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Happy Holidays from Flat Creek Inn!
[caption id="attachment_2465" align="alignleft" width="360"] Photo credit: Lincoln "Disco" Wagar[/caption] The holidays have always been about family. At Flat Creek Inn, that includes our guests and employees, and we’re grateful as always for the many wonderful people who’ve chosen to work and stay with us at our home away from home. This Christmas, we hope that everyone who passes through our doors will feel the warmth and joy of the season while they stay with us and take a piece of...
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How Flat Creek Stays Sustainable
The earth has been around a lot longer than any of us, and it will outlast us too. That makes all of us just guests here on this planet, and nobody likes a guest who trashes the place. (Not that any of our guests ever do that, of course.) In the spirit of taking better care of the earth we live on, we shared some things last month that all of us can do to be a little more conservation-minded—like reducing our personal energy consumption and watching our water waste. At Flat Creek Inn, we l...
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Packing and Traveling with Children: Part One
Before we had our daughter, my husband and I were the young, carefree jetsetters casually walking through the airport with one light carry-on and a personal item. We’d grab a bite to eat at some small, overpriced airport coffee shop and peacefully read a book while waiting for our flight. Fast forward a few years and we’re that family toting a car seat, overstuffed diaper bag, and empty stroller while the other spouse dashes off in pursuit of the fastest toddler on the earth (we draw the ...
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The Great Indoors: Staying Inside in Jackson Hole
You’re making vacation plans with friends when suddenly someone mentions it: the outdoors. Your idea of the outdoors is a walk through the backyard to get to the mailbox. Everyone is gung-ho about Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and someone even makes reservations at Flat Creek Inn. You could be the worst and back out, but FOMO gets the best of you. If this sounds like you, then read on because I’ve rounded up some of the best indoor activities Jackson has to offer. Shopping While shopping tec...
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A Stay at the Old Faithful Inn
While we’re partial to Flat Creek Inn and Grand Teton National Park, there’s another famous national park in the area you may have heard of named Yellowstone National Park. Much can (and probably will) be said on all there is to do and see in Yellowstone, but today we’re going to take a field trip to my personal favorite park landmark: the Old Faithful Inn. Built between 1903 and 1904 and costing $140,000 (about $4.7 million in today’s dollars), the Old Faithful Inn is still consider...
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