• Home
  • Browse
  • Search

OptimImagery

  1. TRAVEL 2013
  2. AUGUST, 2013: STATESIDE

AUGUST, 2013: WYOMING

Jackson Hole gondola! Rendezvous Mountain! Those Magnificent Men With Their Flying Non-Machines! The Merry Piglets! Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Clemens! By Nature!
Read More
If you happen to be headed to Jackson and want to ride the gondola, you can save $6 per ticket if you purchase your tickets online.  Take a look at <a href="http://www.jacksonhole.com/summer-ride-the-tram.html">http://www.jacksonhole.com/summer-ride-the-tram.html</a>
18 / 26

If you happen to be headed to Jackson and want to ride the gondola, you can save $6 per ticket if you purchase your tickets online. Take a look at http://www.jacksonhole.com/summer-ride-the-tram.html

daobevbribikelift

  • Any of y'all who know me well are likely aware that good gondola rides are something I greatly enjoy.  The gondola at Jackson Hole is one I always have difficulty driving by without taking.  I've been up it at least 4 times now, and am already looking forward to the NEXT time (whenever that might be).
  • It really is different each time:  I've been up at the top at times when it was totally freezing and windy (even when it was calm and mild at the base).  Today it was amazingly mild:  So much so that there were lots of paragliders taking advantage of the perfect conditions (Notice the one just to your left from the gondola).
  • Bev is talking to a paraglider instructor.  You'll see part of their conversation in the next video (good luck understanding it, though).
  • It's a 12-minute ride, rising 4,139 feet to the top of Rendezvous Mountain.  This video will get you up there in only 3 minutes and 34 seconds, however.<br />
<br />
Music by Kevin MacLeod at the excellent royalty-free music website of <a href="http://incompetech.com/">http://incompetech.com/</a>
  • Untitled photo
  • On top of Rendezvous Mountain, looking north, watching storms form over the Grand Teton.
  • I guess there was a little wind up there.
  • Untitled photo
  • Looking west.
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Gotta admit that paragliding looks much more relaxing than donning the jet pack I used to dream about.<br />
<br />
Music by Kevin MacLeod of  <a href="http://incompetech.com/">http://incompetech.com/</a>
  • We'll wait for the next one.
  • Amazing views from up here.  This is looking toward Jackson, which is to our southeast.
  • And our video down will take you only 2 minutes and 15 seconds.<br />
<br />
Music by Kevin MacLeod of  <a href="http://incompetech.com/">http://incompetech.com/</a>
  • One last look at the rugged Tetons.
  • There is also a small chair lift used by mountain bikers.  The ticket price for the gondola allows you to take this lift as a non-biking tourist.
  • If you happen to be headed to Jackson and want to ride the gondola, you can save $6 per ticket if you purchase your tickets online.  Take a look at <a href="http://www.jacksonhole.com/summer-ride-the-tram.html">http://www.jacksonhole.com/summer-ride-the-tram.html</a>
  • The bikers get off at the top.  Tourists stay on for the round trip.
  • Last time we were in Jackson, Zac found this cool Mexican restaurant.  We enjoyed it so much that time that we looked forward to returning.  I highly recommend their fajitas.  I think Bev and Bri were actually a little disappointed this time, but they did not get fajitas.
  • No Comments
  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2023 SmugMug, Inc.