The Virginian RV Park – We stayed at the Virginian RV Park in downtown Jackson Hole. Centrally located for easy access to bars and restaurants.
Jackson Hole, WY – Downtown Jackson Hole charm.
Elk Antler Arches, Jackson Hole, WY – The town square’s four arches are built entirely from local elk antlers. No elk were harmed making the arches… every spring, elk will naturally shed their antlers. Jackson Hole is home to the National Elk Refuge, a protected sanctuary where hundreds of elk shelter during the winter months. Come Spring, there are hundreds of sheds to collect.
Grand Teton National Park – Wildfire smoke reduced the visibility in the area, but the Grand Tetons still look majestic.
The only good thing about wildfire smoke are the sunsets.
Yellowstone National Park – We took advantage of low crowds and took a trip the sights of Yellowstone National Park.
Great Fountain Geyser , Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park – Old Faithful – doing what it does best.
Montana’s Territorial Prison, Deer Lodge, MT – This prison was known as the Montana Territorial Prison until Montana became a certified state in 1889. Constructed by convicts to help establish order in the Old West, the Old Prison was the first territorial prison in the United States, incarcerating prisoners from 1871 to the late 1970s.
In 1959, protesting overcrowding, a riot took place in the prison that resulted in the murder of Deputy Warden Ted Rothe, who was shot in his office. Inmates Jerry Myles and Lee Smart led a group of 12 and took 18 prison employees, plus five stool pigeon inmates, as hostages. It would be another 20 years before the last prisoners were moved from the congested prison.
Montana Auto Museum – The auto museum displays more than 200 cars, from classic Chevys and muscle cars to antiques from the start of the 20th century. It also exhibits car-related technology and artifacts from years gone by, including the Thermador Car Cooler air-conditioning unit.
