Jackson, WY Here We Come! (1/7/2015)

I arrived in Denver Tuesday night and Rodney and I left before the crack of dawn Wednesday morning to make the 8+ hour drive to Jackson, WY. We left around 6:45am in some pretty yucky weather. Fortunately, the weather got better, but we were pretty bleary-eyed by the time we got here at 1:00pm and we aren't even in Jackson yet. But we can see a beautiful mountain range on the horizon and we're hoping those are Tetons and that we are getting closer.

After a quick stop at Sports Authority, by 4:00 we were checked into the Wyoming Inn. What a nice hotel!!! It's always nerve-wracking to pick a hotel based on a few photos and reviews on the Internet. But we picked this one out in September when we finalized this trip and we did good! The beds were incredibly comfortable (BeautyRest Recharger mattress...I looked) and snuggly with great sheets and a fabulous feathery comforter. We found out that they had just replaced all their beds and bed linens only a month earlier. That makes this an especially good pick!

 And then we were headed downtown before 5pm.  "Antler arches have been gates to the Jackson Town Square since 1960. The antlers are from elk that winter on the National Elk Refuge. About 7,500 elk spend each winter on the refuge. The bulls shed their antlers each spring. Antlers are picked up by local Boy Scouts and sold by public auction in this square each May. All four arches were built by the Jackson Hole Rotary Club."

We parked near the square and then walked a few blocks to this great local place. The brews were good (I had a pale, Rodney had a dark) as was the food (I had Idaho trout over a "hash" of brussel sprouts, red potatoes, cherry tomatoes, et.al.--oooooh yummy).

 

After dinner, we walked back through downtown (it's getting colder!! good practice for tomorrow and beyond) and then headed back to the Wyoming Inn.