Blogs from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States, North America - page 2

It’s a shame that Jackson, WY has become a tourist trap. Real estate is very expensive, shops are packed with souvenir tee-shirts, ball caps, and Western-themed stuff made in China; and the town is full of camera-wielding Asian, European, and American visitors. Of course, we are visitors, too; so, there you have it. There are some very good restaurants in town, although pricey. And, the Western Art Museum is wonderful. But the main reason for coming is to visit Grand Teton National Park. The Tetons are beautiful, especially when covered almost to the base with late spring snow. We shouldn’t complain, really, since we got permission to dry-camp for free in the newly paved parking lot at Teton Village ski resort. It was the off-season, and the Village was fairly empty. Skiing was over for the ... read more

Our Teton-Yellowstone vacation got off to a very early start: a 5 a.m. ride to Logan Airport for an 8 a.m. flight. We were a bit worried about the layover in Denver—a few weeks before, United had altered our itinerary, shortening a 3-hour stop to 45 minutes. In the end, it all went off without a hitch. Flying into Jackson Hole, the pilot banked the plane, giving us a first look at the jagged Teton peaks still spotted with snow. Mountains make for updrafts, so there were a few bumps. I gulped; Tristan grinned; Eli was oblivious. To Eli’s dismay, our first stop after the airport was the supermarket. We stocked up on peanut butter, honey, bread, trail mix, sunscreen, bug repellent, and other necessities we thought might be more expensive in the parks. Since we ... read more

Saturday June 26th Daily Information High temp: 74 Low temp: 49 Campground Elevation: 6,822 above sea level Highest Elevation: 10,450 above sea level Lowest Elevation: 6,822 above sea level Traveled 125 miles Departed 10:30AM (Local) Weather wonderful cool and low humidity. Highlights Grand Teton peak in the clouds, awesome Saw White Pelicans, Really Going to Jackson I saw my first Bison (Tetonka, Indian for buffalo) with many friends 61 degrees at 11:30MDT cool Drove along the Snake River with the Tetons in the background Ate at the “Bunnery” and I had my first Buffalo Burger, Hmmmm In Jackson there were Elk antler arches, huge Then went to Teton Village and took the Jackson Hole Tram to The top of Rendezvous Mountain10,450 feet, lots of snow patches, blowing cold Saw two moose At the Jackson Lodge back ... read more

Mark and then Liz posting: It is hard to believe that Liz and I have been in Jackson for nearly four months already. And despite the fact that winter never truly arrived, we have had made the most of the weather that was given to us. I was surprised to find out that Jackson has received 300 inches of snow so far this year and that is 60% of what could typically be expected at this point in the season. It does not seem as though there has been that much snow because those totals are measured higher up in the mountains - and for one reason or another there has been very little accumulation at the base. Still Liz and I have used our ski passes at Snow King a couple dozen times which has ... read more

Liz posting: Well it has been a long time and I've been telling Mark that I would post now for weeks...so apologies to all of our adoring fans. We have been receiving "posting requests" from both sides of our families, which we love- we are in demand! We haven't posted something since before Christmas, so we do have a lot to catch up on. Christmas was nice, but it didn't seem quite like Christmas without the normal travel, shopping, wrapping presents, and, mostly, lots of family surrounding us. That said, we did have a really great time which was made all the better by the packages we received from around the US. My aunt, who lives a few houses away from us, received a number of the packages for us. She would sneak into the house ... read more