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Local Life | Blast from the Past

A Gros Ventre Escape For nearly 125 years, Flat Creek Ranch has voffered a hidden retreat. // By Jim Stanford Farney Cole didn’t hear a twig snap. As he bent down to dismantle a beaver dam that was inundating a…

Local Life | Hello Q&A

Dawn Pruett This year, the president of the Bank of Jackson Hole is becoming a grandmother and taking up golf while continuing to help her staff and the Jackson Hole community reach their potential. // By Jennifer Dorsey For Dawn…

Local Life | Hello As Told By

John Griber He’s a pioneering snowboard athlete and Emmy Award- winning cinematographer, but John Griber is most proud of the simple life he’s built here in Jackson Hole.   // by Bevin Wallace John Griber has experienced all the adrenaline…

Local Life | Hello Profile

Gabe Wilson Wilson’s parents made him travel before he committed to becoming the fifth generation to work Teton Valley’s Double Diamond Bar Ranch.  // By Molly Absolon Gabe Wilson and his sisters—in middle and elementary school at the time—hooked two…

Local Life | Jackson Hole Icon

Bridges to the Past Astoria and Swinging Bridges have more than a century of history. // By Jim Stanford On Feb. 21, 1922, at a ceremony attended by a host of local dignitaries, Jean Pierson, wife of project engineer J.E.…

Local Life | Day Packs

Day Packs We tested these so you don’t have to. // Dina Mishev EAGLE CREEK GEAR WARRIOR CONVERTIBLE 21.75” CARRY ON BACKPACK What is it? A wheeled, carry-on-sized bag that converts to a backpack and has a removable daypack.  Strengths Full disclosure:…

Local Life | All You Need

Backpacking Essential gear to make your backpacking adventure a success. // by Dina Mishev All other overnight backpacks have been dead to us since we first encountered Arc’teryx’s RotoGlide hipbelt; it swivels as your hips move (lock it out if…

Local Life | My Jackson Hole Life

Tom Turiano // by dina mishev Tom Turiano moved to Jackson Hole in 1985. His first job was teaching skiing at Snow King Ski Area, but, a mountaineer since age 15, he soon started guiding for Exum Mountain Guides. He…

Local Life | Books

Good Reads // By Jim Mahaffie SMART READ The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food Annie Fenn, MD After her mother was diagnosed with dementia, local resident Dr. Fenn left her ob/gyn medical practice and founded the Brain Health Kitchen, a…

Local Life | Local Knowledge

Nikki Gill This fifth-generation rancher works to keep Jackson’s ranching legacy and small town character alive, one burger, steak, and shake at a time. // By Sofia McGulick When Nikki Gill’s father, Robert Gill, was growing up, there were about…