GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — The delayed arrival of snow has its pluses and minuses. One positive: ideal weather for enjoying Teton Park Road while it is closed to vehicles.
Visitors can enjoy walking or cycling through Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) when the roads are clear of snow but still closed to vehicles, a beloved autumnal and springtime tradition. Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer ventured out last week to see locals making the most of a sunny afternoon.
The 14-mile section of Teton Park Road is open to nonmotorized use from the Taggart parking lot to Signal Mountain Lodge before it becomes snow-covered. The road will be groomed for skiing, snowshoeing and hiking from mid-December to mid-March.
The road closed to vehicles on Nov. 1, marking the end of visitor season.
Last week, park visitors also might have noticed a pop of color on the sign near the National Elk Refuge. The fabric draped over the sign honored Red Shawl Day, an annual observance commemorating missing and murdered Indigenous women and children.
