Here is a picture of Mount Ararat taken from our hotel balcony. It is 16,946 feet high (the Grand Teton is only 13,770 feet high). Many people believe that Mount Ararat is the place where Noah's Ark landed.

Here is a quote by Marco Polo I found on the internet (note the spelling and the year).

THERE IS A VERY TALL MOUNTIAN ON WHICH, IT IS SAID, RESTS NOAH’S ARC. THIS MOUNTAIN IS SO HIGH AND WIDE THAT, IT TAKES MORE THAN TWO DAYS TO WALK AROUND IT. THE DEEP SNOW ON its PEAK REMAINS YEAR ROUND, NOWBODY CAN CLIMB IT. ONLY THE LOWER SLOPES…..THE VEGETATION (PLANT COVER) IS SO RICH AND PLENTIFUL THAT, IN THE SUMMER, ANIMALS FROM NEAR AND FAR COME TO FEED, BUT THE SUPPLY (SOURCE) IS NEVER EXHAUSTED.''

Marco Polo, 1295