Hanging out for a week in Driggs, Idaho

Our rental house in Driggs, Idaho

I’d never heard of Driggs, Idaho until I was searching for a place to rent for a week near Jackson, Wyoming. This place in Driggs popped up and I was intrigued by its description, location, and price, so I booked it despite needing to drive about an hour to get to the Grand Teton National Park. It was a nice little one-bedroom home on 20 acres about 5 miles southwest of Driggs. Every day we saw (and heard) hundreds of Sand Hill Cranes flying overhead and landing in a nearby field.

Driggs is on the west side of the Tetons. The peaks are visible but don’t dominate the skyline like they do when viewed from the east side. While there are trailheads leading into the backcountry (like up Teton Canyon), we kept our hiking simple with a short hike in what is apparently the cross-country ski area of Grand Targhee Resort.

We were surprised that for such a small community there is a nice paved bike path running between Driggs and Victor. We did a pleasant 20 mile ride on this trail.

For the second time this year, we were without an internet connection even though the owner touts it in the property description. In this case the connection was provided by a wide-area wireless that just didn’t work. Luckily, we had a good cell phone connection, so I could still do email and twitter.

We liked the peacefulness of the place and would go back, except it is a long drive to get there.

Links
Driggs ID 2011 photo gallery

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