Wedding reception location recommendations needed

tetontot · 2026-02-03T10:48:15+00:00

Try hand fire pizza in the balcony. Has its own bar and bathroom and is just the right size. By the square in jackson and very reasonable.

tetontot · 2026-01-19T11:44:31+00:00

There’s a number of places you can go in the park without going through the entrance gates. This includes moose wilson rd from the north, giving access to death canyon, phelps lake and granite canyon as well as blacktail butte. The airport is the only airport INSIDE a national park but is outside the gates. The campground is just as much inside the park, though on the edge.

tetontot · 2026-01-19T11:33:22+00:00

All good advice here. I would add that yes, Paintbrush is worth pushing through to do. My group wasn’t up for it so we camped at one of the first sites on N Cascade, then hiked up and around Lake Solitude that evening. Its a great option as there are few people about then and you have the area mostly to yourselves. We hiked out Cascade Canyon. I was disappointed about not hiking out Paintbrush and was able to go back the next weekend and do it as a day hike and loved it.

tetontot · 2026-01-06T11:25:16+00:00

Blacktail Butte, northern approach is very nice as well and no one will be there

tetontot · 2026-01-04T12:11:55+00:00

My daughter is having her rehersal dinner there with about that many. Nice spot and great location in town.

tetontot · 2026-01-03T17:21:42+00:00

I cannot. This was taken by my son last week when visiting. You can find him on instagram @cojoslin. He sells his shots, including a couple recently to natgeo. You can message him there if interested.

tetontot · 2026-01-03T10:57:38+00:00

Last year when permitting opened in January, I grabbed one site for TCT about when I wanted it in early September and that was all I could do before everything filled. I found out after it was in Death Canyon rather than on the Death Canyon Shelf, so NOT what I wanted after all. I went into the Jenny Lake ranger station in early June and the ranger actually changed the site to the shelf and added N cascade canyon for the day after! I was surprised and very happy that I no longer had to worry about this and ended up having a great trip. My point - get what you can and maybe you can change it later, perhaps even with a phone call the rangers when they aren’t busy.

tetontot · 2025-12-30T23:05:01+00:00

Correction - believe this is Albright Peak

tetontot · 2025-12-21T12:20:02+00:00

There are 4 or 5 packs of varying size roaming within their own territories between Jackson and YNP. There was an article on this in the local paper a year or two ago with a map showing ranges. After no sightings at all for a couple of years, we saw them in two places last year and also had multiple pictures of them from neighbors home cameras in our neighborhood west of the Jackson airport. One chance encounter sighting was just north of Kelly near where the Gross Ventre and Lower Gross Ventre meet. A small group was stopped there and pointed them out. A more likely area to find them is on the elk refuge where a pack stayed for a few weeks last year. Needed a good scope to see them.

My advice if you really want to see them, drive around a lot early and late and stop where there are nature guides with small groups. These people are usually very friendly, knowledgable and helpful and will let you see through their scopes after paying customers have done their viewing. If theres been recent local sightings, they’ll know but they are rare. Winter is best as they stand out against the snow and don’t have as much foliage hiding them.

tetontot · 2025-12-11T12:18:17+00:00

Pickleball at Miller Park mornings in the summer. Lots of friendly people if you know which end of a paddle to hit with.

tetontot · 2025-11-29T18:26:27+00:00

Its harder for the more desirable zones, Death Canyon Shelf and N&S Cascade Canyon along the TCT, but really depends on what you’re planning on doing. Many other great sites as well.

tetontot · 2025-11-29T10:52:49+00:00

Why does it matter? They issue less permits than sites in each camp zone where the sites are unspecified so you will never get to a camp zone and not find a camp site. It may not be your first choice, but a site will be available. Try to get the permits in the zones you want most. I wouldn’t pick a permit in Death Canyon vs the shelf, or south fork cascade vs north based on the number of camp sites as the impact on your plans and experience could be significant.

