The incredible mountain range within Grand Teton National Park will capture your heart once you visit, and you will come back again and again. The hiking trails, the scenery and the wildlife will fascinate the whole family. The Tetons were made for adventure and they are here waiting for you.

Just north of Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park seems to have been formed as the Jackson Hole valley sank and pushed up the Teton Range, displacing molten rock as it moved. Starting millions of years ago, the constant movement of the earth has shaped these mountains and created the wilderness so dear to the hearts of millions of visitors.

Three rivers drain the park of water. These are the Snake River, and two of the Snake's tributaries, the Buffalo Fork and the Gros Ventre River. If you are looking to see some wildlife, it's best to try and spot them by the rivers, as they come to drink and eat plants on the shores, or take cover in the vegetation. The best time of day is just before sunrise and at dusk.

The moose will roam the willows in the forest, and you may see beavers that feed on those same willows and burrow carefully into the banks of the river. Otters also are abundant in the area and often live in deserted beaver lodges. Look hard and you may see some mule deer, bison or even some coyotes coming to get their fill from the streams.

As you hike the trails, you will enjoy the flora and fauna in the lovely Wyoming forested mountains. You'll see blue spruce towering up to the blue skies, cottonwoods and willows along the streams and rivers. Beautiful flowers dot the land, like mountain hollyberry and columbine. If you are hiking along the dry soils, you'll see sagebrush and the flowers that thrive in this porous earth, such as sticky geranium, buckwheat and Indian Paintbrush.

Most of the trails in Grand Teton National Park are accessible and have varying lengths to suit your capabilities. They range from easy walks to technical climbs. One of the longest is 15.8 miles. You go from South Teton Trails to Teton Village Valley Trail. For a shorter hike, go on the Christian Pond Loop, only 3.7 miles long.

If you would rather be driving, you can take the Scenic Loop Drive through the park. You can access this incredible byway by any of the three major highways that enter the park, either the Rockefeller Parkway from Yellowstone Park, from the east on Highway 26-287 or by taking Highway 26-89-191. Each highway joins the Teton Park Scenic Loop Drive at various well-known junctions.

As you take this drive, you can and should stop and see the Teton Point Overlook, viewing the awesome valley glaciers. At the Snake River Overlook you will learn about the fur trappers, and two family adventures are a must-see: the Cunningham Cabin and the Bill Menor Homestead. Don't miss a trip to Grand Teton!