Remember When: Grand Teton National Park Was Established

In 1929, as the country stood on the edge of economic crisis, Congress established Grand Teton National Park.

Even in uncertain times, there was agreement on something lasting: preserving extraordinary landscapes for the public—not for a season, not for a headline, but for generations.

The jagged peaks of the Tetons rise more than 7,000 feet above the valley floor. They've witnessed booms, crashes, wars, protests, and elections. And they're still there.

Sometimes the most enduring decisions aren't the loud ones. They're the ones made for people we'll never meet.

What's one place in nature that always restores you?