both sides of the same coin

You're likely most familiar with this shot of the Tetons.  It's the eastern face, the one you pass driving south out of Yellowstone toward Jackson, Wyoming.

But the second pic is the view I see most often: from the west.  All that white under the signature peak looks like clouds ... but it's snow, frosting a great, rounded mound of earth butting up against the mountains.

If you ever visit Targhee ski resort in summer, take the tram to the top.  You'll have a stunning view of the landscape as it builds toward the western side of Grand Teton.  But if you poke among the rocks you'll find endless fossils of small shells and sea plant life.  Quoi!  Ocean remnants are everywhere!

During this trip our daughter had a friend, who is fluent in French, in the car.  As we drove past the Tetons she laughed and laughed.  I asked: what?  She said:  "Grand Teton means 'big tits'.  And Gros Ventre means 'big belly'."  Yes, the areas around Yellowstone were named by lonely, hungry French trappers....