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Jackson, Wyoming, not Jackson Hole that refers to the whole area. My initial reaction was that it was a tourist town, at the entrance to Grand Teton, coupled with the fact that there were a couple ski resorts there I figured no one actually lived there, but I was wrong. I had made arrangements to stay with a couchsurfer, Julie. Unfortunately she was busy until 8:30PM, so I had contacted another CSer, Jay, to meet me for dinner at the Snake River brewery. Jay was new to town but liked what he had found so far. He had a real job, and was not a ski bum or anything like that. After dinner I headed to Julie’s place. Julie had been living in Jackson for 7 years and is an accountant, another person with a real job. She liked the size of the town, and the access to skiing, and climbing. I was originally planning to stay only 1 night, but she told me about some easy backcountry skiing at Idaho pass just a few miles up the road. I decided to give that a go and stayed an extra night. I hiked up to Glory Pass on my own, enjoyed lunch at the top and then zipped down the descent, a bit steeper that I was ready for, but a few falls and slides later I was back at my car. I wanted more so I skinned up a gentler slope for a quick second run. I thought ski season was over, but luckily I was wrong! I was pretty wore out from the skiing, but Julie texted me to ask if I wanted to go to the climbing gym when she was done work, I could not refuse so off I went. Julie and Kenny (another CSer in Jackson and friend of Julie’s) pushed me to finish several routes, only after I was completely wore out from bouldering. We headed back to Julie’s and I rallied (with my friend Coke zero) to serve her my world famous fajitas.
The next morning I headed for Grand Teton, and another adventure.
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