Tagged: American West

08/14/2012

Beautiful Tetons

During our week of camping in the Tetons, followed by my daughter’s wedding, we were audience to the continually changing beauty of the Tetons. I wanted to post a few photos of the Tetons, to show how different they looked at various times of day, but rather than just “a few,” decided to post all of the best photos.

MORNING:

After unzipping the tent each morning, the Tetons were always my first sight. It became a game each morning to discover how the mountains would look that first hour of the day.

Our first morning’s view, before the fog had lifted in the valley

This was the view from our campsite.

Tetons as backdrop to my dogs, Shasta and Nevada

The clouds were different every day we were there

NOON:

The afternoons were very warm, and the sunshine at altitude was intense. Everyone got sunburned the first day within the first hour. Each afternoon seemed to bring dramatic weather, with winds and dark clouds, though many times the rain never hit the ground.

Our first view, after a huge downpour

It wasn’t unusual to see rain and sunshine at the same time

After a hard rain storm

Rays of sunshine beaming down from the clouds. It never stayed cloudy for long.

I love the way the cloud shadows danced across the mountains.

Tetons as backdrop to my daughter’s wedding

Evening Tetons on the south side of town, towards the ski resort

and NIGHT:

The evenings were simply gorgeous. Each evening was different from the one before, depending on the clouds and colors. Our first night there, the Milky Way arced across the sky like a white rainbow.