Unidentified Flying Objects

flying raven - Barker Ewing river float trip

As we navigate our stretch of the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park, Barker-Ewing guides are constantly on the lookout for wildlife. Moose, Mule Deer, and Elk make their homes in the spruce and cottonwood forests along the riverbank and are relatively easy to spot. I’ve frequently had Pronghorn Antelope, Bison, Otters and Beaver…

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It’s tick season!

a woodtick -Jackson Hole wildlife

It’s tick season! This time of year, we welcome visitors from all around the country to beautiful Jackson Hole. And for those of you from the East Coast, the thought of “tick season” might be truly scary. The good news: our Barker-Ewing scenic raft trips don’t travel through tick habitat, so we’re extremely unlikely to…

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Surviving the Jackson Hole Winter

Pika on a rock near Grand Teton National Park - Jackson Hole wildlife

While we’re snug in our home in Grand Teton National Park, bundled under blankets and cozying up to the fire, the valley’s abundant wildlife is using other strategies for surviving the Jackson Hole winter. Some pack up and leave for warmer climes, some grow nice long fur coats and seek shelter from the wind, some puff…

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Happy Locals Hike Snow King

Jackson Hole from Snow King Mountain

Last week was sunny and gorgeous (unlike today’s random rain), so on my day off from Barker-Ewing, I decided to go for a hike up the “town hill” – Snow King Mountain.  Here we call it a hill, though I suppose it isn’t, since it rises 1,771 feet above town. It’s mid-summer, which can get…

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