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Feature | Bison

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 eases to a standstill past where the Buffalo Fork of the SnakeRiver gives way to a sweep of grassy pastureland. Off to the west, the sawtooth of the Tetons. The eastern skyline is cut by triangular Mount Leidy rising above a rolling sea of conifer forest. But the scenic vistas play second fiddle to the center and cause of the…

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Feature | Hungry Jack’s

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 Yellowstone in the 1940s, bought a small grocery store in Wilson. At that time, Wilson was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town at the base of Teton Pass. In 1960, the couple bought the property across the road, hired a builder from Idaho Falls, and six weeks later, opened Hungry Jack’s general store. “It was just like you’d imagine,” says longtime Wilson resident…

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Feature | TCSR

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 rally a few locals with specific skills or gear to help. “They’d muscle out these rescues the best they could with no training and no equipment,“ says Tim Ciocarlan, one of three volunteers from the original TCSAR class (along with Mike Moyer and Mike Estes) who continue to serve. The year 2023 marked TCSAR’s 30th anniversary, and there’s a lot…

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Enjoy | Health

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 I was going to see a chiropractor for my ongoing hip pain. “There is no evidence that chiropractic works,” he said, sighing. To which I replied, “At this point, it can’t hurt.” After about six weeks of regular visits to the chiropractor, who I’d heard was a “miracle worker,” my pain was gone. I didn’t even need the daily dose…

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Enjoy | Design

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 times every winter—never in the summer—I wish myself back to a mold-infested, barely insulated apartment that had a hole in the ceiling in the living room and no water pressure in the shower. Why do I wish myself back there? It had a wood-burning stove. I don’t miss the three tedious and tiring days my roommates and I spent splitting…

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Enjoy | Culture

Still a Hoot In its 31st year, the acoustic music gathering the Hootenanny continues to delight performers and audiences. // By Jim Stanford Smoke wafted from the campfire beneath the Moose bridge late one July night in 1958 as a motley band of climbers and folk musicians huddled around the riverfront campsite of Bill Briggs. An aspiring climber and ukulele player working for the summer on a highway crew, Briggs had boiled tea in a big black kettle and poured a bottle of cheap wine from Dornans into it. When the pickers and singers arrived, about 8 or 10 in…

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Enjoy | Art

Old & New Mixing traditional Western and wildlife art with modern pieces can create a more interesting collection and interiors. // By Maggie Theodora “I see a movement away from art that’s expected in a home, either in tone or style,” says Chad Repinski, director of Jackson’s Diehl Gallery. “Collectors are shunning the idea of ‘matchy-matchy,’ which can free them to install art that stands on its own.” In Jackson Hole, this movement away from the expected and matchy-matchy means collectors and homes that increasingly blend traditional wildlife and Western art with contemporary/modern art and aesthetics. Twenty years ago, traditional Western…

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Enjoy | Taste of Jackson Hole

Snake River Grill’s  Potato Pancakes This elevated, iconic take on hash browns got its first refresh in 30 years. // By Samantha Simma Years pass and seasons change, but you can always find the Potato Pancake on the menu at the Snake River Grill. The version on the menu this winter looks a little different though (more on that below). The starter is as much of an institution as the fine-dining restaurant itself. Since its founding in 1993—it’s been in the same location just off Jackson’s Town Square since it opened—the Grill’s accolades have included being nominated for Best Chef…

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Enjoy | Food

In the Raw Although we’re 1,000 miles from a coast, Jackson Hole takes its sushi seriously. // By Helen Olsson In the 1970s, a sushi bar named Osho opened in Los Angeles, catering to Hollywood celebrities. Over the next few decades, sushi grew in popularity, but most people wouldn’t touch a spicy tuna roll in a landlocked state with a 10-inch chopstick. Today, Jackson Hole’s robust array of sushi offerings debunks the myth that you can’t get amazing sushi anywhere but in coastal cities. Global aviation and improved refrigeration technologies continue to decrease the time from boat to plate. Fish purveyors…

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Local Life | Hello Profile

Lindsey Johnson The Sweet Life // By Bevin Wallace After moving to Jackson Hole with her family on a whim, Lindsey Johnson felt unconnected and lonely—until, with inspiration from Wyoming’s natural beauty, she started combining the solace she got from baking with her love of making art.  A California beach kid, Johnson was raised in the surf culture of San Clemente, and she has been in love with art her entire life. “I was always sketching on anything I could get my hands on, whether it was rocks at the beach or drawing in the sand,” she says. After going…

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Enjoy | JH Pantry

Wyoming Wine The grapes come from California, but Jackson Hole Winery does everything else to make its award-winning wines in a barn in Wilson. // By Helen Olsson  During college at Sonoma State University, Anthony Schroth took a wine business class that required an internship. Stomping grapes at a Napa Valley winery planted the seed for an audacious idea: to start a winery at an elevation of 6,229 feet on his family’s 17-acre property in Jackson Hole. “I knew I wanted to have my own label,” Schroth says. The property’s 100-year-old dairy barn with Grand Teton views, he figured, would…

