Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Snake River Brewing Company

Left Salt Lake City heading to Yellowstone National Park this morning. Took 89 up thru the the canyons and traveling thru many National National parks, very beautiful scenery, stopped at Bear Lake in Utah, went thru Idaho and wound up in Wyoming. Hit some pretty hard rain thru out the day, a 6 hour ride to Yellowstone, according to GPS was wrong. It was like 6-7 hours just to Jackson Hole Wyoming with another 1 1/2-2 hours to Yellowstone.

When we reached Jackson Hole, we changed plans and decided to grab a room instead of getting to the camp site in the dark and probably wet. Found a small hotel that didn't cost me an arm and a leg, just the leg but thats ok i have another one and, what else, found the local brewpub.

IPA and Hefeweizen

Left the car at the hotel, drinking and walking tonite, Snake River Brewing Company, right down the street from the hotel, grabbed some beer, their Pakos IPA, Hoback Hefeweizen, Black Diamond Tripel and 8.4% belgian ale and Slow Guy a belgian single. Food was good, pulled pork, brisket, buffalo chili, trout. I got them to put the White Sox on the tv because my little guy is a huge fan, they were cool and took care of us.

We walked around Jackson and i was a little disappointed, it was a cool looking western town with the town square and the antlered entrances but there were so many t shirt shops and other touristy places, in the west they have touristy cowboy boot and hat stores, i could have been at the Jersey Shore.

At one point we moseyed in to the Million Dollar Cowboy bar to grab a drink and wound up paying a cover to hear some band that was having some sound issues, too much bass. It was a cool place, a bunch of pool tables, three bars with saddles as bar stools for the cowboys in all of us. Went to the bar and ordered, no not sangria, but what else, whiskey and beers. This is a cowboy bar and you drink like a cowboy here. stayed for a bit and then headed back to sleep

Whiskey, which i already drank and local beer

In N Out

FINALLY

I have been waiting forever to go to In N Out, i missed it in Las Vegas but i caught it in West Jordan.

Had a double meat, no spread, grilled onion, DELISH

fastest ice in the world

At the rink, built for the 2002 Olympics. Now i have been to all four long track ovals in the United States.

Wound up doing some food shopping, watching my little boy train, and went up to the University of Utah in Salt Lake city. It is a big and beautiful campus and i think my little guy wants to attend here, he already had his interview.

Took out the family that has been putting my family up for the past month, plus they also put my little guy up when he is out here by himself, to a local chinese restaurant. It was good, a lot of food for not a lot of money.

sitting around drinking a Squatters Brewing Hop Rising a 9% 75 IBU Double IPA, a tasty beer, very hoppy.

On The Road Again

Sitting in the NewYorkSportsGrill in Terminal 5 at JFK, drinking a Goose Island Summer ale, eating a burger, talking to fellow travelers, waiting on my plane to Salt Lake City, Utah. Yes, once again i am on the road for speedskating. It has been a while since the last trip so i guess i am blogging again.
Plane delayed, Lagunitas IPA to help kill time.

Took the A train to Howard beach to catch the Air Tram, a very easy way to get to the airport and probably the cheapest.

The above bar has about 40 taps, mostly Bud/Miller/Coors product and a bunch of bad Sam adams selections. They did have the above two beers that i had, $10 each, plus Anchor Steam, Sierra Nevada, Harpoon IP and a couple of Brooklyn's.

Plane finally showed up, sat on the runway for an hour + and finally landed in Salt Lake at 3:45AM New York time.

Mamoun's Falafel

I am not a falafel fan, i never eat them EXCEPT for when i am on St. Marks Place and I pass Mamoun's. This is one of the best and cheapest places to eat, minus the $1 slice joint's up the block, in the city, $2.50 falafels. Not the tasteless, i need to cover it up in white sauce to hide the rancidness of the street car ones. This is pure goodness of fried chickpeas, which i hate, herbs and spices, on a pita. No white sauce for me, i hate it, but Mamoun's hot sauce with a glass of their own ice tea. 

PMC Fund Raiser

just came back from a PMC fund raiser which is a bike ride from Sturbridge MA to Provincetown, Ma, 195 miles over two days. the food was great, especially the seafood chowder.
The PMC raises money for the Dana Farber/Jimmy Fund, based out of Boston, yeah i know Boston, that does great work with their patients.

cancer has hit my family a few times over the last bunch of years and the support of this facility is amazing.

If you actually have read this blog post and would like to contribute, please reach out to me so that i can give you the website and the person that i am supporting, so that you can contribute.

If you can't contribute, i know, times are tough, we are all feeling it, give me a shout out, that is as fgood as $$$

Grace Potter/michael franti

Earlier this week we went to the Charles Ives Center to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals open up for michael franti and Spearhead.
Grace Potter is the hottest guitar player, singer , screamer, organ player on the circuit these days and as usual, she put n a great show. we saw her at Webster Hall last year and she plays better t a small intimate club bu it is Grace, wow.
michael franti and spearhead, a band that i only knew two songs  of, put on a great show, reggae, rap, r'N'r', whatever it is, he was good. Danced with the audience, jumped on a stage n the lawn seating area, brought a whole bunch of young people and old people on stage for the finale, a great showman, the crowd was on its feet for the whole show.