Grand Teton National Park ImagesAug 7-17, 2007. While in the Tetons we stayed at two of the 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 north of Jackson and we love Jackson and all it has to offer.
Gros Ventre Slide
This is the Gros Ventre Slide. What you see is the scar left behind by one of the largest earth movements in the world. On June 23, 1925, earth, rock and debris moved rapidly from an altitude of 9,000 feet, down to the valley bottom, across the Gros Ventre River and up the slope on the other side. The action lasted only minutes (possibly 2-minutes) but in that time it dammed the Gros Ventre River and changed the landscape forever.
Some 50-million cubic yards of sandstone, limestone and shale filled the valley creating a dam about one mile long, 2,000-feet wide and several hundred feet deep. This dam across the Gros Ventre River created a lake above the dam. For almost two years this earth dam held; then on may 18, 1927, part of the dam gave way and a wall of water, mud, and rock flowed down the canyon destroying everything in its path including the town of Kelly, located three and one-half miles downstream. Six persons in Kelly were drowned.
Fire fighting helicopter
This is the fire fighting helicopter that was fighting a wildfire near Thermopolis about 40-miles east of here. The helicopter returned to the Jackson airport to refuel every couple of hours. In this picture the helicopter is probably heading back to the airport for the night.
Lupine in Grand Teton National Park
This purple flower is lupine and can be seen throughout Grand Teton National Park.
Fire fighting helicopter
This is that fire fighting helicopter on another day as he is returning to the Jackson airport for fuel.
Nice pronghorn buck in Grand Teton National Park
This is a nice buck pronghorn antelope. You can usually spot pronghorn antelope along Antelope Flats Road or along the Gros Ventre Road.
Other Travel adventures near here: Red Hills Ranch on the Gros Ventre River Red Hills on Gros Ventre River Road Buffalo
Fork River in Buffalo Valley Moran, Wyoming
Sunset over the Tetons
One night there was a spectacular sunset and Joyce caught it.
Pronghorn antelope on Antelope Flats in Grand Teton National Park
This is a nice buck pronghorn antelope.
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Click here for more Wyoming Travel AdventuresUntil next time remember how good life is. Mike & Joyce Hendrix
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