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Local Life | Blast From the Past

Off the Beaten Track For 80 years, Trail Creek Ranch in Wilson has been owned and operated by women. // By Jim Stanford Elizabeth “Betty” Woolsey was a trailblazer, in the mountains and in business. By the early 1940s, she had climbed and skied in the Alps, summited the highest unclimbed peak in Canada, and captained the first U.S. Olympic women’s ski team, winning the national championship in downhill. She had climbed many peaks in the Tetons and Wind River Range, sometimes helping to put up new routes. Her favorite ascent was Mount Moran, on the summit of which she’d…

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Local Life | JH Icon

Jackson Hole Moose Jackson Hole is best-known for its skiing, but we love our semi-pro hockey team.  // By Dakota Richardson As night skiers carve their final turns beneath the lift lights at Snow King Mountain Resort, another set of lights—accompanied by music and a raucous crowd—is just getting fired up as the Jackson Moose Senior A hockey team takes to the ice at the Snow King Center. With a roster of pro players from post-college to the American Hockey League and all the way up to NHL visitors, the Moose almost always play to a capacity crowd of about…

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Local Life | Go Deep

Ski (and Snowboard) Jackets We tested these so you don’t have to. // Dina Mishev stio shot 7 What it isA waterproof Gore-Tex jacket stuffed with 800-fill HyperDRY down, which eliminates the need to wear a ton of layers.  Strengths We love the freedom of not having to bulk up with base layers and letting the Shot 7’s hydrophobic down keep us warm. Weaknesses Its weight and warmth make it a resort-only jacket and, even with only a t-shirt beneath it, it’s too warm for spring skiing days. Best for Resort skiers who don’t like messing around with layers. Details $649; available at Stio…

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Local Life | Hello Q&A

Larry Hartenstein Snow King’s director of operations lives to ski, but he’s even more passionate about helping others. // By brigid mander Despite having non-skiing parents, Larry Hartenstein grew up (in Woodbridge, New Jersey) skiing. “I was about five the first time I went skiing. It was near our family cabin in the Poconos,” Hartenstein, now 48-years-old, says. “I didn’t take a lesson, and my dad waited at the bottom of the beginner area to catch me. I came down fast and knocked him over. I was in a lesson the next day.” By the time Hartenstein was eight, he…

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Local Life | Hello As Told By

Jessyca Valdez // By Lina Collado Garcia Jessyca Valdez first arrived in Jackson in May 2017 from Tlaxcala, Mexico. She and her husband, Emmanuel, used all of their money to buy one-way tickets to the United States. “Our main goal was to have a secure roof over our heads and continue with my college studies in accounting and finances,” Valdez says. Emmanuel’s brother had moved to Jackson in 2010. “He first spoke to us about Jackson and painted a panorama of finding a good job surrounded by nature and animals.” The couple thought Jackson sounded like a place where they could…

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Local Life | All You Need

Wyoming Winter Driving Essential things and bonus gear to have in your vehicle to make winter driving safer. // By Bevin Wallace Sure, you can toss any winter hat in your car, but why not make it something cheery, washable, and recycled, like the Cotopaxi Teca Fleece Beanie? $25, cotopaxi.com  The Wyoming Department of Transportation lists tire chains as the first item motorists should have in their cars. Jumper cables are another must-have.  A staple with ski town locals, Kinco’s 1927KW gloves are made from premium-grain pigskin and canvas with high-performance insulation. Their hardware store price makes them the perfect…

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Explore | As the Hole Deepens

Last Word Jam // By Tim Sandlin   // Illustrations by Birgitta Sif August—I’m tooling down from the park where I’d visited my secret blueberry patch. Two yearling bears had beat me to the good stuff. They were both a reddish dark brown, about the color of an extra-hot cinnamon matcha. The smallest bear took one look at me and climbed an aspen. The other bear ignored me like he was a teenager in a mall.   My immediate problem was I didn’t see the mother. Here’s my daily nature lore tip: if there are bear cubs in your patch,…

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Explore | Epic Bike Rides

Six Epic Rides One of these is perfect for you. // By Brigid Mander The Teton Range and surrounding areas have a reputation for many things: wildlife, scenery, mountain climbing, and skiing, among others. Less-known but equally amazing is our biking—road, mountain, gravel—and the range of the different types of rides possible. “We have such a variety of terrain; with pavement, bike paths, dirt roads, and singletrack, there is something for everyone,” says Cary Smith, a competitive cyclist, racer, and shop manager at The Hub Bicycles, a bike shop in Jackson.  In no particular order, here are six of our…

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