What do you do in Jackson, Wyoming on a snowy day in late May? Have an ElkFest, of course.Today Adolfo and I woke up to snow. When we looked up to see the Tetons, all we could see was white sky. It was like the mountains had disappeared. Not a good day for photography. Instead, we decided to go into Jackson and see what was up in town.
When we got into town people were carrying antlers everywhere. Trucks were pulling trailers full of antlers. Town square had turned into an antler market and antler auction. And I thought the antler arches in town square had been too many antlers.
After reading information about the festival, we learned that the boy scouts and the National Elk Refuge had joined up for this yearly event. The Elk Refuge allows the boys to go into the park and collect antlers each winter when they are shed. Then the boys put the antlers for auction. The profits benefit both the boy scouts and the refuge. The event became so popular that people come from all around to buy and sell antlers. The festival includes live music, educational activities, a chili cook-off, and a mountain man rendezvous. It seems the mountain men come out of their dens for this occasion only. Most looked like disheveled Santas with their long gray beards.
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