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Explore: Waterfalls

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…

Explore: Leave No Trace

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…

Explore: Public Art

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…

Vida Local: Contado Por Jessyca Valdez

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…

Local Life| Anatomy Of

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,…

Local Life | Books

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,…

Local Life | Local Knowledge

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…

Local Life| My Jackson Hole Life

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…

Explore | As the Hole Deepens

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.…

Explore | Cross Country Skiing

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…