Jackson Hole Wyoming

[billymach4]

On a road trip through Idaho and Wyoming. Visited the old Teton dam. Drove into Driggs for breakfast. Got stuck in traffic on the teton pass due to a truck fire. Made it to Jackson Hole resort and did the mountain tram.

 

[Passepartout]

Sounds like a good Saturday drive. Have fun doing it. Plans? The Elk Preserve Visitor's Center, and Jenny Lake are worth a stop. See if you can get a Dutch Oven Dinner. Going into Yellowstone?

Jim

 

[Krteczech]

Jenny Lake, my favorite place until I visited Rocky Mountain National Park perhaps 15 years later.

 

[Talent312]

Jenny Lake is cute, but it doesn't hold a candle compared to Yellowstone Lake, IMHO.
Yellowstone:

 

[billymach4]

Checked the local news. Low and Behold it made some headlines. Yes it was a really big BLAZE. Take a look at that video.
That overhead shot of the traffic jam you can see my Subaru Outback parked head in at the viewing cutout.
My car is right about in the middle there.

https://buckrail.com/breaking-teton-pass-closed-due-vehicle-fire/

 

[billymach4]

Sounds like a good Saturday drive. Have fun doing it. Plans? The Elk Preserve Visitor's Center, and Jenny Lake are worth a stop. See if you can get a Dutch Oven Dinner. Going into Yellowstone?

Jim

No we just did JH for the day. Then back to base camp in IF. The traffic jam set us back about an hour. Perhaps Yellowstone after the 4th. Let the tourists go home after the 4th. But these days all summer is jam at Yellowstone until after labor day. Who knows. One day at a time.

 

[billymach4]

 

[Passepartout]

IF

No we just did JH for the day. Then back to base camp in IF. The traffic jam set us back about an hour. Perhaps Yellowstone after the 4th. Let the tourists go home after the 4th. But these days all summer is jam at Yellowstone until after labor day. Who knows. One day at a time.

How well I know. We're there after the 20th. Kinda putting together some plans to sidestep the crowds. Checking the waders, flies, deciding whether to take my pontoon or float tube. Will probably just take the car and wade wet. Happy accident- a senior 3 year combo license is just $31. Woo-Hoo!

 

[billymach4]

Oh we also saw a moose feeding in a swamp near the intersection of WY 22 and 390. Apparently there is a BIG issue there with vehicles vs Moose. On the way in there was another jam right near this intersection.

BTW this is a sad article here. https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/this...cle_71d88a66-813e-5414-8f95-6d82e0009ebc.html

It was just like a sighting in Yellowstone. Cars parked up on the shoulder. People gawking into the trees. We just kept driving by on the way in. On the way out there was still a crowd. So what the hell. We pulled over. And in the weeds and brush we saw the silhouette of a young buck moose drinking the swamp-water! Great sight!

 

[Passepartout]

Oh we also saw a moose feeding in a swamp near the intersection of WY 22 and 390. Apparently there is a BIG issue there with vehicles vs Moose. On the way in there was another jam right near this intersection.

BTW this is a sad article here. https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/this...cle_71d88a66-813e-5414-8f95-6d82e0009ebc.html

Moose v car, there is no winner. They are so tall- and heavy that if hit by one of today's common cars, it takes their legs out from under them and the 2,000 lb body comes down about on the windshield. Not good for the occupants. Be very careful- especially around dusk and dawn.

 

[chellej]

How well I know. We're there after the 20th. Kinda putting together some plans to sidestep the crowds. Checking the waders, flies, deciding whether to take my pontoon or float tube. Will probably just take the car and wade wet. Happy accident- a senior 3 year combo license is just $31. Woo-Hoo!

Are you talking park license or Wyoming?
Are you at Island Park the 20th? We will be there the 19th to the 26th. I think we will spend one night in Idaho falls to catch up with some friends and of course, hit Plum Loco....Hopefully, it is still good...It was bought out about 2 years ago

 

[Passepartout]

Are you talking park license or Wyoming?
Are you at Island Park the 20th? We will be there the 19th to the 26th. I think we will spend one night in Idaho falls to catch up with some friends and of course, hit Plum Loco....Hopefully, it is still good...It was bought out about 2 years ago

Idaho. I'll probably just fish Henry's Fork, but I'm open. Will look you up at IPV.

Jim

 

[Roger830]

Oh we also saw a moose feeding in a swamp near the intersection of WY 22 and 390. Apparently there is a BIG issue there with vehicles vs Moose. On the way in there was another jam right near this intersection.

BTW this is a sad article here. https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/this...cle_71d88a66-813e-5414-8f95-6d82e0009ebc.html

Thanks! We'll be there looking for the moose on Labor Day. Also driving Teton Pass to Idaho.

It was just like a sighting in Yellowstone. Cars parked up on the shoulder. People gawking into the trees. We just kept driving by on the way in. On the way out there was still a crowd. So what the hell. We pulled over. And in the weeds and brush we saw the silhouette of a young buck moose drinking the swamp-water! Great sight!

