JOURNEY!: WE LIVED IN THE TETONS

This episode of the TV show "Journey" (1974?) is titled “We Lived in the Tetons,” and hosted by Jack Douglas. It focuses on wildlife photographer John Fowler, and documents two years spent with his wife, Priscilla, and their children in Wyoming’s Grand Teton region after leaving the security of civil service employment. The film follows the changing seasons, from colorful autumn landscapes and harsh winter expeditions in Yellowstone National Park to spring wildlife births and summer adventures. Along the way, it showcases regional wildlife, conservation concerns, outdoor recreation, and the close-knit community of Kelly, Wyoming. The family ultimately describes the experience as deeply rewarding, embracing a simpler life surrounded by nature and adventure.

0:00 Host Jack Douglas introduces John Fowler, who left civil service to spend two years in Wyoming's Grand Teton mountains photographing wildlife.

2:08 The Fowlers enjoy autumn canoeing and trout fishing as local wildlife, including moose, pelicans, swans, and owls, prepare for winter.

3:59 Migratory birds depart before early November snows arrive, prompting the family to try cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, and snowmobiling.

4:45 Local residents use snowplanes and skios for ice fishing, children visit 80-degree thermal springs, and sleigh rides view 10,000 wintering elk.

5:50 Cold temperatures force mountain wildlife into valleys, where coyotes scavenge, grizzly bears prepare to hibernate, and otters hunt fish.

7:10 Fowler and Dave Houston undertake a winter cross-country ski expedition through Yellowstone, using hand warmers in 30-below temperatures.

8:13 The pair explores geothermal features in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin, visiting Mammoth Hot Springs and a winter eruption of Old Faithful.

9:19 After cutting through three feet of ice for water, Fowler documents trumpeter swans and the new 63-passenger Jackson Hole aerial tramway.

10:39 Priscilla Fowler practices cross-country skiing, neighbors cut a Christmas tree, and local skiers hold a torchlight holiday procession.

12:43 Spring snowmelt brings out bighorn sheep, blooming wildflowers, and nesting birds as the family spaniel learns to drink running water.

14:04 Wildlife raises young across the region, featuring nesting pelicans, courting sage grouse, protective mother moose, and roaming escaped bison.

15:53 Conservation efforts help Canada geese thrive alongside nesting swans, red-tailed hawk chicks, blue herons, and egg-stealing ravens.

17:45 A spider captures and wraps a grasshopper, illustrating the harsh predatory dynamics present in the natural world.

18:46 Young Karen Brutag explores the surrounding wilderness near the hand-built log cabin where her family settled after a summer vacation.

19:53 Karen attends a 14-student school in Kelly, Wyoming, a 35-person town where storekeeper Donald Kent holds multiple civic roles.

20:41 As another seasonal cycle completes, Fowler reflects on two memorable years spent living close to nature.

21:22 Jack Douglas interviews Priscilla and Johnny Fowler, who describe their school commutes, winter experiences, and appreciation for mountain life.