Good Reads // By jim mahaffie RANCH-STYLE DESSERTS Wild Sugar: Seasonal Sweet Treats Inspired by the Mountain WestLindsey Johnson From her ranch in Freedom, Wyoming, Lindsey Johnson delivers this lifestyle cookbook of seasonal desserts and sweet treats, innovative table settings, and…
Bishish’s Enclosure Did Native Americans stand on the summit of the Grand Teton centuries before the first party of white men? //By David Gonzales Near the summit of the Grand Teton, atop a rocky spur that forms the Grand’s west shoulder, is…
Wild, Deadly, and Best Viewed from a Distance Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks’ views are striking, but it’s often the wildlife that steals the show for the four million-plus visitors who flock to the region annually. Here’s what you need to…
Preservation or Pricing Out? Do conservation easements protect open space and wildlife at the expense of the Jackson Hole community? //By Brigid Mander When Claire Fuller steps outside her home on the Huidekoper Ranch in Wilson, it’s as if she’s…
Hike-to High Points These four summits don’t require any technical climbing and do offer expansive views. // Story and photography By Dina Mishev There are about 134 named peaks in Grand Teton National Park—and the Tetons are only one of…
Flowy, Fun and Free The system of cross-country mountain biking trails at Grand Targhee is free to ride and also priceless. //By Molly Absolon It’s hard to reach consensus when you ask bikers to identify their favorite cross-country mountain bike trail…
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…
