Local: My Jackson Hole Life

Travis Rice // By Lila Edythe Travis Rice learned to ski about the time he learned to walk. His dad was on the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol. “I remember late afternoons at the ski patrol shacks up on the mountain…

Local: Anatomy Of

Snow King’s Exhibition Run This ski run towers over downtown Jackson.  // By Maggie Theodora Photo by Bradly J. Boner The origins of the name of Snow King’s black diamond Exhibition run have been lost to history, but it’s easy…

Local: Books

Read These // By jim mahaffie COLLECTED READINGSThe Grand Teton Reader  Edited by Robert W. Righter  The editor, a former professor of history at the University of Wyoming, chose 35 contributors covering geology, historic characters, settlement, and the park’s politically…

Local: Local Knowledge

Frank Durbian The new(ish) manager of the National Elk Refuge appreciates working in one of the world’s most intact ecosystems and marvels at all of the species that call the 24,700-acre refuge home. There are more than 230 of them! // By Lila Edythe When…

Grand Prix de Yellowstone

// by tim sandlin    // Illustrations by birgitta sif The summer of 2020 brought a veritable swarm of tourists to Yellowstone, which would have made for a slow Grand Prix de Yellowstone except for the missing hazard—tour buses. Those…

Hit the (Gravel) Road

Leave the pavement (and traffic) behind in favor of riding on dirt and gravel roads. // TEXT and photos by Dina Mishev With more than a quarter of all roads—about one million miles—in the U.S. being unpaved, and a growing…

Rock On

In rock climbing, the challenge and joy are in the journey rather than the destination. No experience required. // By Molly Absolon Rock climbing, at its most basic, is ascending cliffs, boulders, or artificial walls using one’s hands and feet. For…

Canoe Camp in Yellowstone

A wooden canoe carries all the creature comforts for a scenic trip on one of YNP’s largest and most remote lakes.  // Photography and story  by Bradly J. Boner On a sunny July morning in Yellowstone National Park, my brother…

Ready for the Wild

PHOTO BY BRADLY J. BONER Of course we don’t want to get ill or injured in the backcountry, but sometimes accidents (and blisters) happen.  // By lila Edythe The pain in my left knee came out of nowhere. I  hadn’t twisted…

Photo Gallery: The Drive Along the Drift

Thousands of Sublette County cattle spend their summer grazing the Upper Green River high country, and cowboys still drive them nearly sixty miles to get there.   // By Mike Koshmrl   // Photography by ryan dorgan It’s 8 a.m. on…

Into Yellowstone the Year Before its Founding

SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM The 1871 Hayden Expedition’s meticulous and vivid documentation inspired awe, convincing Congress to designate the first national park the following year.    // By Mike Koshmrl   Pronghorn, cutthroat trout, and fresh buttermilk fueled Ferdinand Hayden and his fellow expedition members…

Overtourism

BRADLY J. BONER Jackson Hole is a gorgeous, unique , and wild place loved by visitors from around the world. Can we keep it from being loved to death? // By Molly Absolon  Loving a place to death has been…

Health: Antidotes to What Jackson Throws at You

PHOTO BY BRADLY J. BONER The elevation and climate that make Jackson Hole a paradise also make it hard on your body. Take care of yourself. // By Melissa Thomasma Dehydration It’s easy to get dehydrated at higher elevations. Drinking alcohol and caffeine…

Books: Read These

// BY JIM MAHAFFIE TRUE STORYThe Martyrdom of Collins Catch the Bear Gerry Spence  Collins Catch the Bear was a Lakota Sioux wrongfully charged with the murder of a white man in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1982.…

Food: Foraging the Local Flora

// By Whitney Royster Edible plants and berries abound in Jackson Hole. Not just for animals, but for humans, too. “It’s important to have knowledge of the plant world before anything is eaten,” cautions Cathy Shill, owner of the Hole…

Anatomy of: Jackson Hole Pathways

// by maggie Theodora // Illustration by elise mahaffie Today the Jackson Hole pathways system includes more than twenty-seven miles of paved shared-use paths and twenty miles of sidewalks. There are also pathways in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). It…

Local Knowledge: Guillermo Esteves

“I try not to think too much if something has been photographed before. I just want to do a better image than I have before.” // By Sofia McGulick Guillermo Esteves didn’t get into photography until 2012 when he moved…

Go Deep: Coolers

We tested these so you don’t have to. // by lila edythe ORCA WALKER 20 TOTE What is it? A burly, waterproof, leakproof soft-sided tote cooler with a capacity of 20 liters and 50 pounds. What’s Cool? The Walker Tote is…

Food: Ready to Travel

PHOTO BY BRADLY J. BONER These dishes are made for takeout. // By Samantha Simma Getting food to-go isn’t as simple as picking what sounds best on a restaurant’s menu. A dish that’s delicious if eaten immediately might not be…