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7 Welcome

18 Led by a G.P.S.

20 Running with Chi

22 Cutthroat trout could get endangered species listing

23 Region’s game fish offer superb angling opportunities

33 Get Out! on the trails: Your go-to guide in Teton Valley

34 Teton Valley Biking and Hiking trails map

36 A mini guide to festival survival

44 Grab a bike and go

48 To the brink: Adventure racers, Jason Popilsky and Abby Broughton, push their limits

50 Get Out! Calendar

56 Teton Valley Road Trip board game

60 What would a local do?

64 Music in Teton Valley

68 Eats and seats: A perfect pairing

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9 Brewed

ST. AnThony SAnd dunES A study in contrasts

40 Let the good times roll: Valley bike trails keep evolving 28 Signature holes of Teton Valley

26Cave dancing in

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I f you ate granola for breakfast and still have dirt underneath your nails from your last adventure, this magazine’s for you. Nestled on the sunny

side of the Tetons, Teton Valley is the perfect region to explore. The valley welcomes all. It doesn’t care if you’re a hiker, biker, photographer, or horseback rider. Whether you are a tree hugger, tree climber or tree painter. It offers something for everyone, and this magazine will help you discover where to find it. If dirt biking is your thing check out our sand dunes article (pg. 14). If you are easily lost in the wild be sure to read Led by G.P.S (pg. 18) to keep you from turning that 3 hour hike to an overnight excursion. Before you grab your fishing pole and head to Teton River make sure to check our Cutthroat trout article (pg. 22). You can even check out one of our many golf courses (pg. 28). In the words of the great explorer Everett Ruess “while I am alive, I intend to live” and this is where I intend to live.

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Schafer draws joy from beer-making processes

Ken Levy / Get Out! Staff

At the ripe old age of 22, Max Schafer has found his life’s work.

Shafer is the new brewer at Grand Teton Brewing Com-pany, having worked his way through various jobs until bringing some personal expertise to the brewing post: he brews his own beer at home.

It started four years agon in New York, when he got a home-brewing kit as a gift.

“I fell in love with the process of home brewing,” said Schafer, who studied biology in college, and could relate a lot of his studies to brewing.

In brewing, it’s the yeast that’s alive. How and for how long, and at what temperatures, differ-ent varieties of yeast eat their way through the mash sugars determines its alcoholic content and mouth feel, among other characteristics.

“I enjoy toying with all these differ-ent processes. They’re all biologically driven.

“I was making a lot of styles of beer, German and Belgian styles,”

Max Schafer new brewer at Grand Teton

Brewing Company

In most aspects of my life I like the

best things I can get, the best food, the

healthiest, natural... I want to drink a

good beer.


Both of Teton Valley’s microbreweries celebrate anniversaries this year.Victor’s Wildlife Brewery and Pizza cel-ebrated its 10th anniversary in May with a party, live music and beer spe-cials. Grand Teton Brewing Company celebrates 25 years June 29 with music, food and barrel-aged beers.Microbreweries offer their own standard brews year round as well as specialty, seasonal and holiday brews.

On tap at Wildlife:• Point It! Pale Ale• Mighty Bison Brown Ale• Screaming Eagle American Pale Ale• Liquid Powder Ale• White Out Stout• Hop Burst Cream Ale• Sweet Leaf Strong AleThe brewery lists more than 40 varieties of brew it has developed.

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Grand Teton Brewing Company features five signature brews, including:• Bitch Creek ESB

• Sweetgrass American Pale Ale• Teton Ale Amber• Howling Wolf Wiesse Bier• Old Faithful Ale

It also offers favorites from its cellar reserve program:• Lost Continent Double IPA• Pursuit of Hoppiness Imperial Red Ale• Black Cauldron Imperial Stout• Best Bier Marzen LagerGTBC also offers several flavors of soda, including black cherry, root beer, cream soda and Mountain Berry.

Grand Teton Brewing Company, 430 Old Jackson Hwy, Victor, (888) 899-1656, beermail@grandtetonbrewing.

Schafer said, ambers, lagers and lots of IPAs—India Pale Ale.

He experimented with his brews by adding fruits, sugars, and oak to achieve more exotic flavors. His best successes included his Lager ID, brewed with entirely Idaho ingredients.

“It was a very crisp, clean-drinking lager,” he said. “I’d just moved to Idaho and just started working [at GTBC] and was really excited about the barley and hops grown in Idaho, and Teton water.”

