Posts Tagged ‘Spring’

3 Ways to Enjoy Grand Teton National Park this Spring

Welcome springtime in Grand Teton National Park! There are already signs of a new season approaching. With the arrival of the spring melt we see the Snake River  rushing, river otters playing, trumpeter swans swimming, and moose munching on willows. These are all sure signs that Jackson Hole and Grand Teton Lodge Company are coming [...]

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…Where the Pronghorn Play!

A common confusion for the guests of Grand Teton National Park is calling a pronghorn an “antelope.”     The pronghorn has had to live with this mistake for quite awhile, so I thought I’d help clear this matter up! Fun Fact One:  Family Antelope are a member of the Bovidae family, which also includes cows, [...]

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Wells on Wildflowers

  Nature greets the arrival of spring as enthusiastically as we do, and celebrates it with a festival of color.  Even Grand Teton’s sub-zero winters and blinding snowstorms eventually yield to the pink earthly stars of the Spring Beauty, and gigantic yellow flowering Arrowleaf Balsam Root.  Soon thereafter Lupine, Camas, Larkspur, Oregon Grape, and Yellow Violets [...]

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Bison Calves

Calving season is upon us in Grand Teton National Park. A herd of Bison are hanging out near Gros Ventre Campground, with a couple calves and yearlings. It’s estimated that over 50 million American bison once roamed the Great Plains before they were nearly hunted to extinction by settlers. Size does not slow down the [...]

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New Life in the Park

  Spring fever is raising temperatures and melting the snow in Grand Teton National Park. The season is in full swing, as new life joins us in the Park. Herds are beginning their migration from lower winter feeding grounds to higher summer grounds and females are beginning to give birth, providing the opportunity to observe [...]

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The Moose Are Moosin’ Around

    Springtime in Grand Teton National Park brings a sense of rejuvenation to Jackson Hole. Wildlife are coming out of hibernation and raising their young. The snow is beginning to melt, revealing silvery-green big leaf sagebrush growing on the valley floor. Narrow leaf cottonwood and willows thrive along the Snake River and in marshes. [...]

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