Today was our second day in Jackson. We woke up a little later today than usual, since we didn't have free breakfast to catch, and headed downtown to a cute little restaurant/bakery called The Bunnery. They are known for their O.S.M. bread (oats, sunflower seeds and millet), so we had O.S.M. french toast and pancakes and headed out to the park.
We decided to go to the Visitor Center first to check out the small museum they have there. There are exhibits about all the different animals, the history of the people that have made the park their home, as well as an interesting section on mountain climbing (crazy people.)
Today was mostly a driving day, since the trails are still pretty much snow-covered, so we set out in search of wildlife sightings. There are basically two main roads that go through the park and meet up at different points, so we stuck to those for the most part. The first half of our day basically consisted of beautiful views of the snow-covered mountains, the pine tree forest areas and some icy frozen lakes and ponds. Luckily, the temperature wasn't too cold, so we did do a little bit of walking around.
Once we hit the second half of our day, things turned around in the wildlife department. Our first sighting was of some gorgeous yellow-headed blackbirds, just hanging out in one of the pull-out areas (most likely because other visitors had illegally fed them in the past.) As we moved further along, we saw what we believe was a female moose (according to the family that arrived before us) a little ways off the road, down in a field. From there, we saw tons and tons of bison all along the side of the road at a few different points...some even walked right across the road in front of the car. Finally, we came across at least a hundred elk in a field...Jackson has an Elk Refuge where they migrate in the winter, but now that it's considered spring, they've come back to the park. Overall, a successful day, even if it did hail for a bit.
We got back to our room around 6:00 and found out from the front desk that many of Jackson's restaurants offer 2-for-1 specials in the off-season, just as in Park City, so we chose the Q Roadhouse, a sort-of upscale BBQ place...the food was amazing and they serve you roasted peanuts instead of bread and you can throw the shells on the floor...what more could you ask for? The only thing we missed out on during our short time in Jackson was the Shoot Out...every night (except Sunday) at 6:00, they have a Shoot Out in the town square. Oh, well.
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