Returning to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone
Last fall, I traveled to Wyoming after a fifteen year absence. As I deplaned in Jackson Hole, I was delighted again to descend the rolling steps onto the tarmac. Distracted by the thought of returning to this Western town and fighting an icy wind, I forgot to look up. When I rounded the nose of the plane, I stopped still in my tracks.They greeted me in panorama: those Grand Tetons. I stepped aside to allow the other travelers inside, hesitant to hurry the moment. I’d come here to be outside, to write, to be still, so I stood for a moment to honor the mountains with silence. They returned the gesture by…
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