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Melt your stress away at Granite Hot Springs
The true joy Granite Hot Springs offers is the simple experience of laying on your back in a 110 degree pool on a -10 degree, absolutely clear bluebird day, staring up through the steam at the snowcapped peaks surrounding you on all sides. By Connor Kunz Whoever said pools are only for summer has never been to Granite Hot Springs in the winter. Nestled in the Gros Ventre Mountains a few miles from US-191, Granite Hot Springs is a naturally-heated spring with a large manmade pool a...
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Spend Your Valentine’s Day at one of the Jackson Hole’s most romantic motels
By Ryan Kunz Jackson Hole has a long history as a simmering hotbed of romance and passion. In fact, the name "Jackson Hole" comes from an old Indian word for “ideal couples’ retreat.” Not only that, but scholars estimate that seventy percent of all romance novels—the kind with covers depicting swooning women in corsets locked in a passionate embrace with strapping, square-jawed men—are set in Jackson. You didn’t know that? Well, that’s because we made both facts up. But th...
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Run your heart out in Jackson Hole
If you’re going to run until your feet stiffen into senseless slabs of hamburger, you may as well do it somewhere pretty. At least that’s the idea behind the Jackson Hole Marathon, which occurred this month. We at Flat Creek Inn have done a marathon or two, so you can trust us when we say this one is a great opportunity to experience 26.2 miles of voluntary agony. If you’ve never done a marathon, let us lay it down for you: you get up at some unnatural hour and hop on a bus, which will ...
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It’s time to fish in Jackson Hole
What is it about fishing that has people everywhere getting out to cast their flies and lures into the water? Whether you enjoy the primal feeling that comes from an ever-so-brief conquest of nature or merely the serenity of time spent in the wild, we’ve got you covered. We’ve consulted our resident fly fishing expert for some relevant tips for enjoying this area’s natural aquatic bounties. August 1 was the opening of Flat Creek, our namesake creek across from the motel. It’s one of t...
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Day Four: Biking and Fish Hatchery
Day Four: I woke up this morning super excited to go biking. But first, we had breakfast at The Virginian. We shared a big, soft, delicious cinnamon roll. Then we went back to Flat Creek Inn, and took the bikes. Cost: Free to Flat Creek Inn guests! We rode them on the car-free paved trail. I love this path because I don't like sharing the road with cars. Just a short distance on this path was the fish hatchery. There we had a tour. Cost: Free! Almost everything in Jackson is expensive,...
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