Posts Tagged ‘Jackson Hole’
Take time out for Life
I recently read a post on the O.A.R.S. blog–20 reasons why a Rafting Trip is the Perfect Family Getaway. I love what river runner Ben Curnett wrote: You don’t have much time. No one does. It’s why vacations are so important. You’ve got to make every second count. But you don’t want to be in “hurry…
Read MoreHOWL can we balance Wild Nature with Human Nature?
Wyoming is facing a major dilemma today. The gray wolf (Canis lupus), which was RE-introduced into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in 1995 (after being wiped out by humans in the early 1900’s), has become the symbol of many things in the human world. Are they wanton killers or indispensable protectors of the natural ecosystem? Are…
Read MoreHappy Locals Hike Snow King
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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