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Jackson
Travel Blogs from Jackson, United States
Grand Teton National Park
Sept. 9th Arrived at Grand Teton National Park around 3:00pm and checked in. Off to take a walk when we stopped in at the activities center to see what there was to do. A river raft group of 10 had room for two more and was leaving at 5:00pm! Off ...
Travel from Henry's Fork to Jackson
... a lift. One skier had his dog coming down the mountain with him. We arrived in Jackson about 2 PM and visited a couple of clothing stores, fly shops and book store before checking into our hotel. We had ...
Day 8: Departure
Departure This week has been incredible. We all have learned so much! Students will never look at the world around them in quite the same way. We know this trip will be unforgettable for all students. They created memories that will ...
Grand Tetons
After transferring all our gear from one RV to the new one and realising the difference in size without getting too upset (!) we left for Yellowstone to meet up with mum and dad and the kids. We drove via Moose and hey presto, saw a Moose. The ...
We Summited the Grand Teton!
... summit of the Tetons Our trio then descended back to the valley to catch some good food with the Saunder's family and the Jackson Hole County Fair. The highlights of the fair were the good old fashioned carnival rides and the demolition derby! We had a ...
Yellowstone Part 2
... didn’t spoil the view of the Lupine Meadows – a mass of blue-purple lupins and yellow daisy/sunflower type flowers. Jackson is a great little town - quite upmarket, which is a shock to the system but does at least mean that there is decent ...
A Day Off
Lazy day. Dropped Mum and Dad off early then found a café with wifi and relaxed in the sunshine. I browsed the galleries and shops, confirming my suspicion that this place is a bit above my touch, and then had a nice siesta. Heading for Rapid City ...
Set coordinates to the Rock, Little Rock
... Rock in one day. We did manage to make it to Fountain Valley, Zoë's boarding school in Colorado Springs before heading back to Jackson (see photo). Upon visiting her former school, Zoë stated, "They may have taken my money, but they will never take my ...
Rest Day
Today was our one and only rest day for our trip. The past couple of days have been amazing. In the morning, we walked into the downtown area with the kids. In the city park, they have these arches that are made of elk horns. The arches are huge and ...
Some things done....lots left to do
I've been saving my Alaska Airlines miles since my last trip to Paris and London in May of 2006. This year I had enough to book a round trip flight to Seattle and another from Seattle to Amsterdam. On my last trip to Paris I spent most of the ...
Jackson
We made it to Jackson! Our hotel room was very nice and had a window seat that the girls loved. It also had a fireplace which I'm sure comes in handy during the colder months. We walked around the very touristy town and saw some of the ...
Holy Cow!
Hey, this is a quickie from the road, I'm on my way to Casper and this is the most amazing drive ever! I will write more about it when I arrive, Jeez, this is crazy.. must...keep...driving.... L and ...
The Beautiful Grand Tetons
... Teton National Park visitor's center we ate a barbeque lunch and then boarded rafts for a float trip down the Snake River. Another short drive deposited us in Jackson, Wyoming for a short stint of shopping before checking into our hotel for the ...
On our way to Jackson
... turn them away and they found some crackers to feed them. Our first wildlife of the trip! We arrived at the Wyoming Inn of Jackson at 3:30pm, which gave us about a 1/2 hour before we had to head out from our trail ride at Mill Iron Ranch. ...
Following in the footsteps of Davy Crockett
... Crockett was defeated in his re-election to Congress representing the people of West Tennessee. He stood on the courthouse square in Jackson, Tennessee, and told the electorate "You can go to Hell, I'm going to Texas. From there he went to san ...
Memories of Summer....
... town of Jackson, Montana. For six summers in a row Ron and I have taken three or four days and headed out past Dillon to Jackson. It's about a four-hour drive from Big Sky. Our good friend Mick-Mike has family that lives in Jackson so we get to help ...
Exploring Jackson Hole & Grand Teton National Park
... by going slightly off peak season. We also did some research on which hotels and rental car companies were cheaper. 4. Jackson Hole is a cool small town filled with art galleries, artsy shops, boutiques, restaurants, pubs, various outdoor outfitters and ...
Yellowstone and Grand Teton
Hi everyone Well Yellowstone didn't erupt, we weren't eaten by a bear (sorry Kathy), we weren't steamed alive by a geyser and we weren't boiled to death by a hot spring. So all in all a successful week. There were lots of wow, amazing and stunning ...
The DEEP South!
... of the first slaves to their admittance into public school - man am I getting culture on this trip!?! The social scene in Jackson was literally non-exisitent in the downtown area, with bars and restaurants closing up at about 9pm in the evening - and ...
Virtues of Tent Cabins & Other Grand Things
Well, the Grand Tetons are grand. If you read this blog before the pictures are downloaded please go back and look at the pictures. My photographer has to download during times that we have electricity. That has ...
Day 6: Field Research
Field Research Today, each group of students conducted research in the field. Every group that has visited the Teton Science School since 1967 has participated in this tradition. Students discussed the scientific method, and then determined their ...
Won't You Come On Down To My Rescue
... , it was decision time - head off for the first of two days in Yellowstone National Park or get dropped off at the swish Jackson Lodge just down the road to watch England’s World Cup opener against the USA. I know you get very few opportunities in ...
Goodwin Lake Hike, Pizzas, Flowers and Chelsea Dog
Hola, (First off, I want everyone to know that Jake and I always work on these entries together---if you were wondering why they seem so well-written, grammatically accurate and astute.) Yesterday, we went on a 6 mile hike through Grizzly Bear-populated ...
preparing for the long haul
... ....attempted to make it to memphis last night and started calling a bunch of hotels to reserve a room, they were all booked....apparently everyone drives to memphis when a hurricane hits....so we settled for jackson, tn...about an hour east of ...
Zurück zur Natur
Wir befuhren den Natchez Trace National Parkway. Diese nur für den nicht-kommerziellen Verkehr angelegte Strasse, die wie ein Nationalpark verwaltet wird, ist wunderschön angelegt und führt durch herrliche Landschaften, ganz ohne Werbetafeln. Sie ...
Trip Planning
... Bay Village Cabins, Old Faithful Snow Lodge Cabins, Absaroka Lodge in Gardiner, Canyon Village Cabins, Lake Lodge Cabins and Wyoming Inn in Jackson Hole. I was not sure we would want to move around so much but I wanted to minimize driving due to a carsick ...
Day 3: Sense of Place & Communities
Focus: Sense of Place & Communities Students were excited to start their first official day at the Teton Science School. We woke up around 6:30 and got our gear ready for the day. Then, the group headed to the main lodge around 7:00 where ...
Grand Teton National Park
... : on y est dans l'ouest! Le lendemain on part pour Grand Teton. Héléna raconte :"Nous quittons notre superbe petit hotel de Jackson Hole et partons pour le parc du " Grand Teton"...papa a d'ailleurs flashé sur le tee- shirt " I <3 Grand ...
Grand Tetons and Jackson
... pics first - writing to follow. I am using the fast speed connection while I can. :-) Left Yellowstone for Grand Teton and Jackson Hole. Boy O Boy! This park (Grand Teton) was a surprise! Not expecting much, we drove south to see the Grand ...
Freezing at Grand Teton National Park
Jackson is a popular ski resort town and in the summer people flock here for hiking, rafting, biking and seeing the wildlife. The park only opened on 1 May so things are really quiet here plus it is unseasonably cold with more snow than most of the locals ...