As summer rolls into town, so do a number of other multi-wheeled vehicles. They come to do the Yellowstone/Grand Teton RV safari.

Living in a tourist town (approximately four million visitors pass through Jackson in a year) can be frustrating, but it’s also a solid economic base, a renewable resource. Although we’re mostly happy to see people experiencing the beauty of Jackson (the whole loving it to death thing is another story that we can get to later), summer’s are the worst.

There seems to be this invisible barrier at the edge of town, and when crossed by incoming visitors, all traffic laws that are applicable everywhere else in the country just evaporate. Stoplights are for decorative purposes only, right hand turns from the left hand lane are perfectly normal, driving 15 mph in a 55 zone is standard operating procedure and stopping in the middle of the highway to take pictures doesn’t earn a second thought.

Road biking in Jackson is a contact sport.

I’d like to claim the genius idea of posting some of the more creative vehicles that come through town, but our good friends at The Planet ran a series similar to this last year. Stay tuned for RV of the Week postings until the tourist season wraps up, or gas hits $5 a gallon.