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WLM | explore unmoving and stationary monument to geologic supremacy. There I was, in a nearly 70 year old airplane with no heat, wandering through this complex atmospheric science experience in a way I could never have imagined. Grand Teton National Park was such an experience that I have chosen to dedicate an entire future book to the subject. However, it gets fair representation in this project, and created an immense draw to fly in and around the entirety of the Teton Range, showing the mountains and the inhabited valley below from a wealth of unexpected angles. Garrett Fisher is the author of ten books, seven of which relate to aerial photography. He is in the process of publishing a long list of aerial photography books focused on the Rockies as seen from his antique airplane. Garrett blogs regularly about his aviation adventures at www.garrettfisher.me. There is a matter of complexity to deciding how to portray the entirety of an area from an airplane. I often ask myself what I would wish to see from the ground if I were visiting the area without an aircraft, and the answer for me is consistently the same: I don’t mind a few images of popular areas, though I would like to see the things that I don’t have time, stamina, or willingness to exert effort to see. With that in mind, I spend much of my perspectives in the book from on high, looking back upon Jackson Hole from many peaks and mountain ridges encircling the long valley, things that a person could spend a lifetime exploring and getting to understand. Flying Jackson Hole is available at Jackson Hole Book Trader, Valley Book Store in Jackson, the author’s website, and Amazon.com. WLM www.wyolifestyle.com 35