Grand Teton National Park

During our stay in Alpine, Wyoming, we set aside a day to visit the Grand Teton National Park. This was early June, and the mountains were still capped with snow, the temperatures brisk and cool. Grand Teton boasts an almost pristine ecosystem, and the same species of flora and fauna that have existed since prehistoric times can still be found there today. Only 10 miles south of Yellowstone National Park, these two areas, connected by surrounding national forests, constitute the almost 18,000,000 acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the world’s largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems. We saw only a smidgen of the 310,000 acres that make up the Grand Tetons, and walked only a minuscule portion of the 200 miles of trails that wind throughout, but we thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful blue skies, alpine lakes, fragrant forests, and patches of wild flowers, making us happy we made the time to stop.