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Artists create original works in Grand Teton to benefit art, education

Artists Don Dernovich participates in a "quick draw" art show and sale during the first Plein Air for the Park event in Grand Teton National Park. (NPS photo - click to enlarge)

The rugged and majestic beauty of Grand Teton National Park attracts thousands of professional and amateur photographers each year who work to capture that perfect image worthy of the park's natural splendor. But a different kind of creative set has been working in the park over the first half of July to capture creative and visionary images of Grand Teton, and they did it one brushstroke at a time. A group of fine artists working in the open air around Grand Teton National Park helped raise thousands of dollars for art and education programs in the park, as the first Plein Air for the Park fine art exhibition and sale wrapped up last week. Continue Reading →

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A video trip to the summit of Grand Teton

A 2010 video from Men's Journal magazine showing a climb to the 13,770-foot summit of Grand Teton with Exum Mountain Guides offers a glimpse at what some of the climb is like. While the climb, one of hundreds in the park, is described in the video as a relatively "attainable" ascent, it also requires being a fit and technically proficient climber. So if you're planning on doing any mountaineering while visiting Grand Teton National Park, it's important — as with any outdoor recreational activity — to know your limits and stay within them. Continue Reading →

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Missing climber found dead in Grand Teton National Park

Roads and facilities in Grand Teton National Park begin opening May 1.

The body of a climber in Grand Teton National Park who had apparently fallen to his death Thursday was found on Friday by park rangers after a daylong ground and air search of the central Teton peaks. Eric Tietze, 31, of Salt Lake City, and three climbing partners were attempting to complete a climb of the Cathedral Traverse Thursday when he separated from his group and moved ahead of them on the route, according to information released by the Grand Teton public affairs office. Tietze apparently fell about 500-600 feet to his death shortly after leaving his friends. A long-time Bridger-Teton National Forest employee, Tietze has worked for 10 seasons on a trail crew in the forest. Continue Reading →

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Crews scramble to contain fires in Yellowstone and Grand Teton parks

Fire crews continue to monitor and work to contain the Index Fire, northeast of Yellowstone National Park. (InciWeb photo - click to enlarge)

Fire crews in and around Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks mobilized Thursday to contain a series of small fires sparked by lightning from mid-week thunderstorms, as well as one blaze that may have started from a campfire. Though the fires are small and have not required road or campground closures, fire managers in the parks and on other nearby public lands are aggressively working to extinguish some fires that could potentially threaten buildings or other key resources. A dry, hot summer and high winds have created prime fire conditions across much of the region. Continue Reading →

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Grand Teton Park rangers rescue stranded climber from Middle Teton

A helicopter heads toward Garnet Canyon in April 2011 during a search for two lost skiers in Grand Teton National Park. (National Park Service file photo by Jackie Skaggs - click to enlarge)

Grand Teton National Park rangers on Tuesday rescued a stranded climber on Middle Teton, using a helicopter to help remove him from a sheer rock face where he had become unable to advance his climb. Eric Rohner, 27, of Olympia, Wash., began an attempted solo summit of the Middle Teton on Monday, but traveled off route and became "cliffed out," unable to safely advance or retreat without risking injury, according to a statement released by the Grand Teton public affairs office. Continue Reading →

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Glacial lakes of Grand Teton is final installment in series of park shorts

Glacial Lakes in Grand Teton

The last in a series of four short videos highlighting the natural wonders of Grand Teton National Park has been released, focusing on the life-giving waters of the park. In collaboration with Grand Teton Association, Grand Teton National Park Foundation has released “Glacial Lakes in Grand Teton,” aimed at raising awareness about the park using a contemporary and accessible medium that is available online to viewers around the world. Continue Reading →

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Grand Teton Indian Arts Museum upgraded in Colter Bay renovation

New interpretive displays for the David T. Vernon Collection are part of a renovation of the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park.(Yellowstone Gate/Ruffin Prevost - click to enlarge)

About three dozen items from the most extensive and significant collection of Native American artifacts in the National Park Service are on display a newly upgraded showcase this summer as part of a renovation of the Colter Bay Visitor Center. The David T. Vernon Collection contains more than 1,400 items, and was donated by Laurence S. Rockefeller to the Park Service for display in Grand Teton National Park. But only a fraction of the items have been displayed in the Indian Arts Museum at any one time since it was added onto the Colter Bay Visitor Center in 1972. Continue Reading →

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Yellowstone and Grand Teton fire danger high for Fourth of July

Fire danger in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks is high or very high going into the Fourth of July. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate file photo - click to enlarge)

As dry, hot weather conditions persist and several wildland fires burn throughout the West, land management agencies across the greater Yellowstone area are issuing warnings of elevated fire danger. So far, only minor road and campground closures have been required as a result of fires in the area. The fire danger in Yellowstone National Park has been elevated to very high, and it is listed as high in Grand Teton National Park. Park managers advise visitors and residents to exercise extreme caution. Continue Reading →

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Speed not a factor in Grand Teton vehicle wreck that killed grizzly bear

Grizzly bears can often be found along roads in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate )

Authorities have released new details from their investigation into an incident yesterday that left a driver in Grand Teton National Park injured and a young male grizzly bear dead, finding that excessive speed was not a factor. Officers with the Wyoming Highway Patrol and the National Park Service have finished a preliminary investigation that has determined that a vehicle traveling south on Highway 26/89/191 in Grand Teton National Park swerved slightly to avoid a bear that was trying to cross the highway. That unexpected maneuver caused the northbound vehicle to also swerve, over-correct, and veer off into the sagebrush on the west side of the highway. A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man, whose name has not been disclosed, was driving the northbound car, and sustained minor injuries in the wreck. Continue Reading →

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