Posts Tagged ‘National Park Service’
3
Oct
Posted by tetontales in Environment, Melissa's Corner. Tagged: Bear, Environment, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Mother Nature, National Park Service, protect, smokey, wildfires, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
Learn the basics of fire ecology and what we are doing in Grand Teton National Park to manage wildfires.
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18
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Environment, Grand Teton, Melissa's Corner, Uncategorized, Vacations, Wildlife. Tagged: Adventure, Bear, Bison, endangered, Environment, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Grizzly, Jackson Hole, Moose, Mother Nature, National Park Service, Photography, protect, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park. 5 Comments
“Pay Attention: Wildlife On Road!” This sign greets all visitors to Grand Teton National Park, but let me be the first to tell you it is absolutely true! You never know when you will have something or a herd of “somethings” dash in front of your car… and let’s just say some of the animals in [...]
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12
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Environment, Grand Teton, Melissa's Corner, Uncategorized, Vacations, Wildlife. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, beauty, Blue Heron, Colter Bay Village, Eagle, endangered, Environment, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Inspiration, Jackson Lake, Kayaking, Mother Nature, Mt. Moran, National Park Service, Osprey, Photography, protect, Vacations, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
Kayaking is not a new sport to me; however that doesn’t mean I’m ready to barrel roll down the rapids! That being said, I’m perfectly happy to rent a kayak from the Colter Bay Marina and take in a paddle on Jackson Lake. Last weekend, my boyfriend Sy and I did just that! [...]
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8
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Melissa's Corner, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, Bear, Environment, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Moose, Mountain Meadow, National Park Service, Rockefeller, Snake River, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
I’ve recently noticed a bronze plaque that stands right outside the portico of Jackson Lake Lodge. It celebrates the buildings claim to being a historic buliding. It got me thinking about how little I know about the history of my new home as I am an employee of Jackson Lake Lodge. I was pleasantly surprised [...]
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5
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Environment, Grand Teton, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, beauty, Environment, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Moose, Mother Nature, Mountain Meadow, National Park Service, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. 2 Comments
Looking at the Tetons from the Mural Room window, it was hard to imagine canyons between the mountains. Actual canyons? Like the Grand Canyon? Coming from New Jersey, this was a difficult concept to wrap my brain around. The plan was to hike through Paintbrush Canyon, camp for the night (after getting a back-country [...]
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29
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Meetings, Uncategorized, Vacations, Weddings. Tagged: Adventure, Colter Bay, Colter Bay Village, Destination Weddings, Float trip, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Gros Ventre, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, National Park Service, Traditions, Vacations, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park. Leave a Comment
Grand Teton Lodge Company began as a transportation company. Jackson Lake Lodge was built in 1955. Colter Bay is comprised of 166 guest cabins that are all authentic settler’s cabins from around Grand Teton National Park. Each cabin was moved from its previous location to Colter Bay Village to provide lodging for guests visiting the [...]
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26
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Moosin' Around, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, Colter Bay, Elk Island, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Inspiration, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Lake Cruise, National Park Service, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
Next week the staff of Grand Teton Lodge Company has promised to have my name. It seems a lot of you have joined in the competition to come up with just the right one…I cannot wait to learn what it is! In the meantime, I’ve been playing around alot. Since so many people have been [...]
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18
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Environment, Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, Colter Bay Village, Environment, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Grizzly, Inspiration, Jackson Lake Lodge, Kids in Nature, Moose, Mother Nature, Mt. Moran, National Park Foundation, National Park Service, sustain, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
Each year the National Park Foundation sponsors the Junior Ranger Essay Contest. The focus is to ask kids their ideas about how to protect and preserve the national parks. In 2009, the essay contest question was “Why are our national parks important to you and what is your best idea to protect our parks for [...]
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14
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Don's Corner, Environment, Grand Teton, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, American Revolutionary War, Bartha Moulton, beauty, Blacktail Butte, Clark Moulton, Community, Deed of itle, Environment, Federal Land Surveys, Getaway, Government, Grand Teton Association, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Gros Ventre, Homestead, Homestead Act of 1862, Homesteading, Inspiration, Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole Historical Society, John Moulton, Land Ordinance of 1785, Lodgepole Pine, Lucille Moulton, Mormon Row, Mountain Meadow, National Park Service, Photography, preserve, President Abraham Lincoln, protect, Settlers, sustain, Taggart Lake, Thomas Alma, Traditions, Vacations, Wyoming. 5 Comments
“A ranch to the Moulton’s is more that just lands and buildings; it’s the husband, wife, and family all getting together in the field helping each other.” -Clark Moulton, Mormon Row Homesteader, circa 1930s As early as our American Revolutionary War, the distribution of Government lands had created a challenging issue related to [...]
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