32: Grand Teton Fun Facts

It’s time for some fun facts about Grand Teton National Park! 

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are exploring everything that makes this national park amazing. 

Even though Ash was a park ranger at this park, she doesn’t know a whole lot about the geology of this incredible national park, so listen in as John teaches us about the Tetons!

Join us as we cover: 

• The youngest mountain range in North America

• The geological history of this incredible park

• The cool type of rock you’ll find in this park

• Why we love Mount Moran 

• The magma of Grand Teton

• The most interesting mystery of this park

• The cool thing about the Teton Fault 

• What the glaciers tell us about Grand Teton

• The 61 species of mammals in this area and the one that impacted this park the most

• The fascinating human history in Grand Teton

• How Grand Teton became a national park

  
  

The conservation history and natural history of this park are absolutely fascinating – it’s a place that really gets into your soul. We hope you get a chance to visit it soon! 

Check out the full show notes here.