Jackson Hole Wyoming

Andrew, me, Tess, Steve in the Elk antler arches in town square

On the way back we took a short detour to stop in to  Jackson Hole Wyoming to spend a few days with my friends  and snowboard. I did one day of snowboarding at Snow King Mountain, the steepest-on-average ski slope in the country. Being that steep wasn’t really the best thing for a beginner snowboarder such as myself, but it was still very fun. The view of the Grand Tetons from the top of the slopes alone was worth the cost of the lift ticket! Unfortunately our camera died, but here is a pic of that view I found on the internet.

View of Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons from the top of Snow King slopes

Jackson seems like a really interesting place. It feels as if it’s existence is solely due to skiing, although it is also home to the countries elk preserve. There are 3 major resorts in, or right outside of Jackson. It is a quaint ski town catering to ski bums, winter sports enthusiasts, and tourists, but it also has its fair share of shops catering only to the insanely rich. We stopped into several of these upscale places just to see how the other other half live [lately known as the 1%]. There was the art gallery filled with 100k+ artwork, the leather store selling $2k+ garmets, and By Nature Gallery.

By Nature Gallery is one the most interesting stores I have ever been in. It is where I will go to burn my first million, when I have a bazillion dollars. It was full of fossils, giant geodes, woolly mammoth tusks, and dinosaur bones! You know, the kind of things that every self-respecting museum needs. A narwhal tusk (the  white spire in the middle of the picture below) was traded to the shop by Leonardo Decaprio in exchange for some other uber-rare, bizarre artifact, or atleast that is what the lady told us. 

Narwhal tusk: $18,000

Table made of a cross-section of a petrified sequoia tree:  $250,000 

Snowboarding in this get-up: Priceless

Anyway Jackson seems like a nice town especially if you like snow sports.