Tetons?

These mountains were named by early French trappers who were looking for beaver and according to our float guide the name is a french reference to an ample bosom, which they can resemble from certain points. They must have been some lonely guys. Anyway, we started yesterday taking a tour boat across Jenny Lake to Cascade Canyon, a popular hiking and rock climbing area. We hiked about a mile in and up to Inspiration Point looking over the lake and valley. Just beautiful. The hike was quite inclined and about enough for both of us.
We left there and headed south to the sight of the Gross Ventre Slide. A massive land slide occurred there in 1925, caused by excessive rains. The slide brought trees and dirt from 9000 feet up down into the canyon in minutes and dammed the Gros Ventre River. Two years later, the dam burst and wiped out the town of Kelly and killed the 6 people who remained there. The wound in the mountain is still clearly visable as is the downstream debris from the dam burst. (the landslide is one of the largest movements of earth known) It was about a 40 mile drive out and we hadn't been looking in the rear view very much because when we turned around to drive back, we were greeted with an unbelievable view of the Tetons.
A visit to the National Museum of Wildlife Art just south of Jackson was next. The building is quite new and tucked neatly into the hill side. We took a guided tour and then spent some time backtracking and looking at various preferred works. If you're out here, it's worth the stop.
We scampered back to Moose Junction to take the 4:30 dinner float down the Snake River. They drove us about 12 miles up stream to their camp feeding area and we ate before departing. The float was very serene and we saw a number of beavers, an eagle or two and a few other animals. We had hoped to see moose but none appeared.
At the end of the float, we heard a couple people talking about seeing moose on the Moose-Wilson Road, a dirt road which runs over to Teton Village. Away we went and luckily we did run into a couple of moose. One, a young Black Moose male was standing legs splayed next to the road. In the light of dusk, it took a minute to realize he was taking a leak. And what a leak it was. He must have a 10 gallon bladder. He ambled down a stream bank and started to feed. The light was very dim and our pix may not be very good. We exited toward Jackson and headed home, about an hour's drive, at 9:45. Way past my bedtime.