The Teton Range located in Grand Teton National Park, in the state of Wyoming, is in many people's opinion the most photogenic mountain range in the continental US. Being a long time Wyomingite I definitely would rank them as such. Snake River overlook, Schwabacher's Landing and Oxbow Bend are but three of the many locations made famous by thousands of classic landscape images over the years.

What makes the Tetons unique? Unlike the many Rocky Mt. ranges scattered throughout Colorado and Montana, the east side of the Tetons have no foothills. The unobstructed vistas made possible by this fact are what make these images so outstanding visually. For my online map of the photo sites in Grand Teton National Park lookhere.

A less obvious fact is that all of these great photos are taken on the east side of the range. Do the Tetons even have a west side? If you drive into Idaho over Teton pass, you might be surprised at the view. Unlike the eastern side, a large and p...