Warming weather in the region is an unmistakable clue that the winter recreation season is nearly over in Yellowstone National Park and on the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway. The Grassy Lake Road will close on Thursday to over snow travel; and Yellowstone Spokesman Al Nash says so will the South and West Entrances to Yellowstone National Park. Once the last of the entrances used for winter travel is closed, … Continue Reading
Visits to Yellowstone National Park last month slipped slightly according to the monthly report from the National Park Service Public Use Statistics Office. That report says 27-thousand-752 people entered the park for recreation – a 1.5% decline from last year and … Continue Reading
Some people say when they’re in the mountains they sense the presence of loved ones who’ve passed.
After the deaths of Chris Onufer and Steve Romeo from an avalanche Wednesday on Ranger Peak in Grand Teton National Park, members of the community are finding befitting and therapeutic ways to celebrate their lives.
I ran into some of Onufer’s close friends on Teton pass Friday. In memory of Onufer, they skied … Continue Reading
National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director John Wessels announced yesterday that the Triangle X Partnership was selected to for the concession contract to provide dude ranch services for another 13 years in Grand Teton National Park. The Turner family has provided continuous dude ranch services at Grand Teton National Park since … Continue Reading
The Grand Teton National Park Foundation has released a new online video featuring some of the year’s most spectacular footage of natural phenomena in Grand Teton National Park. Day and Night in Grand Teton is the first of four videos in a new series, From Valley to Peak. The four-minute films were recently completed by Jackson-based videographers Jesse Ryan and Ryan Christopher of New Thought Media on behalf of Grand Teton National Park Foundation and Grand Teton Association. The films are being posted on the foundation’s website to be readily accessible to the public, and the foundation says the other three additional videos will be released on a monthly basis during April May and June. Foundation President Leslie Mattson explains that the project is meant to connect the public to the park and educate them about its recreational, scenic and cultural resources.
The bodies of two well know Jackson Hole ski mountaineers were recovered about mid-day today after they failed to return from an outing Wednesday in Grand Teton National Park. Searchers from Grand Teton National Park aided by the Teton County Search and Rescue contract helicopter launched the search this morning for Steve Romeo and Chris Onufer of Jackson who had been skiing a couloir … Continue Reading
Wyoming’s plan for managing the population of wolves residing within the state is now official – made so by the stroke of Governor Matt Mead’s pen Wednesday afternoon. Upon signing the measure, Mead acknowledged that it came as the result of a major team effort on the parts of legislators and a variety of interest groups. Mead told those on hand, … Continue Reading
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presented seven Grand Teton National Park rangers with the prestigious Department of the Interior (DOI) Valor Award for their heroic actions during the July 2010 search and rescue for 17 climbers … Continue Reading
If you haven’t skied the Moose-Wilson or Teton Park Road in Grand Teton National Park this season, time is running out. Park officials say plowing of the road will begin on Monday, effectively closing the trails along those roads for the season. Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says … Continue Reading
The National Park Service has released the ranking of which park units saw the most visitations last year. Not surprisingly, the units on the eastern side of the country were numbered among the most visited. However, when considering only national parks, … Continue Reading
