Before it got started we explored the Jackson Hole visitor's center which had some exhibits and a movie about the area. It also serves as a huge Elk Refuge. We were told the elk come to the refuge in the winter and we wouldn't be seeing any in the summer season. We then walked around the small, charming tourist town ending up in the towne square. There, with the exception of Sundays, the local playhouse hosts a shootout at 6p. We watched a crook mayor kill the sheriff. Then outlaws attempted a coup. After the dead had been counted and the children in the audience wiped the fear from their faces while we headed to check out a possible lead for the night.
Any time you hear the word "free" it is always wise to use caution and so we drove to the "free" campground with hesitation. On Antelope Flatz road outside of Jackson there are several things to see. Lucky for us this was also the location of the campground. We drove by Mormon Row which was home to a community of Mormon settlers in the later part of the 1800's and is now home to a large collection of free roaming bison as well as many friendly little pika's (groundhog-esque). There are several houses still standing and is definitely a place to see. As you continue on the pavement turns to gravel but does indeed lead to a free campground as promised. Though by campground we mean unmarked field with no water, fire, or bathrooms. It did, however, have some of the best views in the whole park. After apparently annoying the entire campground as I, with all the windows down, loudly relished having a phone again, we tried to drift off to sleep. Unfortunately between the mosquitoes that had gotten trapped in the van and the dash at midnight to find an appropriate place to unburden our bladders it was a restless night.
Shoot out in Jackson
Shoot out in Jackson
Sunset in the Tetons from our campground
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