Photos: Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Grand Teton National Park

The town square area of Jackson features galleries, shops, a cowboy bar and dramatic views, even at night.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The Town Square Tavern in the center of town draws big crowds on summer nights, when the sun doesn’t go down until after 9 p.m.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The very-easy-on-the-wallet Kudar Motel, which is in downtown Jackson, includes cabins that date back to the 1930s.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Kid-friendly summer attractions at Teton Village near Jackson include a bungee trampoline.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Nice, horsy. Teton Village Trail Rides, between Jackson and Grand Teton National Park, gives visitors a chance to see the world from atop a horse. As long as they are at least 6 years old, that is.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort gains more than 4,000 feet of altitude in its nine-minute route up Rendezvous Mountain.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The tram trip to the top of Rendezvous Mountain reveals broad vistas of the Jackson Hole area and the chance to stroll in summer shorts near snow-capped mountains.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

All saddled up and nowhere to go: Horses at the Jackson Lake Lodge corral await the morning’s first trail ride in Grand Teton National Park.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

The butter is moose-shaped in the Mural Room restaurant at Jackson Lake Lodge.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Hey, Dad, what’s that? Visitors check out a moose dawdling in a river near the southern entrance to Grand Teton National Park.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

Near Jackson Lake Lodge, a summer morning view includes the greenery of Willow Flats, the waters of Jackson Lake and the peaks of the Tetons.  (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)