Back Home To The Tetons, and a Video Salute

Me and my Dodge Magnum made it to Jackson Hole today, up from Riverton through the Targhee Pass (whilst dodging a hail storm), and then south through Teton National Park.

The crown jewels of this area are the Grand Tetons, three mountains distinguished by their dramatic rise to 14,000 feet from the valley floor, and their jagged profiles. They dominate the scenery, and the park is full of turnouts so tourists can stand and gawk at the regalness of these huge pieces of rock

I love this place. And I thought about how I could possibly describe it on this blog, so if you haven’t been there before you could get a good picture of it in your mind.

Then, it hit me - I had a new Canon digital camera. I could make a video! So, as I entered the valley in the shadow of the Tetons, I turned the camera on and started shooting.

I remembered a poem I had written a year ago after one of my rides through the Rockies - it was called “White Beauty“. Instead of providing some kind of detailed narration, I just recited a few of the verses (or as much as I could to stay under the 100 megabit limit on YouTube).

Here is the video, which I somehow managed to upload to YouTube:

And here’s the poem in its entirety, which I dedicate to Jackson and the Grand Tetons, a place where I always find my spirit.

White Beauty

White beauty
Piercing the sky
Towering above
Ever so highWhite beauty
All within reach
Much inspiration
Monuments each

Tomorrow I will visit the park for an afternoon with my camera in hand - stay tuned for more photos!