His friends loved his version of a stout, and he brewed an authentic Hefeweisen and pale ales.

One of his brews was “light in body and a very crisp, clean, thirst-quenching taste, it wasn’t really bitter. It’s my summer-drinking beer, when I take my drift boat and we hit the river all day, have a nice, easy, low-alcohol beer.”

Schafer is an avid fly fisherman, learning the art from his grandparents when he was nine years old. When he’s not brewing, he’s fishing, conditions permitting.

“It’s a win-win for me to be brewing at GTBC so I can ski, fish and climb, which is one of my favorite things to do,” Schafer said.

He studied conservation biology at St, Law-rence, New York, focused on fishery manage-ment.

“I was trending toward the game warden, fish and game side of things,” he said, “but I always knew in my mind I wanted to brew beer, and I told myself whichever one presented itself first I would take that opportunity. Brewing presented itself very quickly and I seized that opportunity. It’s been going well.”

Regarding craft beer preferences, it’s about the quality.

“In most aspects of my life I like the best things I can get, the best food, the healthiest, natural... I want to drink a good beer, I want to drink something that’s going to make me think, make me puzzle and question my pal-ate,” said Schafer. “It’s a waste of calories to drink another beer. I’d much rather have one of our beers than 3-4 of a big brewery’s beer.”

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Snake River Brewery and Restaurant over the pass in Jackson, Wy. Brews on tap include:• Snake River Pale Ale• Snake River Lager• OB-1 Organic ale• Zonker Stout• Pako’s EYE-P-AIt lists about 50 brews it has offered over the years.

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“I feel like I hit the em-ployment lottery,” said Ed McGlynn, who works the pub at Grand Teton Brew-ing Company.

Above the bar, a chalkboard features names of people who have bought beers for their lucky friends, under the heading “I (heart) beer so much I bought you one.”

Pub business relies on lo-cals, although it gets a lot of good business from ski-ers, said Rob Mullin, brew-master and COO of Grand Teton Brewing Company.

“Everyone is a potential craft beer drinker,” said Mullin.

About 20 years ago, when Mullin began brewing beer, “we were thrilled if we could get 2 percent of the mar-ket,” he said.

But the current recession has helped bring in more microbrew quaffers. Mullin said craft beers now com-mand 10 percent of the market, with sales of im-ports, domestics and wine down.

Typically, craft beers draw the import-type beer drinker, he said, but “the old-line, domestic drinker is now trying craft beer. There’s no limit to the po-tential market. We’re target-ing every beer drinker.”

Rob Mullin, brewmaster and

COO of Grand Teton Brewing Company

Everyone is a potential craft beer drinker.

‘No limit’ to potential beer market

Two couples

from the Carolinas stopped

in at GTBC on a tour of the area, and the

region’s beer.

Russell Broome and his wife Janet from

South Carolina and friends Linda and Ellis

Fincher from North Carolina were touring

the region in mid-April, with stops along the

way at several breweries.

Russell is the beer connoisseur of the

group. “I really enjoy craft beer for the taste,

quality and variety,” he said.

With 17 breweries near Asheville

S.C., Broome takes the “Brews

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Wildlife Brewery focuses on local lifestyle Ken Levy / Get Out! Staff

Beer and pizza. Does it get any better?

It gets pretty darn good at Wild-life Brewing and Pizza in Victor, where the micro-brews crafted on-site reflect much of Teton Valley’s lifestyle, accord-ing to WBP owner and head brewer Ric Harmon.

The concept for the brewery, which grew from Harmon’s garage, is about living the wild life and sharing it with the animals, he said. Moun-tain bikers, snowmobilers and skiers all want the outdoor experience and the chance to share it with the wildlife here.

Microbrew names like Mighty

B i son Brown Ale—its flagship beer—Screamin’ Eagle American Pale Ale, Bear Claw Black Ale and Coy-ote Pale Mild Ale attest to that. Point It! Pale Ale features a skier on its label to balance the experience.

Gold medal-win-ning Ale Slinger IPA comes out in the spring, and Trophy Trout Stout comes out around June and is one of the brewery’s stan-dards, as is Double

Blonde.

The brewery also created Jorge IPA in memory of George Hoff-man, a friend and former em-ployee who died in a house fire last May. Brewer Todd Kuehn works with Harmon to brew Wildlife’s signature beers.

