive mountain glaciers widened steep gorges into broad, U-shaped canyons.
3. TETON_060604_082.JPG: The Teton Range: Young, Restless, and Still Rising: In geologic time, these mountains are the energetic teenagers of the Rocky Mountain chain: active, growing, yet sculpted by erosion. The Rise of the Range: Nine million years ago, the earth's crust broke into two rectangular blocks along the Teton fault, a 40-mile long zone of weakness. Through sporadic movements, the western block hinged skyward to become the Teton Range, while the eastern block tilted downward to form the valley called Jackson Hole. The valley sank four times more than the mountains rose. Displacement continues, and an earthquake-producing movement along the fault can occur at any time. Shaping the Mountains: Erosional forces continually shape the rising mountains. Wind, water, ice, and glaciers, particularly of the last Ice Age, shaped the range into today's skyline. The sedimentary rock layers that covered the central peaks have been worn away, but mountain building continues, counteracting erosion. Teewinot: The Shoshone called the Teton Range "Teewinot," meaning many pinnacles. Other Native Americans called the snow-capped peaks the "Hoary Fathers." Naming the Range: In the 1800s, explorers referred to the Tetons as the "Pilot Knobs," guiding their expeditions. On a clear day, the Tetons are visible from 150 miles in every direction. French Canadian fur trappers, approaching from the west, named the tallest peaks "Les Troit Tetons" -- the three breasts. Today the Range itself and three separate peaks -- Grand Teton, Middle Teton, and South Teton -- bear this name.
4. TETON_060604_100.JPG: The Snake River: The ancient Snake River, engorged with snow and glacial meltwaters, cut a wide, twisting channel through the valley. Prominent terraces on either side of the present Snake River channel mark the ancient river's course. Today's Snake River begins in the Teton Wilderness near Yellowstone National Park. It flows south into Jackson Lake, diagonally down Jackson Hole, turns west into Idaho, and eventually joins the Columbia River which flows into the Pacific Ocean.
5. TETON_060604_117.JPG: The Teton Range: Teewinot: The Shoshone called the Teton Range "Teewinot," meaning many pinnacles. Other Native Americans called the snow-capped peaks the "Hoary Fathers." Naming the Range: In the 1800s, explorers referred to the Tetons as the "Pilot Knobs," guiding their expeditions. On a clear day, the Tetons are visible from 150 miles in every direction. French Canadian fur trappers, approaching from the west, named the tallest peaks "Les Trois Tetons" -- the three breasts. Today the Range itself and three separate peaks -- Grand Teton, Middle Teton, and South Teton -- bear this name."
6. TETON_060604_118.JPG: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: You are standing within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largely nearly intact natural area remaining in the contiguous United States. Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, seven national forests, and two national wildlife refuges comprise most of its acreage, but federal, state, and private lands also provide essential buffers to this ecosystem and its free-roaming wildlife. Bison, elk, bears, and eagles once thrived nationwide. Now, these and many other species survive in this island of hope. Preservation of this ecosystem and the wildlife it supports will mean much to future generations.
7. TETON_060604_172.JPG: The Oxbow Bend
8. TETON_060604_314.JPG: Grand Tetons
9. TETON_060605_61.JPG: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: This 23,770 acre tract links Yellowstone National Park to the north and Grand Teton National Park to the south. In 1972, Congress created the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway in recognition of Mr. Rockefeller's work in establishing, or expanding, several national parks, including Grand Teton, Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, and the Virgin Islands. Grand Teton National Park: When set aside in 1929, Grand Teton National Park included much of the Teton Range. Disturbed by development which threatened the views of the mountains, Mr. Rockefeller provided funds and formed a land company to purchase property. He donated more than 33,000 valley acres to the American people, and this contribution served as a catalyst for the addition of most of Jackson Hole to the park in 1950.
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Wikipedia Description: Grand Teton National Park
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Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in western Wyoming, south of Yellowstone National Park. The park is named after Grand Teton, which at 13,770 feet (4,197 m), is the tallest mountain in the Teton Range.

The mountains were named by a French trapper who viewed them from the Idaho side of the range and called them t�tons, French slang for "nipples" or "teats" (presumably referring to the shape of the peaks). It was established as a national park on February 26, 1929. The park covers 484 mi� (1,255 km�) of land and water.

There are nearly 200 miles (320 km) of trails for hikers to enjoy in Grand Teton National Park.

Geography:

Part of the Rocky Mountains, the north-south-trending Teton Range rises from the floor of Jackson Hole without any foothills along a 40 mile (65 km) long by 7 to 9 miles (11 to 15 km) wide active fault-block mountain front system. In addition to 13,770 ft (4,197 m) high Grand Teton, another eight peaks are over 12,000 ft (3,660 m) above sea level. Seven of these peaks between Avalanche and Cascade canyons make up the often-photographed Cathedral Group.

Jackson Hole is a 55 mile (90 km) long by 6 to 13 mile (10 to 20 km) wide graben valley that has an average elevation of 6,800 ft (2,070 m) with its lowest point near the south park boundary at 6350 ft (1,935 m). The valley sits east of the Teton Range and is vertically displaced downward 30,000 ft (9,100 m) from corresponding rock layers in it, making the Teton Fault and its parallel twin on the east side of the valley normal faults with the Jackson Hole block being the hanging wall and the Teton Mountain block being the footwall. Grand Teton National Park contains the major part of both blocks. A great deal of erosion of the range and sediment filling the graben, however, yields a topographic relief of only up to 7,700 ft (2,350 m).

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