The news on the weather-front was a welcome surprise 'Getting even better' and without a cloud in the sky we motored down to Jackson Hole this morning. The scenery en route was stunning and I really feel that the Tetons offer some of the best mountain vistas there are to see.....even better than Glacier (if I dare say that!!) We 'docked' Downtown and then meandered around the board-walks fronting the shops in the historic district.
Jackson remains an up-market ski-resort and also attracts many visitors during summer, which could be responsible for its seeming a bit more accessible to the masses now. Nevertheless, a quick walk-through some of the fashionable leather shops and a 'rocks and minerals' emporium that sells fossils for around $85k each, suggests that 'the affluent' continue to frequent this place. By late morning, we called-in the welcoming Visitor Information centre and came away armed with maps, ideas, and directions for "Golden Harvest", a local bakery which makes great sandwiches and blueberry scones! Post-picnic, we headed for the Teton park area, making detours through fabulously scenic loop roads to discover a variety of hidden gems. First we passed a lone Buffalo, grazing, just before reaching Mormon's Row....a group of old and possibly the most photographed barns in the US.
Then we took the Moose Camp-ground turn-off and drove through nine miles of narrow winding mountain roads to reach Teton Village....seeing a moose obligingly standing in a pond by the roadside! Finally, we headed for Jenny Lake (as lovely as our daughter!!) where we walked the idyllic lake-shore trail in the afternoon sunshine.
What a place!
With the afternoon spent, we headed home, stopping off to snap a local potato delivery truck (which explains the potion-sizes here!) at the local drive-in movie theatre, before enjoying a great dinner on the porch of the Royal Wolf Pub!
As a musical reminder of today, I've gone for The Stone's version of this song (rather that Chuck Berry's!):
Jackson remains an up-market ski-resort and also attracts many visitors during summer, which could be responsible for its seeming a bit more accessible to the masses now. Nevertheless, a quick walk-through some of the fashionable leather shops and a 'rocks and minerals' emporium that sells fossils for around $85k each, suggests that 'the affluent' continue to frequent this place. By late morning, we called-in the welcoming Visitor Information centre and came away armed with maps, ideas, and directions for "Golden Harvest", a local bakery which makes great sandwiches and blueberry scones! Post-picnic, we headed for the Teton park area, making detours through fabulously scenic loop roads to discover a variety of hidden gems. First we passed a lone Buffalo, grazing, just before reaching Mormon's Row....a group of old and possibly the most photographed barns in the US.
Then we took the Moose Camp-ground turn-off and drove through nine miles of narrow winding mountain roads to reach Teton Village....seeing a moose obligingly standing in a pond by the roadside! Finally, we headed for Jenny Lake (as lovely as our daughter!!) where we walked the idyllic lake-shore trail in the afternoon sunshine.
What a place!
With the afternoon spent, we headed home, stopping off to snap a local potato delivery truck (which explains the potion-sizes here!) at the local drive-in movie theatre, before enjoying a great dinner on the porch of the Royal Wolf Pub!
As a musical reminder of today, I've gone for The Stone's version of this song (rather that Chuck Berry's!):
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
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