Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a tourist town.
Most of the people you see there are either taking pictures, posing for pictures, or carrying around a camera waiting for a good picture moment to happen.
We had to wait our turn to pose in front of the famous antler arches.
I hate having a camera hanging around my neck as an obvious sign that I am a tourist, but since everyone else had one it seemed to take the stigma away. (At least I wasn’t wearing a bright, neon colored, flowered Hawaiian shirt with my camera hanging on top!)
Everything there seemed to call out for a photo moment.
Even the stores had scenic spots to pose along side beautiful stuffed animals.
(My husband was getting tired of being in all my photos by now, so mostly all you get to see is the scenery itself.
It is a beautiful, charming town for sure!
Lodging in a tourist town is kind of like sightseeing.
Everyone is needing a place to stay.
Motels, hotels, and lodges in a resort town usually involve one of two things:
1. Expensive rooms
2. Competition for space
Since we didn’t make plans to go to Wyoming until a few days ahead of time, we had some slim pickings to choose from.
We went with a national chain and booked a room slated as a
“Delux Queen”.
It was priced higher than we usually pay for a pretty good motel room, but not as outrageous as most of the ones advertised.
Shouldn’t be too bad, right?
Well…
Does the phrase “Shampoo available upon request” gives you any hints that this was going to be a bare necessities,stripped-down model?
The “Delux Queen” didn’t mean the bed. The one and only bed was just a full sized one (without a box spring or any additional pillows).
Furniture was mighty skimpy, too –just one triangular cushion built in the corner with a small wall mounted table.
The bathroom didn’t have any separated spaces (and no tub).
We had to unplug the fridge to sleep since it made a loud whirring noise.
And…
No free internet,
which we didn’t discover until we were getting ready for bed (since there weren’t any chairs to lounge in anyway).
But…
IT WAS CLEAN!
(I’m feeling a little gratitude-guilt as I write this knowing that many people in this world would be thankful for a safe place to sleep. It’s just that this was supposed to be a relaxing get-away, so complaining seems o.k.)
We survived the night and hurried to get started with our sight seeing the next morning.
A short drive North and we were greeted by these gorgeous mountains- the Tetons!
The mountains have been called things like regal and splendid,
and they really are breath-taking!
Having no foot hills, they just rise straight up so they seem so massive and powerful. The highest peak, Grand Teton is 13,770 feet at its highest point.
We made a little loop around Jenny’s Lake and captured this stunning view.
It was a short little vacation, but we enjoyed ourselves and got some needed relaxation. We’ll definitely do it again some day.
We might even splurge a bit for lodging!
JoAnn
P.S. The drive home was also beautiful. The west has some amazing mountains!
Do you have a scenic place you like to visit?
5 comments:
So you didn't even take any pictures of your hotel room? I am kind of surprised. That's the first thing I would have done... The pictures you did take though are beautiful. I'm glad that at least the rest of the vacation was worth it. :)
So beautiful. I feel more relaxed just looking at your pictures.
I loved your description of your motel....
Beautiful majestic mountains. I love those peaks. We saw some majestic peaks in our Austria Alps travels which I will eventually post.
Your pictures are just breath taking! I would have just been in awe.
Hotels...ugh!! I'm always afraid of creepy crawlies.
I've visited both locations and was really amazed by all the beauty, JoAnn! I remember we had a room in a hotel right across from the ski mountain..sort of looked like a dorm room..lol! It was pretty sparse Did you hike up to Inspiration Point in the Tetons? It was well traveled but the views were nice up there!
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