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| View of Jackson from Targhee pass |
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| Ranching in Jackson |
Outside the park we drove around to get different views of the area. Rt 22 goes up one mountain and down into Idaho. We stopped for lunch at the top of the pass and had lunch, looking out over Jackson. Before we entered the park we took a side road by some horse ranches. The prices on these places in the real estate section of the papers are out of this world. The price to be in this valley surrounded by the towering mountains is beyond reach for most people. The private jets flying into and out of the Jackson Airport tell the tale.
The expansive views and sense of space is so vast and unfamiliar. The weather can be seen for miles away. Vermont seems confined compared to the west. The flip side of this is that there are so many miles between one place and another, and gas prices are quite high.
Going into the park was a treat, not crowded at first. With only a few trails open and most still snow covered, the walking was limited. These pictures are in the park around Jenny lake, the clearest lake I have every seen. I remember it from 15 yrs ago. We also remembered the Snake River Brewing company as a small place, but we got the Tee shirts then, and we did it again. Only this time they had expanded into a multi-leveled, indoor/outdoor restaurant with a huge tank outside covered with stickers from everywhere in the world, including Mad River Glen, VT!
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| From the Jenny Lake trail |
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| Jenny Lake |
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| Last night at Snake River Brewing |
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