We left Riverton, following the beautiful Wind River for over 100 miles, to the town of Jackson. It is more commonly referred to as Jackson Hole, but Jackson Hole is a big valley between mountain ranges, the Tetons being on the western edge. The Teton Mountains are the mainstay of the Grand Teton National Park, directly south of Yellowstone. The mountains rise so abruptly from the valley floor, there are no foothills, they are just all of a sudden are there “in your face”.
Teton County is the richest county in the state of Wyoming. As one local told us the billionaires, have chased the millionaires out of town. Property taxes are so high many of the working people have sold their homes and moved to Idaho (about 30 miles away) and co
mmute back and forth to work
in Jackson.
Many of the backroads we would have enjoying driving were still closed due to snow. We did drive over Teton Pass into Victor, ID and back by way of Teton Village, a high dollar ski resort area. We were able to take a short hike down one of the closed park roads. We could just imagine how beautiful it would be a little later in the season, with wildflowers in bloom.
Teton County is the richest county in the state of Wyoming. As one local told us the billionaires, have chased the millionaires out of town. Property taxes are so high many of the working people have sold their homes and moved to Idaho (about 30 miles away) and co
mmute back and forth to work
in Jackson.Many of the backroads we would have enjoying driving were still closed due to snow. We did drive over Teton Pass into Victor, ID and back by way of Teton Village, a high dollar ski resort area. We were able to take a short hike down one of the closed park roads. We could just imagine how beautiful it would be a little later in the season, with wildflowers in bloom.
Later than same day we drove to park Visitor Center and discovered that their wasn’t much we could do, not being part of the jetski crowd.
In summary, our opinion is that Wyoming is a state of spectacular scenery and it should be visited again at another time, another season.
In summary, our opinion is that Wyoming is a state of spectacular scenery and it should be visited again at another time, another season.
Golly, what can we say. What an adventure. Got you on my Desktop as well as Carrie's blog ad. Sure glad you emailed us. Put us down as "followers." We love you.
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