Shopping isn’t usually a sport I cover in this column. Despite how much Mom might have described my attitude toward shopping when I was a teenager, today I’d argue that
This month’s column takes its cue from this winter, which feels like it already has had as many different personalities as there are peaks above 13,000 feet in the Wind
The vert gained when hiking the Cactus to Clouds Trail in Palm Springs, California, is about equal to climbing the Grand Teton one and a half times — 11,000 feet.
It’s far from a wild setting — traffic maintains a steady mumble below on U.S. Highway 191, and buildings and cabins dot views to the south. Still, finding a full-size,
Considering Jackson Hole hikes, Sheep Mountain, in the Gros Ventre Wilderness of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, is at the easy end of difficult. The distance, vertical gain and lack of
It’s now been 28 years that the summits that make Jackson Hole a “hole” have been drawing my eyes upward. If there is a peak that I’ve looked at longer
Leigh Lake is always more peaceful than its neighbors, String Lake to the south and Jackson Lake to the north. Now that it’s autumn, this is even more true. You
Most Novembers, I’m not still thinking about hiking and biking (unless fat biking) on our trails. But this November, most low- and mid-elevation hiking/biking trails in the valley aren’t yet
There are three ski areas in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Two of these are in Jackson Hole: Snow King and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The third is in the foothills
While it looks like spring down in the valley earlier than usual this year, with several trails under wildlife closures already free of snow, it is more important now and
Instead of being frustrated by this spring’s excessively wanton disregard for stable weather, I’m enjoying low elevation walks, biking on the Inner Park Loop Road, and making and refining my