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TVN Photo/Ken Levy

Brian Crowder, bartender at Wildlife Brewery and Pizza in Victor, pours a draft of Might Bison Brown.

Ric Harmon Wildlife Brewing and Pizza owner and head brewer

Teton Valley snow

makes a great beer.

It’s in the name

Two couples

from the Carolinas stopped

in at GTBC on a tour of the area, and the

region’s beer.

Russell Broome and his wife Janet from

South Carolina and friends Linda and Ellis

Fincher from North Carolina were touring

the region in mid-April, with stops along the

way at several breweries.

Russell is the beer connoisseur of the

group. “I really enjoy craft beer for the taste,

quality and variety,” he said.

With 17 breweries near Asheville

S.C., Broome takes the “Brews

Cruise” for tastings every

Thursday night.

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mostly to locals, Harmon said, although travelers are also in for a treat.

From the snow, a beer is bornRic Harmon doesn’t like tra-ditional winter-style beers, which frequently feature pine flavors or winter spice.

So he developed Liquid Powder Ale, a highly dry-hopped brew made with Teton Valley snow.

“I wanted a true winter beer,” he said.

So he waits for fresh snow-storms to dump their bur-dens on Pine Creek Pass, then trucks the snow back to Wildlife Brewery. Kettles are filled again and again with the freshly-fallen flakes un-til there’s enough cooked

down to make a batch or two of the brew.

Teton Valley snow “makes a great beer,” he said. ■

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Todd Kuehn, brewer at Wildlife Brewing in Victor, works with a network of hoses that transfer the brew from one stage to another.

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ATV recreation coexists with serene habitatStory and photos by Ken Levy / Get Out Staff

She calls herself the “Sand Flea” and her husband, Pat, is the “Sand Crab.”

Phyllis and Pat Malato are the caretak-ers and overseers of St. Anthony Sand Dunes, an 11,000-acre oasis for riders

of all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes and sand rails.

It’s also an oasis for moose, elk and waterfowl.

The growl and roar of ATVs of virtually every configuration and power can be heard even over the constant winds, they are driven to their extremes over these shifting sand dunes that rise as high as 400 feet.

But caution sometimes gets thrown to

that wind, Phyllis warns. High ridges and steep drops sometimes blend in a monochromatic mirage that fools the eye into thinking distances are closer — or farther away — than they appear.

“We had three deaths here in one year,” Phyllis said. “People who have never been here before drive like they normally would, and crash into rocks.”

That happens when they think they’re just going to drive straight at full speed

St. Anthony SAnd duneS: A Study in contrAStS

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over a ridge to catch up to a friend, for example.

Phyllis said experienced drivers know to weave around and back and forth when approaching a ridgecrest. Care must be taken when topping that ridge to head back down. You may not be able to see what’s over the top until you are.

Scenic Crapo Mountain, a huge hill of sand, is most popular with novice riders, she said, and that’s where many are most likely to crash.

Riders are only allowed on the open sand and are forbidden to ride in vegetated areas.


Get Out! Photos/Ken LevyA moose follows the far shore of Egin Lakes at St. Anthony Sand Dunes.

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This place is a study in contrasts. The open dunes are contained within a wilderness study area, and at the Egin Lakes Access, visitors will find a serene, quiet lake forming the fore-ground for the towering dunes behind.

To the east, small rolling hills are suit-able for beginning ATVers or children. The challenges lie to the west, with mountains of sand rising more than 400 feet.

The dunes are surrounded by thou-sands of acres of sagebrush and juni-per. These acres and the dunes them-selves comprise the Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area.

Moose and other wildlife, and plentiful waterfowl, frequent the lake and seem oblivious to the roaring of machines kicking through the soft, white quartz sand. Equestrians bring their horses here and cross the lakes in search of soft trails and breathtaking scenery.

“This area provides critical range for 1,500 deer and 2,500 elk, and habitat for sharp-tail and sage grouse,” ac-cording to the Bureau of Land Man-agement, which oversees the area.

Campsites are mainly occupied by ve-hicles and their trailers hauling motor-ized toys, and riders take their sport both seriously and as an exhilarating experience not soon forgotten.

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Get Out! Photos/Ken LevyA moose follows the far shore of Egin Lakes at St. Anthony Sand Dunes.

