Rafters floating down the Teton River west of Driggs Idaho
Idaho's
Teton Valley lies, snug against the 13,000' peaks of the Grand
Teton Range, Along the eastern border
of Idaho, a border it shares with Wyoming. Teton Valley shares
the Grand Tetons with our neighboring valley to the east, the
more famous, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Folks describe Teton Valley
as and its towns Victor, Driggs, and Tetonia "The quiet side of the Tetons."
Teton Valley has good access to three National Forests and two National Parks - Grand Teton and Yellowstone. The indigenous wildflowers, wildlife and the Grand Tetons provide the ideal backdrop for day hikes, horseback riding, mountain biking, or a quiet river float. Other activities include golfing, whitewater rafting, and melodrama and the Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort.
While Jackson Hole to the east has mushroomed into a tourist megalopolis, the rustic communities of the Valley, on the western flank of the Tetons, has managed to develop its own character as it has morphed into an outdoors-adventure capital. The charming towns of Victor, Driggs and Tetonia are the Idaho communities of Teton and Alta Wyoming is also in the Valley.
Hay farm, Alta Wyoming. The argiculture of Teton Valley compliments the majesty of the Grand Tetons.
The
Grand Teton Range rises majestically over the Valley to the east, and the Big Hole
Mountains, home to some of the region's best single-track mountain biking, flank
the valley on the west. Many trekkers use trails in the Jedadiah Smith Wilderness
to access Grand Teton National Park, particularly the park's northern peaks.
Teton Valley is the gateway to the Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort, and many canyons lead into prime backcountry for hiking or skiing. In the summer, anglers wet a fly on the valley's Teton River, cowboys and cowgirls ride to their hearts' content, and Tetonia hosts a rodeo, Driggs launches its annual Hot Air Balloon Festival, and Victor lights up Independence Day with a parade and fireworks. One of the biggest events of the summer, though, occurs in August when the Targhee Bluegrass Festival takes over the slopes of the Grand Targhee Resort.
The Teton River mieanders its way down the bottom of Teton Valley past the towns of Victor, Driggs and Tetonia
Friendly and unpretentious, Teton Valley is for people who love the mountains enough to live, work, and play in them-including many service-industry stiffs who keep Jackson running but can't afford to live there.
6,500+ people call Teton Valley home at an elevation of 6200 ft. World class
powder skiing and snowmobiling, horseback riding, fly fishing, golf, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, camping, rafting, hunting, and much, more are
available in the area.
The jagged, snow-capped Tetons to the east and the rolling Big Hole Mountains to the west cradle the gentle, flat course of the Teton River. Teton Valley fly-fishing has become a tradition of providing quality dry fly fishing for tens of thousands of fishermen in Idaho and is destination-fishing resort for people the world over.
Yellowstone News
Snowboarding Jackson Hole Wyoming
What you may not know about Wyoming skiing…
Elk graze along the roads, snow sparkles on The Grand Tetons, and cowboys driving pickups greet us as we arrive in Jackson Hole for our ski week. Why go to Wyoming for skiing, you ask?...................First, there is the snow..............................
the unrivaled ski resort renowned for its 4,139' vertical of steep and deep served by this legendary base to summit lift. Only in Europe do you find comparable aerial lift access and high alpine terrain..................................After a head-rushing 4,000' vertical run off the "Big Red" Tram, we explore more of Jackson Hole.................Rest of Story
Elk herd, Jackson Hole Wyoming
Jackson Hole's National Elk Refuge
When the sun peaks over the Gros Ventre Mountains east of Jackson Hole, and its light creeps slowly across valley, light creeps over bundles of fur and antlers starting to stir from a cold winter night. As the sun reaches the base of the Grand Teton, orange and yellow light bathes the landscape and 6,000 wintering elk. By ten o'clock, adventurous visitors braving the winter cold venture out on the refuge in horse drawn sleighs to get an up close view of these majestic animals.
In the pre Columbian area elk ranged from the eastern states through central and western North America. They grazed the open prairies, mountain valleys, and foothills. As settlers pushed slowly westward, the distribution of the elk was rapidly reduced to the western mountains. By 1900, elk had disappeared from more than 90 percent of their original range.
When settlers arrived in Jackson Hole................................. rest of story
Utah slide kills Jamie Pierre
Pierre was a professional skier known for making huge leaps when he came to Grand Targhee to attempt what seemed impossible. Photos and video of him making his 245-foot jump circulated around the globe.
"It wasn't just some yahoo stunt," Pierre said in an interview published in the Jackson Hole Daily. "I chose to do it so it would open up doors, so I could witness my faith in Christianity.".........................rest of story
Snowmobilers, Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone to open on time for 2011-2012 winter season
Yellowstone National Park officials announced that they plan to issue a Final Environmental Impact Statement that ensures the park will open for motorized oversnow travel as scheduled on Dec. 15. The Final EIS will only apply to the transition year and not to the preferred alternative that was discussed during public comment periods earlier this summer. The next step will be to publish and implement a One-Year-Rule, issued by the National Park Service, for the upcoming 2011-2012 winter season. "We decided that we needed to answer some questions that were raised during the public comment period," .......................rest of story
