Genesis

June 23, 1925. Fifty-million cubic yards of sedimentary debris. Spring's sodden soils, laden with the immensity of time, avalanche down the north face of Sheep Mountain. Torrents of red earth race across a prolific river, climbing 300 feet up the opposite bank. The river is dammed, stagnated for two years.
   

May 18, 1927. Another sloppy-wet spring spatters the valley. Dam failure. The ensuing tidal waves cascades, recreating, the narrow river. Water tumbles as high as a man, for over 25 miles.

The township of Kelly doesn't stand a chance. Church and School, being placed on higher ground are the only survivors. Divine devastation rewrites man's draft and Jackson's Hole is changed forever.

Already clinging to the fringe of society: Kelly, becomes stuck in time. Left to fester, as Grand Teton National Park is established in 1929 insuring modern hemorrhaging at a lesser rate.

Consider the magnitude of circumstance. Upon these deductions, I reserve this space for revisionist- history. To be told impartially by the teller, hoping to impact the told. I implore civil discourse and lively debate! Thanks for visiting.


   

Gros Ventre slide 85 years on.

Lower Slide Lake