I read a Twitter post recently stating that Wyoming was an underrated State. I would definitely agree with this. One of cities mentioned in his article was Jackson. It is such a cute city! Check out the entrances to the Town Square below.
Jackson is one of the towns making up the Jackson’s Hole valley area. This is ski and mountain biking country at its best from what I can see. I stayed in Teton Village, as I mentions in yesterday’s post. It has a fantastic vibe. On Sunday’s during July and August they have a free music concerts. The band was really good, although I can’t remember their name (this is me after all).
I woke up ready to hit the road, after a cup of coffee of course, and saw hot air balloons flying over the valley. I have always wanted to go on a hot air balloon. It was one of the things my mom and I never got out to when we were in New Zealand so I think I may need to add it to my bucket list for this trip!
The drive from Teton Village to Perry is primarily through farm land. Don’t be mistaken though, the landscape of the farmland is constantly changing, which keeps the ride interesting.
At the Wyoming / Utah border I discovered my ‘find of the day’ – a town called Freedom. I couldn’t have defined my feeling better than the word freedom, although I was reminded that the word has a very different meaning to different people. I wouldn’t exchange mine for the world!
The ride from Freedom to Logan felt like a drive through my childhood. I grew up in an area with a lot of farm land. In fact my high school was in the middle of a corn field served by a dirt road. My siblings and I would often to ride to school by motorbike, so this wasn’t a far cry from my teenage school commute.
The closer I got to Logan the more I felt like I was in the Cape. It’s still one of my favourite places in the world so it brought a huge smile to my face. You’ll see what I mean in the photo below.
With the intention of experiencing all sorts of different things on this trip, I spent the evening camping. I was advised that the KOA’s (Kampsite of America) are generally pretty good so I stayed at the one in Perry. It was pretty basic but fulfilled my needs (it has a pool; showers; coffee and wifi). I have realised I am prepared to go without aloof things but a shower is not one of them! I could even cope with the freeze dried beef stew. It tasted exactly like what it said ‘freeze dried’. I may need to look at some other options i.e. eating out!
Overall it was good day but my day was made when my dad sent me a message saying the first thing he does each day is look for my updates and watch Sky News. Hopefully my news doesn’t repeat as much! Is that a hint dad? Just kidding, I’ll happy keep the stories coming if you enjoy reading them.
Mel & Trinity 