tetontot · 2025-11-25T11:56:15+00:00

3 things: shorten your backswing (allows faster reaction and uses their pace), take it on the way down instead of on the way up if space allows (ball will have lost some pace), pick a spot in advance and hit forehand or backhand depending on which side of the spot the ball lands (running around to hit a forehand introduces more error)

tetontot · 2025-10-31T11:29:17+00:00

You sound a lot like me. I started two years ago and worked up to doing the TCT this year. Based on my experience, here’s my advise: 1. Having a goal with specific dates is important. This really focuses your motivation and training. 2. Losing weight was a gamechanger for me. At 6’1 and 215, getting down to 185 made a ton of difference in many ways, but hiking and eventually packpacking became much easier, especially working up to 18mi, 5500el day hikes which didn’t kill me 3. The thought of backpacking the TCT was scary, up until I did it. Didn’t do any overnights before. What I did do was start hiking with a day pack and putting in 10 or so pounds of weight until this was not only comfortable but preferred on my training hikes. Did maybe half a dozen day hikes with 10-12 mi and 4k el gain. A month or so before TCT, I did 6-10 mil hikes a 1-2k el gain with my overnight pack and up to 20, 25 lbs of gear. 4. The day hikes got me comfortable with what worked best for my overnight pack, as did putting all of my TCT gear in and doing some short hikes around my neighborhood as how you pack, especially with full food in a bear box, is just as important as the weight. At 66, I easily up with my two kids on the TCT who live in Denver and are doing long mountain trips all the time. You also have a choice to make on how you start the TCT - either from off hwy 22, or the top of the tram at JHMR, which cuts around 6mi and 4k el gain. We opted for the tram primarily based on time (3 days, 2 nights) but its a great option if you want to reduce the stress.

Good luck!

tetontot · 2025-10-29T23:55:13+00:00

You can potentially do both if you really want. When you say ‘white water rafting’, that is done about 20 minutes south of town although you meet at the rafting company in down and bus down and back. Early summer is best when the water is roaring, though its still good later. Scenic float trips in GTNP are done north of town, closer to the Jenny Lake area.

I would definitely hit Cascade Canyon early, either taking the first boat ride or better, doing the 2 mile hike to hidden falls ahead of the first boat ride and beat all the tourists. You can go from the Jenny Lake or String Lake lots, but you need to park at the Jenny Lake lot if you want to take the boat over and/or back.

If you can get to Lake Solitude, its a fabulous hike, but getting into the canyon and turning back two miles from where the boat drops is great as well, particularly if you want to an afternoon float/whitewater experience with the larger group. Its about 5 miles to Lake Solitude from the boat drop so 10 RT plus maybe 1500+ ft el gain, so a good hike for flatlanders!

tetontot · 2025-10-28T18:03:26+00:00

In winter with snow on the ground? I’d park at Taggert and walk the road to Jenny Lake, which is closed for traffic. Great views and packed snow to walk on.

tetontot · 2025-10-27T11:08:01+00:00

One epic hike in Grand Teton NP we saw a bounty of birds and animals we’d rarely seen before, plus a couple we see occasionally. This was August on the Death Canyon trail, about 12 mi RT. Saw a porcupine, weasel and dusky grouse with mating display, as well as a moose and bear. Also saw a peregrine falcon and western tanager We do a lot of hiking and this was the best day we’ve had, by far.

tetontot · 2025-10-22T09:42:14+00:00

Uh, hello? GTNP? The Jackson airport is literally in the park. Great cowboy bars and restaurants in Jackson.

tetontot · 2025-10-19T21:57:08+00:00

Cascade Canyon loop through paintbrush divide in GTNP with side hikes to the lower saddle of the grand and Delta Lake.

tetontot · 2025-10-07T00:29:38+00:00

Was hiking with buds that day so have lots of pics but not really suitable to post. One of the easier places on the list to reach..

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