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Led by a blip on an electronic map, Lindsey Scott and her two daughters Acelin, 7, and Marley,

4, have ventured into the Palisades range, through the Big Hole Moun-tains and even to the bottom of the Teton Dam site in search of hidden stashes left by adventurers who had preceded them.

They find them—the tiny, small, me-dium, and large treasure boxes—in trees, under rocks in stinging nettle patches, disguised as bolts on play-grounds or even attached to stop signs.

“We like to pack a cooler and a plan a trip,” Scott said. “We just make a day of it.”

The Scott girls have found caches all over Teton Valley from Darby Canyon to Green Canyon. They are players in the international game of Geo Caching.

In 2000, then-president Bill Clinton put an end to a GPS security mea-sure that scrambled the navigation signal for civilians and limited its accuracy. To celebrate GPS pinpoint-ing for civilians, a Portlander by the name of Dave Ulmer hid a box of trinkets in the woods and posted its coordinates on the website of USENET newsgroup, sci.geo.satellite-nav, His post included a set of instructions and a challenge—find the box.

“It’s all there. The container. The trin-kets. The logbook. The rule of take something, leave something, sign the logbook. Dave Ulmer invented geocaching in one fell swoop in that newsgroup posting,” according to gpsgames.org.

Ulmer’s game also gained popularity at lightning fast pace.

“Within a day, the original stash had been found. Within days, more


stashes had been hidden in California, Kansas, and Il-linois. Within a month, a stash had been hidden as far away as Australia. The hobby was fast on its way to being a worldwide phenomenon,” gpsgames.org continued the story.

Before the end of 2000, the website geocahcing.com was up and running. The virtual stash of cache information now acts as a kind of game board for geocachers all over the world. Players create a geo caching name and profile and have free access to the coor-dinates of hidden treasures around the globe. According to the site, 2888 caches lay hidden within a hundred mile radius of Driggs. For treasure hunters in Teton Valley, the game is another way to ex-plore the valley’s beautiful and interesting places.

Scott, an interior designer originally from Florida arrived in Teton Valley five years ago, has used geo caching as a way to get to know the area. With so much uncharted, unfamil-iar open space to roam about in and discover, geocahcing gave Scott a bull’s eye to aim for. Sometimes it has taken her off the beaten path, too.

“I like the ones you have to hike back to because you would never go there,” She said.

Cache-finding has led her and the girls to off-trail places in Pole Canyon and other points of interest. One afternoon, Scott and her daughters head-ed north on Hwy 33 to where the Teton Dam had once been.

“You drive down and park at the old boat ramp and it takes you down to the canyon,” she said.

The cache was hidden in the natural basin that had been the area’s water reservoir for a short time until it collapsed into the greatest natural di-saster of recent memory. Now it’s a historical site and, unof-ficially, a trading post.

“From the cache you can see what’s left of the Teton Dam,

and the cement spill-way. This cache contains a post-card ex-change, so take a post card or two to trade. Also while you are out there watch for wildlife. We saw a herd of six deer,” the entry for the cache on geocahce.com states.

Other off-trail cache in the

Get Out! Photo/Bridget RyderAcelyn Scott points the way to the geocache Welcome to Teton Valley.

Get Out! Photo/Bridget Ryder

The Scott family checks on their geocache.

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Bridget Ryder/Get Out! staff

Running is supposed to be hard, right? Not necessarily. Add a little

chi and the whole exercise changes.

“It’s a really great method of teaching somebody how to run energy efficient, injury free,” Scott “Smitty” Smith, owner of One to One Wellness in Jackson, Wyo., and a running coach in Teton Valley said. “In my opinion it really emulates

the way we were meant to run. You see children running like this.”

However once children grow up, take on sit down jobs and wearing shoes with big cush-ions in the heel they feel and use their adult bodies differ-ently.

“I look at my 7-year old and they just naturally know how to run, they’ve never undone the ability to run,” Smith said. “In the 70s Nike came

I look at my 7-year old and they just

naturally know how to run, they’ve

never undone the ability to run.

________________________

Scott “Smitty” Smith, owner of One to

One Wellness in Jackson, Wyo.

chiPhoto courtesy Scott Smith

Scott Smith gets his class working on posture, an important part of chi running.

Running with


Get Out! photo/Bridget Ryder

Scott Smith teaching the full body lean at a chi running clinic in Jackson, Wyo.

out with first heel striking shoes and we started putting [our feet] out in front of outside of the line of gravity. That allowed us to run improper.”

