We left Jackson and drove west through yet another section of Idaho to meet up with the other half of our group in Ashton, Idaho on our way to West Yellowstone, Montana. After navigating a steep and slightly scary (at least for us flatlanders) mountain pass, we found ourselves on the other side of the … Continue reading Scenic and Quirky Idaho (bet you thought they only had potatoes there)
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Grand Teton National Park and Jackson, Wyoming
The Tetons were the most unique mountains we've seen. They rise almost vertically from a fault line that runs at the base on the mountains, which means that there aren't really any foothills. On the other side of the fault line is Jackson Hole, a valley of sorts ringed by the Tetons on one side and the Gros Ventre Range on the other. It's hard to describe how different the mountains look rising fully formed without the hesitant fits and starts of foothills. It's almost as if you can drive right up to the foot of the mountain, which we came pretty close to doing.