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

Geo: 43.4796, -110.762Alex and I have a favorite breakfast here in Jackson Hole. It is a breakfast burrito front Dog. So good! We woke up this morning in our hotel room discovering what a brilliant idea Alex had to stay there. It was poring down rain. Fortunately the rain stopped just intone for us to go four wheeling. They gave us a trailer and we drove 20 mile to shadow mountain. Votes #1 Atv trail in the Rockies. It was awesome. We saw the flowered meadows at the top of the mountains as well as a 360 view from a mountain peak. After a harrowing ride as Alex's passenger, the ride was topped off with a deer that posed for our cameraOnce back in town, we watched the evening shootout at the town square. A 47 ... read more

(English version on the bottom) Liebe Verwandte und Freunde Von Moab aus wenden wir uns südwestwärts und gelangen schon bald in den nördlichen Teil des Canyonlands-Nationalparks. Früh am Morgen finden wir auf dem Willowflat-Campground einen Platz für die nächste Nacht. Wir geniessen kurze Wanderungen und vor allem den Blick hinaus in die Canyons des Colorado- und Green-Rivers. Eigentlich wollten wir im Goblin Valley mit seinen ulkigen Figuren Halt machen, aber der Platz zum Übernachten war voll. Trotzdem schauten wir uns unter diesen Kobolden ausgiebig um und entdeckten unzählige Gesichter, Statuen und Tiere. Nun steuerten wir den Capitol Reef-Nationalpark an und verbrachten hier zwei wunderbare Tage. Einerseits unternahmen wir Wanderungen in die wilde Umgebung und andererseits ruhten wir uns wieder etwas aus. Immer wieder treffen wir interessante Leute ... read more

Monday morning we visited the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Very nice museum, 5 galleries including a Plains Indian section, a Natural History of Yellowstone section, the Whitney Art Gallery, a firearms exhibit and a section about Buffalo Bill himself. In true fashion, that was the section I most wanted to see, and it was the one that was closed. Sigh.... The other galleries were nice, with the Western Art being the nicest. I didn't go into the firearms wing, but did go out into the sculpture garden. Even though the museum was nice, and I'm glad we stopped there, I think it would have been nicer to have more time in the Park itself. Drive to and through the Park was really nice. Got to Old Faithful just in time to watch it go off. Gotta ... read more

We left Ogden UT this morning and drove out to the Hill Aerospace Museum. We arrived before they opened, so we just walked around. This is what happened when you travel with a group. One of the guys is a military aircraft enthusiast. Onward to the wide open country of Wyoming. There we found the Fossil Butte National Monument. Very nice museum with information on the geology of the area and the fossil remains that were discovered in the area. On to Jackson WY. Several of us took a van into town for a beer at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. What a beautiful place. They don't make bars like this anymore. The bar stools are saddles, beautiful wood bars and western decor. We went next door for burgers and back to the rooms for an ... read more

An arch of white antlers stood at the town square of Jackson Hole. Personally, I didn't know what to make of it. Antlers to me meant hunting and death (shrug). It blends in with the cowboy theme of the city, alright. It stood against a beautiful backdrop of mountain ranges -- a welcome sight for someone like me who has lived for quite a while in flatland Chicago. Fortunately, the arch had a sign that says it has stood there since 1960. But most importantly, it says that these antlers came from the National Elk Refuge nearby where local boy scouts pick them from bulls who shed their antlers each spring. Oh geez -- they were naturally shed by the elk! What a relief! I thought elks were intentionally killed just to make these arches. That ... read more