Chi running reverses the evolution on human motion caused by technol-ogy. According to Smith not only do children instinctively run chi style, but also athletes from countries such as Kenya. Everything needs a name Smith said, but he considers chi run-ning just a way of labeling the proper way to run.

“I don’t look at someone and say ‘they’re a chi runner,’” he said.

Instead, when he sees someone run-ning with his or her feet under his or her head and leading with his or her core, he thinks to himself that he or she is simply running right. Smith understands personally how good that feels.

“Basically I got into it because of own personal pain,” he said.

The exercise physiologist ran fast, hard and competitively in college and be-yond. He’s the kind of runner who would run five days a week if he could, but when he reached his 40s it started to hurt. He found himself in the posi-tion of his clients—aching over a sport that used to bring exhilaration. His father-in-law, always on the look out for information, passed Smith a copy of Danny Dreyer’s book Chi Running. It sat on Smith’s nightstand for three months while he continued to run in pain. But when he picked it up, the message made sense.

“I started reading book and it was just such an invitation,” he said. “It just gives you a lot of en-couragement and hope that you can run your whole life. The lan-

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By Ken Levy / Get Out! staff

One of Idaho’s iconic and most beloved river sport fish could land on the Endangered Spe-

cies List if its decline in population isn’t reversed.

Amy Verbeten, executive director of the Friends of the Teton River, said Yellowstone cutthroat trout populations continue to decline

range-wide, although some im-provements have been seen in local habitats.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s annual fish report indicates that, unless populations begin to rebound range-wide, the YCT could be a candidate for Endangered Spe-cies listing. The fish is currently on the state’s “species of greatest concern” list.

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Cutthroat trout could get Working with the IDFG, FTR studies have shown some lo-cal increases of YCT popula-tions in the past few years.

“That was based on a huge decline, and we’re inching back up,” she said. “No-where near historic levels, but we’re starting to see some response.”

Harvesting of the fish is strictly prohibited, Anglers must release YCT after catch-ing them.

Verbeten said studies by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have found catch and release on YCT is relatively safe for the fish, and “anglers

have a great experience with them, as long as everyone knows the regulations.”

Fishermen frequently report catching 20 inch and larger YCT on all parts of the Teton River.

The species is exactly what the fly fisherman loves, be-cause they tend to rise to a dry fly on the surface.

“They’re very well coveted,” she said. “People will travel from around the world to catch this fish that you can’t catch anywhere else.”

Verbeten lauded the proactive work of the Office of Species


By Ken Levy / Get Out! Staff

Idaho’s state fish is a thing of golden beauty. But its popula-tions are in big trouble in much of its limited range.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout are native here, and they’re only found in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, according to Amy Ver-beten executive director, Friends of the Teton River.

“There’s a whole ecology and eco-system developed around that fish and its life history, and the way it travels upstream to spawn in the spring, it’s a pretty amazing fish,” she said.

The nearly golden YCT has a bright red slash coloration on their throat that gives them their name. Their spots are all black and go all the way across their backs.

Although by law, the fish is strict-ly catch and release, anglers really like them because they have a higher catch rate than most other non-native, introduced species, such as the rainbow and brown trout.

Insects feed the YCT. Many live in the Teton River during the winter, and their life history “evolved here, in this place.

Region’s game fish offer superb angling opportunities

Conservation. That agency is “really trying to prevent this fish from becoming endan-gered.”

That benefits not only the species but also everyone who uses the river, streams, and the land around it, from an ecological and economic standpoint.

“We see that when a species becomes endangered and comes under federal control, there tends to be very strict regulations placed on any-thing that could harm that fish,” Verbeten said.

For example, in Washington State, when salmon and steel-head were listed, water was shut off to some agricultural irrigators for three years un-til they could come up with a plan that would provide enough flow for those fish.

Funding is available for vol-untary water transactions, for agricultural producers who can find ways to use less water and can turn some of that water downstream and get paid for it. The city of Tetonia and sev-eral individuals using its canal recently signed such an agree-ment, Verbeten said.

Other informal agreements find users agreeing to use less water, making it more avail-able in the streams.

“We’ve seen great success in Trail Creek,” and they’re not paying as much for storage water if they use their water more efficiently, she said.

