Adventures in the back country

I have never liked cross-country skiing. It seems that if one is going to strap sticks to one's feet, it's important to have gravity working with you, not against you. But our tour into Grand Teton National Park has broadened my mind.

Perhaps it was the glorious peaks rising up from the flat valley.

Perhaps it was the beautiful sunshine.
Perhaps it was the little reminders of animals, like these wolf tracks on a frozen lake.
Or these rather intimidating bear marks on a tree
Or perhaps it was the grace with which one can swish across the frozen wilderness:



Yes, I think I may have to reconsider my opinion.