This Yellowstone Region is filled with amazing sights as the power of nature exposes itself at every turn. The Grand Tetons range is only about 50 miles long, but at its highest, the peak rises to over 13,000 feet. As tectonic plates slammed against each other the mountains were formed and the surrounding land slid downward creating the "Jackson Hole" valley of today. Compared to Yellowstone, you can see the primary areas of this park in relatively short time. From nearly everywhere we traveled in the valley the mountains were an ever-present view. Paved bike paths abound in this area and are well worth the ride. Our scenic float down the Snake River was a highlight of the visit. From the river you get a new perspective of the forces of nature as the glacial moraines reveal how stones were tumbled by ice and piled many feet high across the valley.