We usually stop when people have pulled over and are gawking.

On our prior trip when entering Yellowstone from Cody, people were pulled over so we pulled over and saw big horn sheep up on the slope.

 

[clifffaith]

Sounds like a good Saturday drive. Have fun doing it. Plans? The Elk Preserve Visitor's Center, and Jenny Lake are worth a stop. See if you can get a Dutch Oven Dinner. Going into Yellowstone?

Jim

What is a Dutch Oven Dinner?

 

[Passepartout]

What is a Dutch Oven Dinner?

It's a sort of a 'cowboy feast', they're cooked outdoors, everything from stews to chicken and dumplings to pies, cakes, you name it, are cooked in big, cast iron pots with tight fitting cast iron lids. They have short, stubby legs and are designed to be put on the coals. The lids have a deep rim around the top to hold more coals or charcoal. Temp can be controlled. Hence the 'oven'. Generally these feasts will involve music, both kinds (Country AND Western), some cowboy poetry maybe rope tricks, some outright lies, or other entertainment, and a campfire.
JIm

 

[am1]

Moose v car, there is no winner. They are so tall- and heavy that if hit by one of today's common cars, it takes their legs out from under them and the 2,000 lb body comes down about on the windshield. Not good for the occupants. Be very careful- especially around dusk and dawn.

Good advice is go for the back legs as they will not back up. Hopefully in that time they move forward and a collision can be avoided.

 

[PigsDad]

Good advice is go for the back legs as they will not back up. Hopefully in that time they move forward and a collision can be avoided.

Disagree. Growing up in deer and moose country, the driving advice that was drilled into everyone in Driver's ED was to never swerve for wildlife. It has been studied many times and swerving more than not causes more damage and more likelihood of injury to the driver and passengers. When you swerve at road speed, you often end up in a rollover accident, which is very deadly.

Breaking hard and straight is the safest action if an animal is in the road. A vehicle can be replaced; a human life cannot. I drilled that into my daughter as well when she started driving.

Kurt

 

[am1]

Disagree. Growing up in deer and moose country, the driving advice that was drilled into everyone in Driver's ED was to never swerve for wildlife. It has been studied many times and swerving more than not causes more damage and more likelihood of injury to the driver and passengers. When you swerve at road speed, you often end up in a rollover accident, which is very deadly.

Breaking hard and straight is the safest action if an animal is in the road. A vehicle can be replaced; a human life cannot. I drilled that into my daughter as well when she started driving.

Kurt

I’ll swere but not rollover. Hitting a moose straight on can cost a life as well.

 

[easyrider]

I’ll swere but not rollover. Hitting a moose straight on can cost a life as well.

Do what you like, you could get lucky, but Kurt is right. Swerving in a vehicle to avoid hitting an animal or object is a bad idea most of the time. The vehicle usually ends up damaged either way but the swerve action usually puts the vehicle into oncoming traffic or off the road causing problems for the occupants.

Bill

 

[Passepartout]

I’ll swere but not rollover. Hitting a moose straight on can cost a life as well.

Most people when swerving are NOT thinking 'Now, not too much swerve- just hit the critter a LITTLE' But trust me on this- it's better to roll over than to hit a moose.

In close to 4 million miles, I've had my share of close calls with animals and unfortunately removed some from the food chain, and seen a moose TOTAL a Conventional Pete. It's best to just NOT hit 'em.

Jim

 

[billymach4]

Almost 5 years ago I had posted about a fire on the Teton Pass. Now a mudslide has taken out the road.
This is a link between the Idaho side of the Teton's to the Jackson Hole side and Grand Teton National Park. Many people that work on the Wyoming side in Jackson use this road to travel back to the Idaho side. Most notably the town of Victor Idaho.

Further in on the Idaho side in Bonneville County is Idaho Falls. Many folks from Wyoming take that route to the Costco in Idaho Falls.
Now these people are out of luck since the road has been wiped out!

This story hit the national news as well. Incredible.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/08/us/video/teton-pass-collapse-wyoming-nr-digvid

 

[billymach4]

WYDOT shares video of Teton Pass landslide damage

WILSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has shared aerial footage of the catastrophic landslide that has indefinitely closed Teton Pass as of Saturday, June 8. The video depicts the severity of the road collapse, which occurred in the midst of WYDOT crews attempting to...

buckrail.com

 

[billymach4]

BTW.. No I was not trying to take a trip over to Jackson Hole today.... Just reminiscing.

 

[WinniWoman]

Jenny Lake is cute, but it doesn't hold a candle compared to Yellowstone Lake, IMHO.
Yellowstone:

Totally agree!

 

[Roger830]

BTW.. No I was not trying to take a trip over to Jackson Hole today.... Just reminiscing.

The overhead photo appears like that section of the road was created by filling in a gully. I'm surprised that it wasn't reenforced.

We traveled that road 2019. It was a nice ride.