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

We kicked off our stay in Jackson Hole with grilled chicken for dinner and an amazing sunset over the Teton mountains. The next day we walked around down town, had lunch, and got suited up for white water rafting. We put in on the Snake River, and had a blast getting soaked! Some of the rapids we went over included Lunch Counter, Big Kahuna, Little Sister Goes Flying, and Box of Fuzzy Kittens. That night we went to the rodeo, which was very exciting to watch. We saw bull ringing, bucking broncos, barrel racing, and cattle herding among other things. Everyone had lots of fun at our first live rodeo. The next day we stopped at the local fire department's annual chicken fry and had a very tasty lunch. After we ate we drove down to ... read more

Day 10- woke up and headed to the Snake River to go white water rafting! It was absolutely gorgeous and so much fun! After, we decided to go check out Jackson Hole ski resort in Teton Village. We had an early dinner and road the tram up to the top. The view of the Teton mountains from the tram and at the top was amazing. Next, we headed to the Wyoming Rodeo and watched the locals ride bucking broncos, rope the bulls, and barrel races. Later on, we met up with Jeffrey and some of his friends, who play in a jazz band, and watched part of their set at a small club. Where else can you do all of those things in one day!? Definitely a day to remember.... read more

Geo: 43.4799, -110.762We left Twin Falls early this morning, heading for Yellowstone. We had a beautiful drive. The eastern side of Idaho was much more impressive than the southern border. As we got closer to Wyoming, we saw a traffic sign along the road indicating that Route 20 to Yellowstone was under construction and to expect significant delays. So, we made a game time decision to pass on Yellowstone* and cut over to Jackson Hole instead. We got into Jackson Hole around lunch, found an RV space in a park a mile from town. After lunch in Jackson Hole, we had a great hike to the summit above Jackson so that we could see the Grand Tetons.We are planing to take the local shuttle to Snow King Ski Resort for dinner, then back to Jackson Hole ... read more

Wyoming - day 1 Perils of a Flight Today begins our Wyoming adventure. I call it an adventure, because we really do not know what to expect. I have been watching the weather forecast and it keeps changing - one day warm, the next cold, one day dry, the next rain, some days windy, some not. All of these things have an impact on the current fires in the area which is why I have been watching so closely. There are currently 5 fires burning in Yelowstone National Park. According to news reports, only one poses any type of threat to visitors and that is more of a nuisance threat than a physical threat. That particular fire is close to the main road and officials will close that section if the fire or smoke makes it ... read more

We didn't expect it to rain today so when it started we decided to go to the USF&W hatchery and to the National Wildlife Art Museum just outside of town. The hatchery is located next to the Elk Refuge and is responsible for releasing over 200,000 Cut Throat Trout each year in Idaho and Wyoming. Cool to see how little year old trout look. Then we headed to the museum which was much bigger than it appeared from the outside. An amazing collection of diverse work including one painting by N.C. Wyeth of bison in the mountains. This museum also encouraged visitors to try their hands at artwork. Sean made an origami bird, Drew sketched a Cut Throat Trout, and Dean modeled a Cut Throat Trout in clay. We also spent some time walking around town ... read more