Chasing Waterfalls What kind of waterfall experience are you looking for? // By Rachel Walker The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem was forged by powerful forces of nature, especially water. From frothing, raging rivers to winter snow that can be measured in feet—and…
Tread Lightly Let Leave No Trace principles guide you to recreating responsibly in and around Jackson Hole. // By Bevin Wallace Leave No Trace and its principles are not new. “The organization has been around for 30 years, and the…
JH Public Art Take an urban public art walk, and please sit on the swings and benches along the way—they’re the ultimate in functional art. // By Sam Simma A brightly painted chairlift in downtown Jackson might seem random, but…
Jessyca Valdez // Escrito por Lina Collado García Jessyca Valdez llegó por primera vez a Jackson en mayo de 2017 desde Toluca, México. Ella y su marido, Emmanuel, usaron todo su dinero para comprar unos boletos de ida a los Estados…
Teton Pass Parking // By Brigid Mander According to local backcountry skiing old timers—as in anyone who backcountry skied in the 1980s or earlier—the summit pull-out on Teton Pass was never crowded in winter. Because of the potential for avalanches,…
Good Reads // By jim mahaffie WESTERN LEGENDS Give Your Heart to the Hawks Win Blevins This past July, Win Blevins passed away after an extraordinary lifetime, during which he wrote nearly 40 fiction and nonfiction books about Western lore,…
Brandon Harrison He grew up working at his family’s iconic hotel in downtown Jackson. But for the past four years, Harrison hasn’t been working at the Rusty Parrot, but on the Rusty Parrot. // By jim mahaffie Brandon Harrison has…
Marc Hirschfield Marc Hirschfield’s first memories of Jackson Hole are of fly fishing on the Snake River. // By Molly Absolon He was 6 years old. It was 1972, and the Hirschfield family—mom Berte, dad Alan, sister Laura, and brother…
To Selfie or not to Selfie? // By Tim Sandlin // Illustration by Birgitta sif My granddaughter, Julie Anne Klapshaw, has been giving lessons at the Center for the Arts this month in preparation for the Winter Selfie Season.…
The Season for Sliding Jackson Hole is known as an alpine skier’s winter wonderland, but we’ve also got hundreds of miles of trails for cross-country skiing. // By Brigid Mander Pine boughs laden with snow glint as the sun just…
Wearable Art A local woman-owned hattery makes contemporary Western hats that look good in Jackson Hole and beyond. // By Dina Mishev // photography By KATHRYN ZIESIG I’ve got a small head, at least in the literal sense. So…
Winter in the Wild People make reservations a year in advance to spend a week of their summer at the remote Darwin Ranch, but it’s even more magical in winter. //By Dina Mishev //photography By Derek Stal After we ski…
Little Rippers Kids that grow up skiing Jackson Hole are a different breed of mountain athlete. // by Dina Mishev and Brigid Mander grom [ghrom]: noun, plural: groms Shortened from the word grommet, a grom is a young kid who…
Winter Wonderland Photographer Taylor Glenn ski-toured across Yellowstone’s southwestern corner. Sitting in the snow on the bank of the Bechler River, I struggle to dry my feet and wriggle my ski boots back on. Groaning in frustration, my adventure partner…
Wild, Again Animals that escaped from their outdoors exhibit more than a half century ago led to the modern day Jackson bison herd—Wyoming’s only herd of wild bison outside of Yellowstone National Park. // By Mike Koshmrl Traffic slows, then…
Hungry Jack’s Now & Then How community unity and local support helped breathe new life in Wilson’s beloved general store. // By Bevin Wallace In 1954, Clarence “Stearnie” Stearns and his wife, Dorothy “Dodie,” who had met while working in…
To the Rescue Teton County Search & Rescue // By Helen Olsson Prior to 1993, the year Teton County Search and Rescue was founded, distress calls would come into the sheriff’s office, which would dispatch deputies to respond. Maybe they’d…
Holistic Healing Complementary therapies offer diverse paths to pain relief—without pills. // By Bevin Wallace My orthopedic doc said I was wasting my money and time when, after almost two years of MRIs, steroids, injections, and PT, I told him…
Hot Stuff Fireplaces can take many forms. // By Lila Edythe I love my current home in East Jackson. It has lots of natural light, fun colors on the walls, amazing decks, and all of the appliances work. And yet, several…
