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Jackson Hole Wildlife, Part 5: Elk
Welcome to the next installment of our wildly (get it?) popular series Wildlife of Jackson Hole! This week’s entry has a special place in our Flat Creek hearts, since they live in a giant refuge right across the street from us: the elk! The mighty elk. LATIN NAME: Cervus elaphus What’s an elk’s social life like? Elk are social animals and live in large herds, as we in Jackson can attest. Herds can range up to 200 or even 400 members—or, if they’re the Jackson...
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Come see our new look!
Before and after from October 2012 and new 2019 look. New improvements In October 2012, the Bagleys took over ownership and management of Flat Creek Inn. Since then, we have been working hard to make our motel the best it can be, including updating the rooms to make them as comfortable as possible. Most recently, we have consulted with our friend John Thorkelson of Red Chair Design in choosing new bedspreads, new light fixtures, and new curtains. Before purchasing them, we had our hous...
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From Flat Creek to Teton Village: Cycling Jackson Hole
Over Easter weekend, my wife and I took a few days to stay in Jackson Hole. It’s the off-season, so Jackson was free of the usual state of siege by fellow vacationers, leaving us plenty of room to do our thing. Our thing this weekend, we had decided, was cycling from Jackson to Teton Village. As the weekend drew near, we monitored the weather forecast, watching the storm clouds gathered and considering that we just might need to find an alternate activity, like staying indoors...
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A Downtown Guide to Jackson
Claire Kunz So you’ve injured yourself doing a sick jump on your skis, or you pulled a muscle riding your bike in the LoToJa Classic, or maybe you did what my husband did shortly before our trip to Jackson and broke your rib when you fell down the stairs. Don’t let yourself be stuck in a lodge all day! Jackson Hole is one of the best places to sightsee, with one of the best downtowns I’ve ever seen (and I’m a San Francisco Bay Area native). We weren’t going to let a sil...
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Yellowstone during the government shutdown
What is Yellowstone like during a partial government shutdown? To answer that, first, let's talk about what a wintertime visit to this Park is like during non-shutdown times. Normally, most roads are closed to cars, but open to snowmobiles and snowcoaches. Each winter month, the Park gets 20,000 to 30,000 visitors (compared to 700,000 to 900,000 during the peak summer months). So even though it's a lot slower than the summer months, wintertime Yellowstone still gets a good amount of visitors...
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