Are you frustrated with tracked-up snow and bored with the same old slopes every time you go backcountry skiing? When you climb Mount Glory, do you ever wonder about the seemingly endless array of mountains in the southern half of the panorama? Hone your backcountry safety skills, tune out your ego, and step out of your box into a lifetime of backcountry ski terrain accessible in a morning's drive from Jackson, Wyoming. This book will guide you on classic tours and descents in the Snakes, Salts, Gros Ventre, northern Winds, Caribous, and Wyoming Range. When you are ready, look to the horizon and invent your own ultimate Jackson Hole backcountry experience. Then, come back and share the magic with the world in your own extraordinary way.
He returns to the Wyoming ranch he co-owns with his brother, but it's not exactly a happy homecoming. So to prove to everyone, including himself, that he belongs back in Jackson Hole, he takes a post as a wrangler on another ranch.
HOMESTEADING WITH THE ELK is recapitulation of the breadth & depth of the Jackson Hole country, told in a manner that will prohibit you from putting this book down until you have read it in its entirety.
Pictures and text present Jackson Hole and Teton County, the waves of settlers from the Gros Ventres to today's second-home owners, their effects on the area, fun things to do year-round. Connie Wieneke knows and loves Jackson Hole.