Arrived in Jackson to a great motel - Wyoming Inn - appears to be a nice motel on the main drag but has great finishings, big breakfasts, nice staff and our room was in a good location. First night dinner across the street in sports bar that actually got the Leafs game and they won. Next day Barb's cold/flu got worse so Peter got an interesting experience skiing fozen Jackson Hole. Dinner at Bubba's BBQ - great ribs and brisket. Spent second day driving through Teton National Forest - saw elk herd, moose, merganzers, trumpeter swans, fox, wolf and deer once back in town. Dinner at Worts Hotel, excellent. (Bison burger for lunch, elk chop for dinner - eat what you see!)

Drive to Missoula Montana next day on way to Big Mountain. Across the pass that they started the skiing in Jackson at, and down into the Snake River valley again. Up the highway through the high plains and mountain passes. Saw a Bald Eagle! To Missoula a college town on the river with an interesting downtown - streets wide enough to turn a full team and wagon. Watched kayaking on the river, and skateboarder pulled by dogs on river walk. Dinner at Brew Pub.

Breakfast in our Doubletree Hotel on Saturday overlooking the river. Drive up through Bison Reserve (no bison but our first antelope, plus some deer and hawks - very warm day). Along the Flathead Lake (, biggest one west of Mississippi, foggy because of temperature inversion, lots of grass burning too) with amazing views across to mountains. Up to Big Mountain on St. Patty's day, pilfered a couple of runs in the mush before a few pints in the hotel bar on the hill, wandered the "village" (10 minutes) and dinner at the same place with awesome views over the lake and mountains.