The Tetons

(left) The colors at the top of the Teton Summit (9,700 feet). (Center) The Grand Teton from the Jackson Hole Valley. (right) Another great scenery golf course I didn't play.

If you are describing luxury and majestic scenery, you might start with where we are tonight—Spring Creek Ranch at Jackson Hole. So, just where do we go from here!

What an inspiring and beautiful place we have landed today, driving from Twin Falls Idaho, north through Pocatello and Idaho Falls. We took the long road over the Grand Teton Summit and believe me, it was worth the extra time to see the terrain and the colors of the aspen and willows and sage turning bright yellow and golds. This is the season for the turning colors of the aspen trees but everything else turns as well and it is a true kaleidoscope of colors enriched by a a dark green forest of pine trees and steep mountainsides.

When you reach the top of the summit, an incredible valley appears before your eyes full of green pastures and aspen trees that literally glow in the sunlight as they turn into their fall colors. Below lies Jackson and Jackson Hole, actually one in the same communities and a delightful view of the Teton Mountain Range, which is so different from anything we've seen.

Our room looks out on the Grand Teton range and you find yourself just standing on the deck looking out over the valley and onto this magnificent mountain range that was formed thousands of years ago by glaciers. The Snake River, which we followed all the way from Twin Falls, winds through the valley where aspens and popular trees change from green to yellow to gold in large groves.

I found another great golf course shadowed by the Tetons and could only take photos at the course because we have so many things to see. Tomorrow we explore the Teton National Park and get a closer view of the Grant Teton, a towering pointed piece of jagged rocks that climbs some 13,000 feet into the sky. The view in the evening from the restaurant at the hotel was simply magnificent and it was hard to believe that we were where we were, enjoying the view and wonders of the world.

As much as I would like to play golf, the National Park should be awesome and we'll most definitely get a closer look at this range of mountains that is like no other. There are lakes and rivers and creeks and forests that surround this range and the exploration should be something else.

We haven't even reached Yellowstone yet and already we are awed at what we've seen.

Happy Trails.