Wyoming Adventures: Jackson Hole

Last month we embarked on an epic journey to the least populated state in the Union: beautiful and untamed Wyoming.  Alison's mom was born there and still has family there on both sides. One side of her family was having a family reunion.  We started our journey by flying into Utah and then heading up into Wyoming by way of Idaho.  First official stop in Wyoming was Jackson Hole.

A lot of elk were sacrificed to build this archway.

A few moose too.

Our first stop in the touristy town of Jackson Hole was the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.  It was quiet since it was the middle of the day, but by the looks of it this joint has the potential to get pretty wild when in full swing.  They have bars along both walls and a bar in the back near a rather large stage.  The Cowboy Bar also makes the term 'saddle up to the bar' a reality by having actual saddles in place of bar stools.  Clever (but kind of uncomfortable) indeed.

Dig the signage!

Sitting in these was an odd feeling, but I don't really ride horses.

They had silver dollars built into the bar and their own brew.

After a cold one, we headed on over to the Silver Dollar Bar and Grill.  For whatever reason, many of the drinking and dining establishments in Wyoming either incorporate 'Silver Dollar', or 'Cowboy' into their names.

The Silver Dollar Bar and Grill is your usual hotel bar / restaurant, but does have a nice wrap around bar and a stage for live performances.  Since we were there for lunch the place was pretty quiet.  The beer was cold and the food was great, so no complaints here.  Alison ordered the most California thing on the menu and had a chicken wrap of some sort.  I, on the other hand, immediately got into the Wyoming spirit and had an Elk rib tip flat bread-style wrap.  I can't say that I'd ever had elk before, but this was pretty darn tasty.  Although I wonder if it would be considered cannibalism since I am an Elk's Lodge Member.  That was a stupid joke! 
 

  Alison's boring wrap.

Bob's awesome adventure Elk-meat wrap.

After lunch, we journeyed to Yellowstone National Forest where we saw Old Faithful, big, bad boy bison and other wildlife, as well as all kinds of exciting and beautiful scenery.  I don't think our food, drink and music blog is a place to write about all that, but if you'd like to check out some of the photos from that portion of the trip and the rest of our journey click here.

Next stop - Cody!