Friday was
my first full day in Jackson. I took the opportunity to go snowboarding at Snow
King. It’s a mountain right in town. The morning was freezing cold, I don’t know
the temp but it was rough. I was able to get away with the military discount
again, so the whole day was $21. They haven’t had any new snow in about a week
and a half so the runs were pretty beat up. I was still able to find some untouched
spots with powder. People from town only go when the snow is really good. So until
about noon there were about a dozen people on the whole mountain. This was my
first time out this year and I definitely rusty. I took a few breaks to warm up
and thankfully the day started to warm up too. Towards the end of the day I was
finally feeling comfortable enough to hit some smaller jumps, and sure enough I
ran right into a tree. So that ended the day for me. After that I did some
laundry and got things ready for snowmobiling the next morning. Then I drove up
to the Togwotee Lodge.
2 years
ago when I was here I got a free breakfast. So in the morning I walked right in
and grabbed a plate for the buffet. It’s all really good food and defiantly the
way to start for a day of snowmobiling. But at the end of breakfast she came
over with my bill. I felt I was just personally defeated. O well, so I got
ready for the day. Last time I was freezing the entire time and over all felt I
got ass kicked. So this time I wore tons of cloths and even brought extra to
change into. So of course it’s a beautiful sunny day. Within 20 minutes I was
soaked with sweet. I tried to take off as much as I could but my backpack was
filled with spare cloths. I was still very excited for the clear skies. My first
time out here I never really got a good look at the mountains, it was usually
hazy or snowing. One problem is that everyone’s batteries die in the cold, so I
don’t have that made pictures. I got stuck about 50 times last time, but this time
only about 5. At first it’s pretty hectic trying to follow these other, very experienced,
people. For the other guys this is a
play ground, for me an obstacle course. The guide, Noah was great and knew
where to find the fun areas and some untouched snow. By the end of the day I was
having a blast and really got the hang of it. I was about to stick around another
day and go again, but it was just too expensive. So I hopped in the hot tub for
awhile while I dried my cloths. After that I went to the lodge to watch some of
the packer game. At half time I drove back to Jackson and went to another bar
for a few beers.
I slept
like crap for I was finally up around 10. Then I drove to Teton National Park.
In winter there are not a lot of hiking options. There are really just 2 main
hikes you can go on. The first I did last time, so this time I did an 8 mile
hike to Jenny Lake. I would have liked another crystal clear day but it was
overcast with some of the mountains covered. It’s a great hike right along the
base of the mountains. When you make it to the lake you can really get some
great views of the whole areas. On the way back I met some interesting people
that I’m going to try to meet up with later on tonight.
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