Photos: Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Grand Teton National Park
The view is green and lovely in Jackson, Wyo., the population center of the 50-mile-long valley known as Jackson Hole. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The town square area of Jackson features galleries, shops, a cowboy bar and dramatic views, even at night. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Town Square Tavern in the center of town draws big crowds on summer nights, when the sun doesn’t go down until after 9 p.m. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The very-easy-on-the-wallet Kudar Motel, which is in downtown Jackson, includes cabins that date back to the 1930s. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Kid-friendly summer attractions at Teton Village near Jackson include a bungee trampoline. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Nice, horsy. Teton Village Trail Rides, between Jackson and Grand Teton National Park, gives visitors a chance to see the world from atop a horse. As long as they are at least 6 years old, that is. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort gains more than 4,000 feet of altitude in its nine-minute route up Rendezvous Mountain. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The tram trip to the top of Rendezvous Mountain reveals broad vistas of the Jackson Hole area and the chance to stroll in summer shorts near snow-capped mountains. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
All saddled up and nowhere to go: Horses at the Jackson Lake Lodge corral await the morning’s first trail ride in Grand Teton National Park. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
The butter is moose-shaped in the Mural Room restaurant at Jackson Lake Lodge. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Hey, Dad, what’s that? Visitors check out a moose dawdling in a river near the southern entrance to Grand Teton National Park. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Near Jackson Lake Lodge, a summer morning view includes the greenery of Willow Flats, the waters of Jackson Lake and the peaks of the Tetons. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
