A 10-Mile Run with a View of the Grand Tetons

This shot has been cropped and modified as far as contrast and color to show the Tetons better. The telltale three spires are in center of photo. These mountains are 90 miles away. I took this on my ten-mile run this afternoon--a day when the air was clear as a bell. The photo below shows the same scene, with the Tetons a little left of center,.

Wind turbines.

Looking toward town from the top of the hill. At center and left center are two volcanoes in the Arco Desert. Below, also looking down, but more northwest.

A cold and very clear winter day today. I ran up to the top of the foothills above Ammon, and from the top could see all the way to the volcanos to the north and the Tetons to the east. To give you an idea of distance, the volcanoes are a good fifty miles away and the Tetons a good ninety miles away. We are in Idaho but the Tetons are in Wyoming.

On A Clear Day...

The Grand Tetons as seen from the hill above Ammon, Idaho yesterday morning.

You almost CAN see forever.

Yesterday Geri and I went up and ran our legs of a 40-mile relay that takes place next Saturday. The photo was taken from the top of the Bone Hill, just outside of Ammon, Idaho.

The mountains in the distance are the Grand Tetons. For perspective, they are nearly 90 miles away. That's a long way to see on any day.

Below are the same Tetons up close and from the Wyoming side.

More Bruce Becker Photos

As mentioned in my previous post, Bruce Becker is a professional photographer and outdoorsman who lives in Idaho Falls. I teach at the same school as his wife Lisa. Bruce is a master artist with his camera, and I'm lucky enough to be on his mailing list. Every time he goes out and shoots photos, he sends me some via email.

Anyone who loves the West, the Tetons and Yellowstone in particular, would do well to buy some of his prints. I plan to get a large version of the Lupine Meadows photo in the near future.

Here are some more shots. Check out Bruce's entire portfolio at http://myweb.cableone.net/tetonphoto/default.html

All photos are copyrighted and I hope I don't get sued for using them.

Enjoy! The Idaho Wildflowers montage we have hanging on the wall in our bedroom. Double-click on images to super-size.

All I have to do is look at these photos to remember why I love living here.