FAMILY VISIT TO JACKSON HOLE

Our oldest daughter Wendy and her family (husband Scott and children Amelia and John) came to Jackson Hole for a weeklong visit.  American Airlines has a non-stop flight from DFW to the Jackson Hole Airport, remember--the only airport inside the boundaries of a national park.

We visited the evening they arrived and then met them for dinner after an early work shift.   Where do you go with family for dinner in Jackson Hole?  Yes, you guessed it.  We all went to the Snake River Brewing Company for a nice familly dinner.

On Sunday, we spent the day with the children so Scott and Wendy could have a day for adult hiking.  First stop for us was to the Jenny Lake Store where we allowed each grandchild a shopping trip to Grandma and Grandpop's "store".  They each were allowed to choose a t-shirt, Christmas ornament or book , and another souvenir.

On the way from the store to town we saw several pronghorn antelope along the bike path adjacent to the park road. 

During the 2 months we have been living here, we have often seen tourists taking photos of the Moose Post Office.  We couldn't pass up the chance for a photo of the grandchildren in this unique location.  The moose tail is actually made of rope.

We decided to take the grandchildren for a stage coach ride after lunch.  Grandpop is sitting with the children waiting for the stage coach to arrive.  Notice the fleece vest.  The temperature was in the upper 60's during the early part of the day before the sun finally came out around 3 pm to take the temp into the low 70's.

A passenger photo before the stage coach leaves the station.  Notice the leather interior roof.

Here is the stage coach as we begin our journey.  The station master (cowboy on the far right) is about to tell the driver to go.  The ride was about 10 minutes long around the town square and several blocks to the east of the square.  

Wendy and Scott came back to our RV site for a cookout over a campfire.  Here the children are telling Scott all about their day with Grandma and Grandpop.  No, Ann and I are not wearing matching shirts.

After a dinner of hamburgers and hot dogs with all the fixins, Scott is watching the children toast marshmallows for "s'mores".  Notice that John's marshmallow is not close enough to the fire to get toasted.  Ann is in the background opening the Hershey bar in eager anticipation of the warm marshmallows.

After Scott's coaching, John has lowered his marshmallow close enough to the fire to melt.

By the end of the "s'more" activity, there was melted marshmallow and smeared chocolate on Amelia and John's faces - Amelia said it was the best vacation evening!  This was a great way to end the day.