This is the fourth part of my mid west America trip and this time we're at Jackson Hole in Wyoming.
Lunch at an American diner
When planning the itinerary for my recent America trip, I wantrd to visit as many local eateries as possible. I was over the moon when I found a diner called Frostop which was on our way to Jackson. It looked very American 🇺🇸 (yeah, I been watching a lot of US TV series), perfect! We found the place quite easily as there's a massive root beer mug in the car park. To give you some idea how big it is, the vehicle you see is our 15 seater van next to it.
This is a family run business for decades and the current owner, Helen, has taken over from her sister for nearly two decades. She was very nice (everyone I met on my trip was extremely nice) and wasn't fazed at all by the sudden influx of a group of excited British customers who went round taking photos of her really cool diner.
I have to mention, the food was very nice, massive portions as usual, and I enjoyed my huckleberry milkshake a lot. The rest of the group, including Snowpea, were very pleased with my find 😊
Elk arches at Jackson
I stayed at a town called Jackson that
evening. One of the famous landmark in town is the Jackson Town Square that has elk antlers arches on the four corners of the square. Elks shed their antlers every year, that's why the town managed to collect so many antlers to create these massive arches. However, I was a bit disappointed because before my trip, I saw on the internet that there's the world's largest elkhorn arch that straddles across a four lane road. I couldn't see it here, so assumed they had changed it these four corner arches.
The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar
In the evening I went to The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, a popular bar in town. I thought the $5 entrance fee seemed a little unreasonable for a bar, I mean I've paid entrance fee to night club before but never to a bar. I figured since I'm here, what the heck. The entrance fee didn't seem to deter other customers, it was fairly busy inside. Lots of people were playing pool, and there was a live band, great vibe if you don't mind loud music.
The novelty here were the saddle seats by the bar. There were a few free saddles and we grabbed them immediately. We were in a cowboy bar after all. All I needed was a cowboy hat and boots to complete my night out!!! Then I realised why the seats are available. They're quite uncomfortable to sit on, especially when you have short legs like me!!! After my first drink, combined with the loud music I decided it was time to leave. I must be getting old 😭
Lunch by the lake
The next day we did the Teton Scenic drive. This part of the itinerary is inspired by one of 
In the meantime, let me show you one stop during the drive. We stopped at Colter Bay for lunch where I sat outside this hut munching my sandwich. Looks beautiful right? Wait till you see the view facing this hut...
Isn't this view just gorgeous!!! Colter Bay is a marine on Jackson Lake, with the Teton Mountains as the backdrop. The altitude here is near 7000 ft and most of the bay is still frozen even in May. It was eerie quiet, only a few people were at the far end of the marine, I literally had the whole bay to myself. I closed my eyes, listened to the winds blowing gently, and drew in a breath of cold fresh air. Total serenity. I want to stay here forever.
The world's largest elkhorn arch
Remember I mentioned the world's largest elkhorn arch earlier on? It turns out I was looking for it in the wrong town! After we left Jackson, we passed a town called Afton, and there it was, smack bang in the middle of the road. We had to pull up over to take photos of course. Another tick in my box for my America mid west trip. Goodbye Jackson Hole. Till next time.
