National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, Wyoming: The weather was perfect again today -
probably the nicest day of our trip so far. Did we take advantage of the good
weather and go on a hike, golf, or white-water rafting? No. We did not. Our
knees are aching from our 2400 feet ascent yesterday. Two visits to the resort
hot tub were required.
Speaking of the RV resort - here is a photo of the Magna Peregrinus
at the
Virginian Lodge RV Resort in Jackson. You can see it is bare-bones
accommodations, and we are paying $62 per night. Location, location,
location. RV guests can use the pool and hot tub at the adjacent/co-owned
Virginian Lodge.
There is also a casual cafe on-site and a bar. You cannot get a drink
the restaurant, only in the bar. I do not understand these Wyoming
liquor laws.
The empty spot next to our RV was abandoned this morning by Sue and
Mick. Our new Oklahoma State Cowboy friends left this morning for
Yellowstone. We hope to see them again, somewhere!
David and I started our morning with brunch at
Cafe Genevieve.
Set in an old historically-registered log cabin just a block off the main
square in Jackson, Cafe Genevieve cures their own bacon and Canadian
bacon - plus they make their own potato chips!
Of all things, Cafe Genevieve is famous for their Chicken & Waffles - a
southern specialty.
I ordered a Greek Frittata - and open-faced omelet with
spinach, tomato, feta cheese and kalamata olives - over a whole mess of
spicy home fries and toast. We certainly have been eating well while in
Jackson.
Our service was great, the food was delicious, the dining room was so
pretty (and so were our servers). We highly recommend
Cafe Genevieve
(135 East Broadway, 307.732.1910) in
Jackson, Wyoming.
After lunch, we took a little walk around the town square and asked a
fellow tourist to snap our photo.
2010
And, just for fun: same park, in 2003
No comment.
Stage coach rides, life-sized bronze statues, shopping, restaurants,
canoeing, parks, skiing, a farmers market, hiking, white-water rafting, bicycling, museums, plays...
it is easy to find something to do in Jackson.
Tonight, Bob Dylan is in concert in Jackson - just a few blocks from the campground
at the base of
Snow King
Mountain. The Snow King ski slope is right in town. Most locals can
walk from their house to ski! In the summer you can hike to the top of Snow
King, ride a
horse to the top, or simply take the ski lift. There were many paragliders over the
mountain top this afternoon, sailing around on the warm thermals.
Setting up for the Bob Dylan concert
We spent the afternoon at the
National Museum of
Wildlife Art. On a beautiful property overlooking a winter bison and
elk refuge (between Jackson and Grand Teton
National Park) the museum was founded in 1987 to house the wildlife art
collection of Joffa and Bill Kerr. The 50,000 square foot facility is
now home to over 500 artists and has over 5000 pieces of wildlife art in
the
collection.
Welcome! This elk is in the museum parking lot.
Of course, photography is not allowed inside the
exhibits, but here are views of the entrance and the museum lobby. Let's
just say, if you want to see 476 paintings of elk - this is the place.
That said, today was the third time we have visited this interesting museum.
We love it!
After three nights of "fine dining",
tonight we had a light meal at the
Snake River Brewpub. DT loves their beer and they had (our own Oregon) King
Estate Pinot Gris for only $5.50 a glass! (What? There isn't a restaurant in
Oregon that vends this precious nectar for less than $7. Shhh... don't
tell anyone.) We shared a little Buffalo Sausage pizza. How exotic! The brewery makes their
own buffalo sausage. It was spicy and it was sweet. Very good pizza and
very different.
We chatted up the nicest couple even though they are Ohio State alums and were at the Rose Bowl in January when OSU kicked our sorry Duck behinds from Ohio.
They also had hiked Jenny Lake and had seen a bear with a collar at
approximately the same location we saw a bear with a collar.
Inneresting... This sweet couple fosters dogs for their local
animal shelter in Dayton and have just adopted a dwarf Jack Russell
terrier. I had no idea
dogs
could be born with dwarfism.
The stuff you learn in bars.
After dinner, we returned to our motorhome, sat outside, and listened to
Bob Dylan wafting through the air to our campsite. Free Bob Dylan
concert!
My knees ache, Dear Reader. There isn't enough pinot gris or Advil in
the western hemisphere to ease my creakiness. I am going to bed. Until
my next update, I remain, your amazed-again correspondent.
RV Park: The
Virginian Lodge RV Resort. Our usual and
favorite campsite in Jackson. Nothing fancy at all,
and really expensive - but right in town with
full-service 50 amp pull throughs. Gravel sites with
a picnic table on a little spot of lawn. Hot tub,
pool and cafe at the adjacent hotel. Cable,
bathhouse & laundry. No wifi that I can find. We are
paying $62 per night. Dang.