GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK (05/2010 and 05/2009)

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This is an amazing National Park. 

There is a lot of wildlife and breathtaking views.

 Elk.  There is an elk refuge very near the park.

 Moose

 The willow is beautiful!

 Beaver

 Me enjoying the spectacular views!

In the Teton Range, there are a dozen glaciers dating back to the

Ice Age; five of those are on Mt. Moran. It was nice to see

glaciers here that were visible to the naked eye.

This glacier, called Falling Ice Glacier,

is in the center of the photo.

 The glacier is the shaded part.

 Teton Glacier (the shaded part)

This tiny chapel in Moose, Wyoming, was built in 1925 and is

still a functioning Episcopal church. Nice view - The Tetons.

CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION

MAY, 2009

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway

Located at the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Rockefeller Parkway connects Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The late conservationist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. made significant contributions to several national parks including Grand Teton, Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, and Virgin Islands.

In 1972 Congress dedicated a 24,000 acre parcel of land as John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway to recognize his generosity and foresight. Congress also named the highway from the south boundary of Grand Teton to West Thumb in Yellowstone in honor of Rockefeller.

The parkway provides a natural link between the two national parks and contains features characteristic of both areas. In the parkway, the Teton Range tapers to a gentle slope at its northern edge, while rocks born of volcanic flows from Yellowstone line the Snake River and form outcroppings scattered atop hills and ridges.

View of the Grand Teton Mountain Range from the
Rockefeller Parkway

 

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