These pictures were taken July 22nd, 2000 at Driggs, Idaho and in the adjoining Teton Range.
 The view when approaching Driggs |
 The Blanik gliders |
 The exciting view near the start of the flight |
 The Grand Targee detachable quad upper terminal |
 Working lift looking east, the lift kept getting better |
 Higher up the angles change, look at the clouds now! |
 Mount Owen (Jenny Lake on the left), looking east |
 The Grand Teton, looking east |
| Circling above the Grand Teton, I took some pictures of lakes and other features. |  Jackson lake (with Islands), Jenny lake at the bottom right, Yellowstone at the top |
 A view of Jenny lake from above the Grand Teton |
 Snowdrift lake at the head of Avalanche canyon |
 Ice Flow lake, just SW of Grand Teton |
 Hidden lake on South side of Death Canyon |
These next few show some broader views in different directions. |  Looking N, you can see the Targee Nat'l forest on the Horizon (Lake solitude below) |
 Looking SE you can see the Jackson airport |
 Over Grand Teton, looking South to Jackson Hole |
 Looking west, the Driggs airport is about center |
Now for some up close and personal views of the Grand Teton! |
 The Grand Teton looking NE |
 The Grand Teton, looking west |
 Closing in on the Grand Teton... see the hikers? |
 Three climbers on top of the Grand Teton |
 Landing after a wonderful day of soaring! |
A special thanks to the Teton Aviation pilots who helped me out. |  Glenn Vitucci who gave me my check ride. |
 Mike McCollister who helped find lift so I could work the camera! |
If you would like to find out more about soaring the Tetons, click here to see the Teton Aviation web site.
This page was updated Monday, June 14, 2004.