Ah, we were so confused as we came into this area. We thought that the town of Jackson was actually Jackson Hole. Maybe it was once since the entry arch says Jackson Hole but not today.
Jackson Hole, the valley, was not settled early because it was so hard to get supplies to the area. Historical displays on the original settlers related that a number of them were wealthy individuals from the eastern US looking for adventure. These early settlers claim to have invented Dude Ranches. And there are still many here. Some of the land from those ranches is being split into summer residences for the jet set group. We see in the local paper that the asking prices for these beautiful summer palaces places are up to $4 million!
Of course, there was an airport so we had to make the obligatory drive-by. We were surprised to see that the Jackson Hole airport has terminals for 4 major airlines. The parking lot was full. Lots of Hummers and Caddies. For all the summer visitors, we saw 6 different rent-a-car agencies. Busy place.
The paper today gave figures that had the rentals in the area at 90% capacity this week. Busy place. We are enjoying our little place away from the thundering crowd.
