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Jackson Hole Winter Activities-by Jessica
[caption id="attachment_885" align="alignnone" width="480"] Me and my dad in my childhood front yard, which is behind the Flat Creek Inn. Three-wheeling in the wintertime is not recommended! They are illegal now anyway. : )[/caption] Ahhhh, Jackson Hole winter memories. It’s funny that, as someone who spent my childhood in Jackson Hole, I never picked up downhill skiing. When I did attempt it, I found myself too often either getting my skis crossed or doing the splits. And I never maste...
Read MoreCrazy Good Elk Refuge Sleigh Ride Deal
One of my earliest memories of Jackson Hole is of the Elk Refuge Sleigh Ride. It was on a beautiful clear winter day just after Christmas. Though my parents had explained what the ride was, my four-year-old mind somehow keyed in on the words “elk” and “ride” and ignored everything else. From the moment we arrived at the National Elk Refuge and I laid my eyes on the majestic elk herd—thousands strong—I could think of nothing else but how awesome it was going to be saddle ...
Read MorePlan Your Jackson Hole Winter Vacation Now
The leaves are just changing colors, and it’ll be a while until the snows begin to fly. The temperature has yet to plunge. And it’s definitely way too early start playing Christmas music. But that doesn’t mean you can’t start planning your Jackson Hole winter vacation now. We’re offering snowmobile packages this year through Scenic Safaris. These trips take you to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park. If you’ve never experienced Yellowstone on the back of a snowmobile, you...
Read MoreJackson Hole Summer Vacations, Flat Creek Inn style
A summer of working at the Flat Creek Inn is long enough to have all kinds of adventures and meet people from all around the globe and all walks of life. With so much to see and do in Jackson, people trying to plan their own Jackson Hole summer vacations frequently ask us what we, the employees, like to do in Jackson during our time off. This is our response. There's plenty of outdoor adventures to be had, but we caught this particular adventure on video at Phelps La...
Read MoreJackson Hole Vacations – Check Off the Animals on Your List!
When you go to Africa, you’ve got a checklist. You want to see the Big Five: lions, elephants, rhinos, hippos, and giraffes. When you come to Yellowstone, you’ve also got a list of all the big animals you want to encounter. You want to see mighty bears in their natural habitat, and definitely not feed them. You want to block traffic as you climb out of your car to photograph bison from a safe distance. You might even want to spot some wolves as they glower at you from the bushes. And of...
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