Imagine waking up to the sound of a bugling elk in the distance. Sunlight just beginning to spill over jagged peaks that seem to touch the sky. Your kids tumble out of their beds. Wide-eyed and buzzing with excitement, ready for another day of exploring Grand Teton National Park. Here, every trail at Grand Teton […]

Thank you to President Ulysses S. Grant for signing the Yellowstone National Park Act. This established Yellowstone as the very first national park in the United States. Yellowstone National Park opened in 1872. Since you will be visiting during your family vacation, you may be wondering how large Yellowstone National Park is. Yellowstone is 3,742 […]

Where else can you enjoy the exhilaration of whitewater rafting while also taking in some of the most stunning scenery in the United States? Forests, mountains, and a variety of wildlife make whitewater rafting on the Snake River a must for visitors to the Grand Tetons. The river goes past the Tetons. It travels all […]

Jackson Lake is one of the lakes that you will find within the Grand Teton National Park, which is partially in Wyoming. This is a natural lake that was formed when the Jackson Lake Dam was constructed back in 1911. The dam has been expanded since that time. The lake was even completely rebuilt in […]