In
the vast state of Wyoming, not too far
from Yellowstone National Park, is a beautiful
and rugged range called Grand Teton National
Park. The park is named after the Grand
Teton Mountains, and most laugh at the
name; some claiming that it is named after
the French word for “breasts”…
which is true! But hey, if you’ve
ever been to France that really shouldn’t
surprise you. The Park is nothing to laugh
at of course, and has been around since
1930. The park forms part of the Rocky
Mountain Range and is home to some of
the most steep cliffs in America. The
park is home to many species of trees
and plants (over 1000 in fact) that are
getting quite rare in other parts of the
country. It is also home to animals like
the Red Squirrel, the Pine Martin, and
the Black Bear. The area was first explored
in 18th century, and no one was in a real
hurry to move in. The only people who
frequented the area were people like game
hunters and fur trappers.
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People
did try to settle the area at one point
but there is no real growing season to
speak of and the winters can be down right
mean. Around 1900 the state decided to
make the whole area protected, and by
1930 it was officially a national park.
Of course one of the reasons it’s
so successful is that the area, along
with the whole state, is under populated.
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