Jackson a day early to get a head start on the area. We explored the urban jungle of the uppity outdoors Jackson Hole where everything is overpriced but adorable. We ate Thai food, which it seems that we can not get enough of even though nothing is as good as Chai Da Thai in Boone. Although a lot of places come close. We discovered The Snake River Brewing Company, which I have heard such great things about. This is one of the better brewing companies that we have been to. We did not have a reservation anywhere because we decided not to go to Salt Lake City so we had to figure something out. Everything was full from campsites to rooms. This pushed us south to Alpine where we found a room for the bargain price of $100. There were no other options even further from Jackson from this as far as 50 miles that we could find so we decided to splurge. . It paid of. Although the room did not look like much from the outside and it was only a best western once we opened the door we were impressed. If you are ever in the area the Best Western in Alpine is 
pretty awesome. Everything was much nicer than your usual normal hotel and there was a huge Jacuzzi bathtub!!! There was randomly enough a phone attached to the wall in the bathroom as well. From the window we had an awesome unobstructed view of a mountain. We took advantage of the amenities and watched Men in Black, which happened to be on TV and whatever Olympics came on. I took a bath for what seemed like forever. We then decided to check out the restaurant on location, which we did not expect much from. Again we were pleasantly surprised. Everything was so delicious. I had chili and a Brownie with ice cream while Brad had a steak with mashed potatoes followed by a milk shake. Yum - and the best parts were we did not have to prepare it or clean up afterwards. Michael Phelps was of course on TV. He is awesome and his talent really impresses me but I think everyone else was overshadowed by him. This is not his fault at all but NBC could have done a better job with the broadcasting of the Olympic games. I felt bad for the other swimmers during the relays. While on the podium the camera would zoom in so only Michael’s face was in view and my heart hurt for the other swimmers families. But I loved to watch him swim so whatever. I think the Olympics should be on more than one channel so the viewer can pick what they watch. For example NBC delayed gymnastics so it was not live because of a Phelps interview. They still ran the clip with a live header, which I though was strange and unfair. Oh well, enough on that subject. We sat at the bar in order to watch gymnastics vault and floor finals. The judging was a bit unfair in my opinion and Alicia deserved the bronze. That is enough about that. While watching the Olympics we made friends with 
another couple at the bar who are local.The whole next day was spent exploring Jackson Hole and the surrounding area. My mom was traveling from North Carolina to Wyoming to meet us and she had reserved a room at the Rustic Inn in Jackson. Brad and I checked in and waited for them to arrive. Sadly they were delayed in Denver so Brad and I were all by ourselves. The good news is that they were able to take the early flight and made it to Jackson in time for breakfast in the morning, which was the best continental breakfast that I have ever seen. She was able to have enough time to take a bath in the morning as well. I think this made her day so much better. I gave her a box of See’s candies, which are her very favorite candies in the world and that are only on the west coast. At the See’s Candies store I was able to pick each chocolate for the box. I though that was a really neat idea. From here we decided to check out what Jackson Hole has to offer and then we headed north towards the Tetons. It was really nice to see my mom and Tom. We were both really glad that they were able to fly out and meet us in Jackson. It was nice to know that we would have company at camp for the next week.
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