Nitrogen and sediment are the biggest culprits when it comes to problems in the upper Teton River itself. Sources include agricultural runoff and releas-es from poorly-maintained, older septic systems.

Properly sited, maintained and used, septic systems can pre-vent releases into the ground- and surface water. ■ Angling continued on page 24

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“They’ll then swim up the tribu-taries to lay their eggs in the spring,” said Verbeten. Spawn-ing time comes right after the high-water peak. That happens in June in most of the valley streams.”

Some years have early runoff and others really late, but it doesn’t matter to the YCT.

“We don’t fully understand it, but somehow these fish are keyed in to know exactly when the water has reached its peak and when it’s be-ginning to drop,” Verbeten said.

Just before the peak, they swim up, stage, then lay their eggs right as the water is coming back down.

That helps to en-sure that the spring floods don’t wash out the eggs.

The eggs develop based on the temperature of the water, not on time. If the water is warmer they hatch quicker, and take longer to develop if the water is colder.

Although there are minimum time requirements for successful development, “the little embry-onic fish truly develops based on the temperature,” she said.

If the water is getting warmer, spring is coming faster, so it means that stream could either dry up or get too warm to sup-port fish. The process speeds up to get the fish to hatch, stay in the gravel hiding for a couple of weeks, and emerge as fry.

Shortly after they emerge they leave those tributaries and go down to where there is water year round. That means head-ing to the river, although there is a resident population of YCT high up in the forest where it doesn’t dry up, such as along the head of Teton Creek, upper Darby and South Leigh creeks,

basically everywhere above a diversion point.

Anatomically, all trout are simi-lar. Differences come in mark-ings and coloration, and their habits, the timing of when they breed and lay their eggs, what they eat and how fast they grow, among other factors.

Rainbow and brook trout and a few brown trout round out the game species in the region.

Rainbow trout come from the Pa-cific. They tend to spawn much earlier in the spring. Their triggers are based more on time of year. They started spawning this year in early March and spawn much earlier than YCT.

“As a result, those baby fish grow much bigger than the cutthroat,” said Verbeten.

Rainbow trout can actually breed with YCT. You can have a late rainbow trout spawn and an early YCT spawn and they can interbreed, Verbeten said. The female YCT lays her eggs, and the rainbow fertilizes them to create the hybrid.

This is a real threat to the purity of the YCT species by diluting the genetics. While not as com-mon in the valley, hybridization can be common in some areas of the YCT’s range where there’s more overlap of spawning.

It can be hard to tell whether hybrids are YCT or rainbow.

“If it shows signs of being a YCT, treat it like a YCT,” she said, and release it.

Besides insects, rainbows also eat other fish, making them predators of the YCT and other species. In an attempt to man-age them, and limit their dam-age to YCT populations, the Ida-ho Department of Fish and Game has a bounty on rainbow trout

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Anglers love rainbow trout.

They get big, fight hard, are definitely

a game fish that people love to

fish for, and that’s why they were

introduced here.–––––––––––––––––––––––

Amy Verbeten, executive director, Friends

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“Anglers love rainbow trout. They get big, fight hard, are def-initely a game fish that people love to fish for, and that’s why they were introduced here,” she said.

These fish can get enormous. In the ocean, steelhead are just rainbow trout that have devel-oped a life history where it goes out to the ocean for part of its life to feed then returns to fresh water to spawn. They can reach the mid 20-inch range locally.

They do well in the region’s streams with lots of habitat available. Their habitat needs are similar to the YCT.

“Where we get a very large spring flood, that tends to favor YCT over rainbow trout because if the rainbows are spawning before that spring flood and you get a big peak spring flow, it tends to wash their eggs out,” Verbeten said.

Changes in the way water is managed in the valley tend to favor rainbows, because water is diverted in the spring and decreases the spring flood.

One of the ways to manage for increasing YCT on the South Fork of the Snake River is by making flushing flows, which are big spring releases from the dam to wash out some of the rainbow eggs.

Brook trout are especially plen-tiful in small spring creeks. Introduced from the eastern United States, they spawn in fall. Their fry are at least six months or more ahead of the rainbows and YCT by spring.

“They’re bigger, they’re aggres-sive, they’re piscivores and love to eat other fish as well as in-sects,” she said.

Plentiful in the Teton River, they make for great eating, as do rainbows. They also munch on YCT, since the brook fry are so much bigger by spring.

