No need to super early rising, but we were ready to leave the hustle of Teton Village to head to “the Quieter side of the the Tetons” just across the border into Idaho. We drove a little over an hour and a half (with a little extra in there due to a GPS malfunction.).
Although Dick had been coming to the Tetons for over 60 years, he had never seen the western side of these beautiful mountains. The drive was lovely. We were able to soak in some great views and were glad to see the Idaho sign.
As we drove north to Driggs, we passed a sight that had caught Patti’s attention, The Spud Drive-in. It has to be one of the last drive-in movie theaters in the country. It takes it spud name seriously (LOL) with a giant potato on an old truck in front of the theater. We had hoped to watch a movie there while we were in the area but nothing appealed to us. So we had to be satisfied with photos.
We would be spending three nights at a really sweet AirBnB called “The Owl’s Barn.” This was literally an old barn that had been remodeled to make a great apartment on the top floor. Our hosts let us know that we could have an early check in and so we arrived at about 11:00.
There was a pasture around two sides of the barn. Two friendly horses enjoyed the space. To our surprise, there was a sprinkler watering the pasture 24 hours a day. Coming from California with our drought, that amount of water on grass seemed a crime. We found out later that the water was on a use-it-or-lose-it basis, so the grass was a lush green.
This gave us time to get unloaded before the thunderstorm came rolling in. Intense! You could see and feel the storm coming. But, we were safe and sound in our lovely place.
It was really a room with a view: we can see the Tetons out the picture window right by the table. Wow! The mountains look great from this side, too. We watched the clouds clear from the mountains.
Late afternoon, after the storm had blown through, we made a 20-minute drive up the mountain to a ski resort, Grand Targhee. This was a lot lower key type of place than over in Jackson. We walked around and enjoyed looking at the chairlift to the top. However, it was too late in the day, and there had been lightning so it was shut down. We talked with a young woman in the activities office who encouraged us to come back on Friday when the weather was scheduled to be great. We thought that sounded like a great idea.
Dinner was a salmon pasta that we cooked in our kitchen. A great, kick back kind of day. Just what we needed. Dick was able to work into the evening with his favorite mountains just beyond the window.
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