Leaving Yellowstone is a sad experience but seeing yet more countryside that is unexplored to us waits ahead. Map in hand and directions to the next camping location, we head south to the Grand Teton.
*Note for those who take this route in the future...there is no guard station or rangers handing out maps when driving from one national park to the other. We had no idea where we were going so we just hugged the mountains and pointed Beast and Polly south.
The Tetons are very different from Yellowstone. Both beautiful, the first difference we saw was that the Tetons offers many bike trails, picnic areas and no shops. If you are wanting to find a little store for souvenirs, you aren't gonna find them until you locate the Visitor Center.
By the time we figured out where we were, the Visitor Center at the South of the park was upon us. We parked Beast and Polly and went inside to look around. We couldn't spend too much time there because we had a limited amount of time with many other things to do in the Jackson Hole area.
Without getting too lost, we found our way through Jackson and up Moose-Wilson Road to the Jackson Hole Campgrounds. http://jacksonholecampground.com/.
The web page promised a beautiful and relaxing location to park Miss Polly. I'm here to report that the campgrounds creatively used Photoshop to make the campgrounds look appealing. **DON"T be fooled like I was. The facilities for camping were dry, weedy, close together and there was garbage overflowing waiting for the refuse company to pick up. The price of the site was overpriced for the amenities offered.
After dropping Polly, we headed north up Moose-Wilson Road to the Teton Village.
http://www.jacksonhole.com/
We purchased our tickets for the tram for the 14,139 that advertised to "change or perspective". Breathtakingly beautiful and worth every penny, we took the opportunity to snap a few photos and hop back into the tram to descend to the parking lot.
Coming down from our mountain high, the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar was calling out name. http://www.milliondollarcowboybar.com/
Waiting a few minutes for a saddle seat, we bellied up to the bar for some refreshments. Taking several photos, shopping and looking around the Town Square was delightful. We found the weather beautiful, the people friendly and even did a little shopping.
Dinner reservations, or should I say "SUPPER" were calling our names. The Bar J Chuckwagon Supper and Western Music Show was a MUST DO if you find yourself in Jackson Hole come Suppertime. It was fabulous! A great way to end a delightful day.
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| http://barjchuckwagon.com/ |
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| Polly and the Grand Tetons |
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| The only moose I saw. |
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| View from the 14, 139 feet |
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| The antler arch in the town square of Jackson, WY |
Love this post. I've been to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons but never to Jackson Hole. I think we'll put that on our list for when we head out west next year. Great to follow the travels of a fellow r-pod owner. Keep em comin'
ReplyDeleteI definitely like the picture of you and the moose.
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