Research indicates brook trout outcompete YCT in places where habitat is limited, especially in little spring creeks where they overwinter. Harvesting brook trout helps balance populations, and larger harvests are allowed for the brook.

Brook trout have distinctive white marks on the edge of their fins. They tend to be darker, and have reddish, almost pink spots on their sides. On their

back, they have “worm-track markings” that make them dis-tinctive.

Mountain whitefish have tiny mouths. Verbeten refers to them as trumpet-mouth fish. They’re solid silver and the body shape

is similar to the trout. They’re very common and native to the region, and “may be the most prolific single species we catch on our electrofishing surveys.”

Almost exclusively insectivores, they get along well with YCT. ■

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Bridget Ryder/Get Out! staff

It’s a summer night and at 9 p.m. beer-swilling sports fans finish tacos and hamburgers in the restaurant in the back of the wine and liquor store in Jackson commonly called Eleanor’s. It’s every inch a sport’s bar—two men wear

Celtic uniforms and most eyes watch basketball or hockey on the big screen TVs. A group of old friends from Mississippi—guys in their mid-20s—occupy one large table, reunited with one of their set that had moved from their state’s Jackson to that of Wyoming.

Then the game ends and the kitchen closes. On the stage, speakers go up, and the lights are dimmed. Nirvana still plays in the background but

they are drowned out by a techno-eco—“Bienvenidos hoy…oy…oy a la cuevaaaa.” In English, literally, “Welcome today to the cave.”

According to bar manager Aaron Mithcell, the restaurant gave a Latino flavor to Saturday nights about three years ago.

“Not everyone likes American music,“ Mitchell said.

So Eleanor’s hired Latino DJs to play Latino music.

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Where and how to dance in and around Teton ValleyFOLkLORIC BALLET: traditional Mexi-can folk dances. Groups for adults and children. Contact Juanita Flores for more information at [email protected]: Fitness dance class in the studio next to Roots Hair Salon, 170 N Main St in Victor. Mon. through Thurs. 6 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m.ALpINE WINES: The wine bar in Driggs with dance floor hosts musi-cians on a regular basis. Dancing always welcome. TpS DANCE STuDIO: facebook.com/pages/TpS-Dance-Compa-ny/340064383877 Offering dance classes for children and adults. Balance Studios: pilates, yoga and dance classes 25B Arrow Root Lane Victor (208) 787-MOVE or balance-studios.com.

Venues in Jackson, Wyo.:MILLION DOLLAR COWBOy BAR: Live band Fridays and Saturdays, Western Swing Dance lesson Thursday. Lo-cated on the Town Square. For details see milliondollarcowboybar.com or call (307) 733-2207.ELEANOR’S: The restaurant and li-quor shop hosts Latin nights every Saturday with Latin music and danc-ing. 832 W. Broadway. For informa-tion go to eleanorsagain.com.


Dancing a Cumbia at the Teton Valley Hispanic Resource Center’s Mother’s Day celebration.


Traditional Mexican dances are one of Teton Valley’s newest rhythmic enterprises.

Laser lights throw neon circles around the walls. In the first set of songs before another techno welcome, salsa king, Luis Enrique’s Yo No Se Manaña plays. The first dancers to have taken the floor, Kirsten Klein and Daniel Lara, come just for the salsa music. They are salseros- dancers devoted to the rhythms and steps of the Cuban dance. Klein confesses to being “addicted” to salsa since she started taking classes about a year ago. Often as many as 20 dancers from the salsa group she and Lara practice with turn out for the Latin music, she says. Tonight they are a minor representation with just Angelo Hernandez adding to the group, but they dance and show a few moves with novice Julio Martinez.

After a few salsa numbers, the DJ’s inter-mingle cumbia. A genre with its origins in Columbia, the long, short, short long rhythm is danced in Latin American countries down to Argentina. Though the salseros still domi-nate the dance floor,

the former sports bar fills, cumbia replaces salsa more ad more. Blended margaritas get passed over the bar, tailored for the gather-ing crowd and different from the daytime version on the rocks. At the bar, Spanish-speaking eyes under cowboy hats sit next to olive complected femininity. On the dance floor, dark shiny hair spreads out in spins and turns.

The Latin music, Mitchell said, “draws a Latino crowd.”

