Teton Village tram revisited

We made plans to meet with our ex-neighbor Paul who moved south of Jackson, WY several years ago. We had lunch at The Granary, a beautiful restaurant with delicious food and an amazing view of the valley below.

Here we are on the balcony overlooking the valley.

After lunch we drove to Teton Village for our second trip up the tram to the top of the mountain. Fortunately this time the day was clear, and we were able to see the beautiful sights all around. As a bonus we saw a mama moose and baby as we went up and again going back down the mountain. Unfortunately we couldn't focus in and get a picture. The tram goes up about 4,000 feet to the top at 10,450.

It was an awesome view looking all around. We could see the Grand Teton from the east side.

As we were enjoying the view we saw several tandem paragliders making their way down the mountain. I thought that would be a very exciting thing to do.

After the tram ride to the bottom we inquired about the price of paragliding. Sticker shock syndrome hit us when we saw the sign - $275 for the flight or $375 for flight with dvd. This was for a 20 minute glide! So that's an adventure we'll pass up this summer.

Since we were driving back through Jackson, another cowboy town, we decided to walk around the city and stay for the 6 p.m. shootout at the town square. We enjoyed seeing the stagecoach going through town.

They closed off a section of the street and about a dozen actors portrayed a skit about the good guys and bad guys getting into a fight as may have happened in the frontier days.

One of the cowgirls did some shooting.

And of course the bad guy was shot.

We enjoyed the show and then made our way north through the Grand Tetons back to Old Faithful which was about 100 miles away. We really enjoyed the day.