We haven't been spending
all of our time hiking or biking. Hahaha. One rainy day we took a walk through the center of Jackson Hole, and did a little shopping and exploring in some galleries. There are great art galleries here in Jackson. The magnificent painting I had my eye on was $40,000. It was too big for the motorhome though, so we decided not to get it. Seriously, the paintings and sculptures were amazing and we really enjoyed browsing the art galleries.
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| the iconic Jackson Hole tourist photo shot |
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| oh here comes my ride now |
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| I was here in Jackson Hole too! |
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| shopping on this raw day |
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| lots of wildlife everywhere |
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| here too |
The park in the center of town is the classic tourist photo shoot, as is the stage coach near the square. Honestly, I would have loved to have gone for a little ride in the stage coach, but after the art galleries, I thought that would be pushing it with Tom. Hahahah.
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| oh, there goes my ride again.....wait! |
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| this gallery was great! |
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| you are allowed to sit here! |
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| this one's my favorite....Abe! |
Since our time in the area is quickly coming to an end, we toured all the places we said we'd see "tomorrow". The Church of the Transfiguration is one of those places. There is something special about this church...the starkness inside and then that magnificent view from the altar that rings true for me.
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| the little church |
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| my kind of church |
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| rustic |
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| look at that altar! |
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| perfect |
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| very small church |
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| just 2 stained glass pictures near the door |
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| here's the other one |
Not too many steps away from the church, a trail leads to Menor's Ferry and General Store area. You can read more about it
here. This fellow had a general store, and sold supplies to homesteaders in the area. His brother had a limestone business across the river. He had a ferry to get things and people across the snake river. Menor charged for everything, so if you had to cross the river to get supplies, you paid for it. We also passed this area on a raft ride a couple of weeks ago! The guide did not speak highly of Menor.
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| General Store...an actual store! |
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| the cabin attached |
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| pretty rustic |
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| Mom, didn't we shop here when I was a kid? |
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| nice chair |
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| is it safe? |
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| more of the cabin |
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| a replica of the ferry |
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| rafters floating on by |
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| Snake River |
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| cable across the water for winter crossing of the river |
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| there's a stagecoach now! |
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| cabin where it was decided to make Teton a national park |
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| decided right here |
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| cozy |
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| winter comes early |
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| I liked this cabin! |
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| I think Tom did too! |
Later in the morning, we went to Gros Ventre (pronounced Grow Vant), another beautiful area. We passed by the campground, which is really large, and headed towards Slide Lake. For more information on that, click
here and
here. The views along the way were fabulous, and a little different yet again. Our camping neighbor had seen a moose family here, so we were looking but....no luck.
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| exploring this area |
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| the look is different |
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| the river...looking for you know what! |
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| no moose |
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| good fishing here |
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| fall is coming |
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| campground...its huge...360 sites |
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| nice view |
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| heading to Slide Lake |
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| visitor info |
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| pretty area |
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| nice |
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| lots of nice scenery |
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| the river |
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| smell that pine? |
We eventually reached Slide Lake. This lake formed when there was a rock slide that went from one side of the mountain to the other. The rock slide dammed the Gros Ventre River and Slide Lake was born. You can see from the pictures the "balds" on the front of the mountain on the far side of the lake. The "slide" went all the way to this side of the road, where you can see the red rocks and the rumpled rock formations. All this happened in a matter of minutes. Nature!
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| almost there |
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| part of the slide |
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| this was the end of the slide |
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| more |
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| close up |
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| to the lake? |
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| we turned around |
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| this is where the rock slide started |
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| this is where it pushed the rocks to! |
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| and the lake formed from the river being dammed |
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| see the rock slide area where it started (on the far side of the lake behind me) |
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| beautiful lake! |
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| more |
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| scenic drive back |
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| there is the "bald" where the rock slide started....took minutes...that's all |
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| close up |
We also noted FALL is in the air!! The weather was cool, crisp and windy....and there is a lot of color sprouting each day! Nature puts on a beautiful show!
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| pretty |
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| great views coming back |
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| looks badland-ish |
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| nice |
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| isn't that pretty? |
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| not sure if this is a warm spring |
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| its the only place we saw that lime green growth |
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| no one ventured in, so maybe not |
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| picturesque, huh? |
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| still looks fake...like a mural |
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