This last Thursday morning I drove up to Jackson to catch the sunrise on the Grand and do a quick hike before work. Eventually I’ll do a trip report with photos and all that over at Altitude Slickness, but I wanted to drop a post in here regarding some of the treasures I picked up and found at the Teton County Library where I worked the rest of the day. They have a really nice Western Americana collection, as well as a large number of climbing books on loan from the American Alpine Club, and both sections kept me pretty busy trying to figure out how many books I could check out and carry back to the car.

I made it out with a few titles worth sharing:

1. Alpine Glaciers – A study of glaciers and their history in the Alps
2. The Romance of Mountaineering – A hefty tome regarding why climbers do what they do – some classic favorite passages will be featured in future posts
3. Tetoniana – History of the Exploration of Grand Teton National Park – When in Rome…

I also picked up a few books in town to add to my own library:

1. Glenn Exum: Never a Bad Word or a Twisted Rope
2. Mountaineering Essays, by John Muir

With winter fast approaching and birds already starting to leave the valley, I’m pretty sure I’ve got enough reading material to keep me occupied for at least a few weeks of snow…