After touring the Southwestern US including stops at Utah’s Arches National Park, Flagstaff, Arizona, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon National Park, and Sedona, we made our way to Wyoming. Arizona and other Southwestern US states have their own kind of rugged beauty, [more on that in another post] but our eyes were more accustomed to a different landscape – a landscape of mountains, evergreens and grassy meadows. We were also looking forward to a more temperate climate then the arid heat of the SW US.
Wyoming delivered in spades.
One reason the Jackson area is so green is its’ proximity to the mountainous landscape of the Grand Tetons. Further, the Jackson, Wyoming area, according to bestplaces.net , averages 109” of snow per year, and typically receives 20” of rain per year. All that moisture contributes to the lushness there in the spring and summer months.
We stayed at a lovely KOA nearby to explore. We hiked in the Grand Tetons, visited historical sites such as John Moulton’s barns, explored downtown Jackson, and walked along the river just outside the campground.
We were sad to leave but our next destination was calling….Yellowstone, where we experienced another climate change.
Our Hotel On Wheels 