Jackson WY is a more upscale and slightly larger version of Cody WY. The Jackson economy is almost exclusively driven by tourism. We were staying at a Homewood Suites just two blocks off the town square.
On Saturday night we headed for the Jackson Hole rodeo that was just a few blocks from our hotel. It was a great atmosphere and the kids were into all the different events. We were amazed at some of the ages of the participants - they start them very young out here in the Wild West.
We were very excited for the whitewater rafting on Sunday morning. The temperatures in the morning were very cool - but it warmed up to close to 90 by the time the bus made it to the drop point. We had a great guide who was from Maine and went to Northeastern. Brett, of course, road up at the head of the boat to get the most action. The water temperature was a reasonable 60 degrees. Our guide told us that last year it did not get above 51 degrees - as they had over 700 inches of snow here last year. The river was a bit lower than last year due to the decreased snow melt but provided us plenty of excitement. You can see me and Brett at the front of the boat and Karen, Jake and Kelsey at the back.
In the afternoon - we went over to Snow King Mountain Resort (we can see the runs from our hotel window) for a run down the alpine slide and then some hiking.
Overall we had a great time in Jackson and hope we can come back in the winter some day and ski at Jackson Hole.
1 comment:
Glad you did the rodeo. DId the do the kid's Mutton Busters (little kids on sheep?)
Was the rafting more exciting than 32 years ago?
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dad and nancy
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