Better call Christo for this draping job
Amanda Jones, in her article “Fall in Cowboy Country” (Sept. 22), reported that Grand Teton means “large breast” in French, and the mountains were named by French Canadian trappers who were reminded of the female anatomy when they saw them.
Is U.S. Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft aware of this? He’ll have a terrible time draping spires reaching 13,770 feet.
Samuel M. Rosen
Newbury Park
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