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Jackson Slideshow
Jackson
Travel Blogs from Jackson, United States
The glorious Grand Tetons (Part 1)
... colour underneath a glorious blue sky. (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Along the way, we also encountered our first serious animal-jam near *********Jackson Lodge where a large moose and her foal had taken residence in a small swamp and was happily munching ...
The glorious Grand Tetons (Part 2)
We were amazed enough as it was with the northern section of the Grand Tetons and were ranting to each other how beautiful it was, thinking THIS was the main Grand Tetons, completely oblivious that a few miles down the road, we would come over a rise in ...
Snow and Sadness
... on the brake drum. Then left around noon to travel up to Rawlins for lunch then up to Rocky Springs then up 191 to Jackson where we are currently parked. We started out with a temperature of 70 degrees then as we started up highway 191 the ...
Back on the block! The U.S.A
Well folks Im back in the states again, at my brother and his wifes crib. Its kinds funny being here after almost 3 years. Things are still the same Americans are still overweight and trying to impress everybody. The U.S is a land of workerbees. Thee big ...
down south
... that had this whole extra place just to sit and eat your sweets. Nothing else except the arhitecture was mildly interesting. Poor Jackson... I know they have a Roller Derby team so there MUST be some cool people and cool stuff to do SOMEWHERE... but I ...
Emma-Matilda Trail
I woke up today to yet again, plop plop on the roof of the camper. It had rained again all night and the rain turned to snow at some point. There was still a trace of snow on the ground around the campground. I had to get out and do ...
Short Day Hike
... There were quite a few trails close by the campground so I planned to stay close by today. The campground was located right on Jackson Lake, the largest lake in the park. I hiked on the lake front trail that bordered the campground and made a loop that ...
Day 2: Wed, July 11, 1962: The Trip REALLY Begins!
... ate breakfast (remember, we weren't supposed to eat there), but Momma might have just said we needed to get going. Just outside of Jackson, we stopped to purchase 10.6 gallons of gas for $3.51 @ Utica, Mississippi. We did what would now become a morning ...
Jackson WY and Grand Teton National Park
... station; I figured it was only going to get more expensive as I went farther north. I made it to historic Jackson WY and cruised through the downtown area. This was a clear, warm Saturday afternoon so there were tons of people out and ...
It is cold...
... bear and wolf park to give the children a bit of education for the week. Jordan then did an essay on grizzlies for me! Jackson Hole, Wyoming is not a very child friendly town. I wouldn't really recommend traveling up here with kids. They have very few ...
Well, We Made It...
Today was one of the very few frustrating days we've had on our journey. We got on the road by nine o'clock, which is a recent record for us. We made it fine through the Atlanta area, with up to seven lanes of Interstate 75 traffic. I ...
Sweet nothings...
True to form when we saw the sign we just had to go, all of you who have been 'travelling' with us know by now that we are suckers for anything a little bit different. Friends from home will also know that we frequent auctions whenever we need a new ...
Water Rafting
The following day we left at 10am and drove the scenic route to Jackson Hole. It was a lovely drive past lots of potato fields, mountains and rivers. On arriving we booked on the next available boat for some (grade 3) white water ...
Over Da Riva and Thru Da Woods
We actually did get an early start today. We broke camp by nine-fifteen and were on the highway by about nine-forty five. It had been quite windy yesterday, with a front coming through the area. By today, it was cooler and much calmer. ...
Gun shows and Beer
... it out. It better be cool, because Nic made us wait here for the last four hours just to watch it! After thats over we are leaving Jackson and heading south towards Salt Lake. Till next time, Jess and Nic ...
Left Yellowstone through Grand Tetons to Jackson H
... beautiful lake with th e snow capped Tetons in the background. Again we drove south though the Tetons area towards Jackson Hole. Dinner in Jackson Hole and a quick look around another great little city. We signed up for ...
Jackson Hole
Spent a couple of days in Jackson Hole, just coming into snow season, absolutely freezing, our tents were frozen when we woke up. Great time despite the ...
Wedding & Wyoming (good stuff!!!)
Great 2-part trip: 1st - Dallas Wedding of Peace Corps buddy David Hennekes (re-uniting Kilimanjaro companions (me, David, and Glenn Kosse). See first 3 Fotos Below. 2nd - Long hiking trip to Wyoming (Tetons & Yellowstone) with 3 ...
Jackson On Fire
... on to the Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis Depot Railroad Museum where we enjoyed another interesting and informative tour. We left Jackson and headed to the Shiloh National Military Park to see where one of the greatest battles of the Civil War took ...
Day 1: first disaster
Day 1 Monday April 6 2009 Jackson Hole Airport Day one and things are already going wrong. I have already gone through the metal detector and security clean, but then it happened Isaac's backpack (which is a black hole to the rest of the family) ...
Over Preparing & General Freaking Out
... the siege at the airport just ended. I mean I'm all about a little people's revolution but come on guys. Another friend from Jackson will be meeting up with us in March for the last month of the trip. We have three months and then we'll be back ...
Long road home ...
26 hour trip: 6 am flight from Istanbul (what were we thinking with two little kids!) 6 hour layover in Frankfurt, 10 hour flight to Denver and the most turbulent flight in JH ever. Glad to be home ... sort ...
Jackson Hole, Wyoming and The Targhee Festival
We stopped into Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a night and enjoyed some dinner and micro-brews. Jackson was a cool town, but quite touristy. We discovered the Grand Targhee Festival taking place nearby just west of ...
Planning the trip
Jackson Hole, Wyoming: Well, we've just spent the last two weeks planning our trip and getting it to where we can take a break and ponder it for a while. We've got most of our hotels, free crash pads, hostels or kibbutzim confirmed (even a night ...
Campfire & Wine
This morning I woke up a little bit to tired and smelling like a fireplace. Yesterday evening our fantastic neighbors had a campfire. After a day working on the electronics in our bus, setting up my new PS 3 Slim among other things, this was a welcomed ...
Clean up time.....
... a big dog on the lose in our campsite while I (Caroline) was going outside to dump our graywater... which I them didnīt.... Jackson is a very cute skiresort/upscale town with cosy restaurants and shops, a nice brake! Dinner time! (tuna kebab with ...
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
Backpacking trip with my dad and my brother and some other people. I think I was about 12. Since then my tolerence for camping and not showering has been reduced to about 3 days. Weekend trips only for me ...