grandteton

Grand Teton National Park
https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm

 scott_farris [|8:18 PM PDT]



I'm from Wyoming and recall reading how Wyomingites were vehemently opposed to designating Grand Teton National Park back in 1947. A future governor, Cliff Hansen, who is also the grandfather of the current governor, Matt Mead, helped organize a group of local ranchers who rode their horses across Jackson Hole with their guns firing to demonstrate their willingness to use violence to thwart the federal government's designation of Grand Teton National Park. Needless to say, Governor Hansen later concluded that the national park was a considerably greater economic boon to Wyoming and the local community than grazing a few hundred cattle at 6,000 feet elevation. My guess is Utah, which also had local opponents to every national park and monument ever designated, will also come around on Bear's Ears. At least the smart ones will.