Grand Teton is a skyline you feel in your ribs. The range shoots straight up from sage flats with lakes strung at its feet like mirrors. Sunrise at Oxbow Bend, a paddle on String Lake, elk bugling in autumn, then alpenglow that stops conversation. The park is compact, photogenic, and endlessly hikeable.

In the heart of the rugged Rockies lies a sanctuary, Grand Teton National Park . The moment I set foot in this majestic terrain, its...