In the 26 years that Elaine and I have been friends, we have always traveled and vacationed well together. This past week in Jackson was no exception. Every day the pace of our schedule was different and on most days unplanned. We would head out from the house and stumble into fun. On the days that I joined the hiking group for long hikes, Elaine enjoyed the house and became as addicted to "50 Shades of Grey" as are all of my Florida girlfriends! Because of her love of this book and her need to follow these characters, we had to venture to town to find a wireless area where she could download book 2 and 3 of the series on her kindle! Elaine found what she was looking for and I found another great "nook" in Jackson in which to spend some "chill out" time.
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| Elaine's happy place where she could continue her love of "50 Shades" |
I am so glad that Elaine's intense connection to "50 Shades of Grey" resulted in us finding Jackson Hole Roasters. While Elaine was downloading and reading, I enjoyed the best roast beef sandwich I have ever eaten. I am talking awesome roast beef sandwich!
No matter where Elaine and I travel, we always meet nice people and
make new friends. While sitting in the outdoor area of Jackson Hole
Roasters, under a brightly colored umbrella, Elaine and I enjoyed
just watching the world go by. One wonderful thing that passed by
was the biggest and most luscious piece of carrot cake that either
of us had ever seen. The waiter saw Elaine and I eyeing the slice of
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| Elaine enjoying the birthday carrot cake |
carrot cake and offered to bring us our own to share. We displayed amazing amounts of self discipline and did not order our own slice. We did, however, continue to eye the carrot cake that the waiter placed on the table next to us. The two ladies sitting at that table also saw us eyeing their carrot cake. This lead to much laughter between the four of us and introductions all around. Our new friends were mother and daughter and the mother, who was celebrating her birthday, was visiting from Wisconsin. They insisted that both Elaine and I eat a bite of the carrot cake. I can now report that is was the best carrot cake I had ever eaten.
I know that I will visit Jackson Hole Roasters again and again during my summer adventure!
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| Jenny Lake |
On the day after our lazy day in town when we discovered Jackson Hole Roasters, we decided that a bit of physical activity would do us both good! So we headed off to Jackson Lake to walk through the beauty.
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| Jenny Lake |
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| Enjoying our walk around Jenny Lake |
Sunday, June 24th was Elaine's last full day in the paradise we call Jackson Hole. As usual, it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed a lazy start. Eric (hiking group) had organized a Sunday hike to the top of the gondola at Teton Village. The reason for the hike was to celebrate the opening of The Deck. The Deck is an outdoor area at the top of the gondola that has a beautiful view of the valley and a great happy hour. The Deck opens at 4:30pm and happy hour runs until 6:00pm. There are only two ways to arrive at The Deck. You can ride the gondola which starts operating at 4:30pm or you can hike up the 3.2 mile trail. Eric had invited us all to meet at the Teton Village clock tower at 2:30 to begin the hike to The Deck. We planned on being the first to arrive and the first to toast to another great happy hour summer season at The Deck.
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| Hiking group attacking the Gondola Trail |
The hike up to the top of the Gondola trail to reach The Deck, is not an easy hike. It might only be 3.2 miles, but it has an elevation change of over 2700 feet, so you feel as if you are walking straight up. These factors resulted in Elaine choosing to read "50 Shades of Grey" in the lobby bar at the Four Seasons (located in Teton Village) and taking the 4:30 gondola to meet the hiking group at The Deck.
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| The start of the Gondola Trail |
I am so glad that Elaine's intense connection to "50 Shades of Grey" resulted in us finding Jackson Hole Roasters. While Elaine was downloading and reading, I enjoyed the best roast beef sandwich I have ever eaten. I am talking awesome roast beef sandwich! 
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