![]() This camera can produce very nice, 16″x20″ prints. It gave me a photo kit that only weighed 4.5 lbs. I carried a 12MP light weight Panasonic G1 with 14-45mm and 45-200mm lenses, and mini Cullman tripod. We scheduled our trip during the first week of August to hit the normal peak wildflower season in the high country. We allotted 5-6 days for the trip to allow plenty of stops for good photo opps. Our final destination was the String Lake canoe launch site. We started at the Granite Creek trail head located on the Moose WIlson Road. The approximate route of my own 38 mile backpack trip is shown in the google map seen above. If you are planning a multi night trip, make reservations via the internet as described here.Grand Teton NP regulations and information for back country camping may be found here. Two-thirds of the permits are reserved for this in person process. If you wish to get a permit with a one night stay, you can apply at the Jenny Lake ranger station in person one day before you start your hike. Only the last two will get you into a position to photograph the backside of the Tetons in a meaningful way. If you have no intention of backpacking, I’ve created a list of possible day hikes in the Cascade Canyon area here. If you wish to spend a serious amount of time on photography I would recommend a trip at least 5 days in length. But if you wish to see the entire thing you must commit to a backpacking trip of 3-6 days in duration. Parts of it can be viewed and photographed on long and strenuous day hikes. Accessible only by foot or horseback, it spans the 30+ mile long spine of the Teton range and was pioneered by the legendary Wyoming climber Paul Petzold. The answer lies in the back country of Wyoming. So where can the western side of the range be seen from? In a few places on the western side of the valley near Driggs Idaho, you can see the tops of the highest Teton peaks sticking out, over the foothills. Unlike the eastern side, a large and prominent set of foothills almost entirely hides the west side of the range. Do the Tetons even have a west side? If you drive into Idaho over Teton pass, you might be surprised at the view. For my online map of the photo sites in Grand Teton National Park look here.Ī less obvious fact is that all of these great photos are taken on the east side of the range. ![]() The unobstructed vistas made possible by this fact are what make these images so outstanding visually. ranges scattered throughout Colorado and Montana, the east side of the Tetons have no foothills. What makes the Tetons unique? Unlike the many Rocky Mt. Snake River overlook, Schwabacher’s Landing and Oxbow Bend are but three of the many locations made famous by thousands of classic landscape images over the years. Being a long time Wyomingite I definitely would rank them as such. The Teton Range located in Grand Teton National Park, in the state of Wyoming, is in many people’s opinion the most photogenic mountain range in the continental US. ![]()
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