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Hiking Sheep Mountain, Part 2: Tragedy on the Peak
After a beautiful morning hiking Sheep Mountain (aka Sleeping Indian), our band of women started the descent chattering excitedly, full of adrenaline and happy to no longer be going uphill. In a change of atmosphere, we stopped by the scene of a mid-1990s plane crash. And while most of our Flat Creek blog posts have happy endings, this one does not. In August 1996, after spending a vacation in Jackson, Wyoming with President Clinton, a C-130 carrying a Secret Service agent and an Air Forc...
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Hiking Sheep Mountain: Hard Ascent, Beautiful View
As alarms started buzzing in the early hours of the morning, the five women in our hotel room blearily started rising and making final preparations for our day’s hike. As we drove through sleepy Star Valley towards Jackson, many of us probably wondered what we were getting ourselves into and if it was too late to turn back. Sheep Mountain, locally known as Sleeping Indian (because of its resemblance to a sleeping Native American), lies about 13 miles southwest of Jackson, Wyoming, in the G...
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7 Great Places to Run in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole has a long, storied history of being a great place to run. In fact, the first thing the trapper Davey Jackson did when he arrived in the valley was lace up his beaver-skin trail running shoes and go for a refreshing run up the mountain. We can’t actually back that up with facts, but we can confirm that Jackson is a great place to run, with a healthy dose of great views, mild weather, and pleasantly technical trails. It goes without saying that all of these make great hiking ...
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Barn to Be Wild: The Moulton Barn
Take a moment and picture a wide, flat valley. In the distance, the majestic snowcapped Tetons “rise like Olympus over the Serengeti” (thanks, Toto). Silhouetted against this backdrop is a barn, surrounded by the wooden bones of an old pasture. Do you have a clear picture in your mind? Is this what you’re picturing? If not, chances are you’ve still seen it before. Commonly called the Mormon Barn, the Moulton barn is the most famous and most photographed barn in the world. And there ar...
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Life is fine on US 89
You’ve heard of Route 66 and the Pacific Coast Highway. You may have heard of the Overseas Highway in Florida. But have you heard of US 89? No? Well, are you ready for a road trip? Pack some snacks and wear your comfy pants, because we’re going on an epic drive through some of the most scenic views in the west! [caption id="attachment_2317" align="aligncenter" width="480"] US 89 near Star Valley, WY[/caption] Arizona Let’s start at the beginning, shall we? Or at least, where it begins ...
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