Jackson Hole, WY

It was a smooth travel day - for a change. We traveled 188 miles of 2 lane mountain roads from Logan, UT to Jackson Hole, WY. It was a beautiful drive of not much else but mountains and green pastures. Here is a picture of the typical scenery we had all day:

Even with the mountain passes and twisting, winding road, we averaged over 8 MPG which I thought was pretty good. I guess our new tires, lighter load and slower speeds all contributed. There were several small, western towns that we went through, similar to this one - Afton, WY:

The skies were threatening all day and we did go through a few sprinkles, but nothing heavy. The forecast was for rain, but we just avoided the bad weather. It was very chilly - 51 degrees when we arrived at Jackson Hole at 1:30 PM, and there was snow forecast in the mountains.

We stopped in the Lodge to introduce ourselves and to get directions to the camp site. We met Judy Peters, Manager, and Mike the General Manager. I didn't catch his last name, but they are both nice folks. They directed us to our site in the RV Park which is directly behind the Lodge. This is a shot of our site that we will occupy for the next 4 months:

It will take a little time to completely settle in, but we like the campground:

and it is convenient to work. This shot is the view of the rear of the lodge and you can see the location where we have to park the truck (on the left):

We will start work on Monday, the 28th when we are scheduled for just a couple hours to learn the system. The real crowds don't begin to arrive until June, according to Judy. We met a couple that we will be working with - Maggie and Phil Fields. They are from Florida and have been coming here for the last 10 years to work the summers. We met some more workers and they all have been returning for years. That says a lot about this place when the workers all return year after year to work. Phil gave us some really good info on Jackson Hole but we have until Monday to explore on our own. There are lots of fun things to do: chair lift to the mountain top, horseback riding, white water rafting, hiking, the Tetons just up the road, and, of course, Yellowstone - plus lots of nice restaurants and fun activities in town.

There are a few small things to do yet to complete our set up here, but for the most part, the next few days will be spent checking out the town and exploring all the new areas. We are back in our comfort zone...