The establishment, a few hours before just a sports bar to all appearances, has changed names as it changes atmosphere. At first Eleanor’s Cuvee, it then became Jackson’s Hole and its latest owner, Stan Kucharski calls its simply, Eleanor’s Again.

“Everyone still called it Eleanor’s,” Mitch-ell said, so Kucharski stuck with the oral tradition.

However, for Saturday nights the Latino DJ rechristened it La Cueva. While the restau-rant and dance floor occupy a windowless space through a wide doorway at the back of the liquor store, the reason has nothing to do with placement, according to Lara.

The cumbia plays until 2 a.m. on Satur-days and bartenders continue to serve margaritas. La Cueva, according to Lara is Mexican code for a place with just

such a combination. ■


by Rachael Horne / Get Out! Staff

Of the Valley’s five golf courses, each one has a hole that defines the character of the course. We asked each course’s pro or su-

perintendent to explain their course’s signature hole. A hole that is perhaps the best designed, most drama-laden, most difficult or most scenic hole on the course. Of the Valley’s 92 total holes, here’s a look at the five best.

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Targhee Village golf Course

Targhee Village Golf Course is nine-hole “off the beaten path” course in Alta and describes itself as the Valley’s casual golf course. While the course is relaxed, it’s surprisingly chal-lenging. Par for the course is 36. 9 holes $15 or 18 holes $30. Golf carts are $6 per person per nine holes. Tee off for 9 holes before 9 a.m. and it’s only $9. There are also season and 30-day passes available. Tee times are rec-

ommended on weekends. (307)353-8577

Natural beauty surrounds the rela-tively small-sloped green, guarded by a large pond in the front with trees nestled around the green,

explained Adrian Bernal the courses golf instructor. Hole #6 is not the hard-

est hole on the course, it is, by far, the most demanding, he said. With its pristine beauty and relatively small, sloped green, the pin-point accuracy of ball placement is a must for paring the hole. Whichever tee is played, a misplaced ball can quickly become a deci-sion maker in competition. Forward tees are 100 yards, middle tees 134 yards, and back tees 165+ yards.

Visiting golfers as well as locals often find themselves stopping play, while enjoying the sights on this hole – the surrounding vistas of Targhee National Forest, perhaps a moose in the pond, or a Sand-Hill Crane nesting on the island. In the fall, the changing colors of yellow, gold, red, brown, and green combined with crisp mountain air makes golfing very special at Targhee Village.

Huntsman Springs is a private 18-hole course in Driggs and was named one of the “Best Modern Courses of 2013 by Golfweek maga-zine. “Built with replay value in mind, this course lends golfers an array of options and strategies to get the most of their game, includ-ing split fairways and a multitude of bunkers,” reads the resort’s website. “Huntsman Springs is an avaricious course, and could take a lifetime before it gives up all of its secrets.” Membership fees can be found on-line at huntsmansprings.com

PGA golf pro-fessional Eric Lyman said although they feel at Hunts-man Springs that they have 18 signature holes, if he had to pick, it would be 16. Designed by the acclaimed David McLay Kidd, who was named the “Architect of the Year” for Golf Magazine in 2008, this hole

is known embodies the risk/reward theme of the course and uses the natural terrain Kidd is known for.Lyman said off the tee box the golfer has to make a decision. The hole has a split fairway. Hitting to the left fairway is tougher off the tee but gets you a better view of the green. Hitting to the right fairway is easier off the tee.

“There’s a lot of thought process of which side to go,” said Lyman. “A lot of it depends on where the pin is located.”

Lyman said if the pin is on the left of the green play the right fairway. If the pin is in the middle or back of the green, he said to play the left fairway off the tee.

Beyond the decision a golfer has to make to play the hole, it also offers one of the best views of the Grand Teton on the course along with a meandering stream bisecting the fairway.

There’s a lot of thought process of which side to go. A lot of it depends

on where the pin is located.Eric Lyman, PGA golf professional

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Teton Reserve, located North of Vic-tor is an 18-hold public course that is the nation’s first and only 18 hole reversible championship golf course. Hale Irwin, the current career wins leader on the Senior PGA Tour, has designed a course that is challeng-ing to the seasoned golfer but yet forgiving to the beginner. The 7,426 yard, par 72 layout has plenty to of-fer golfers of all abilities, including strategic bunkering and outstanding conditions. A season pass is $655 for an individual or $1,095 four a family or couple. Passes include cart fees. Monday-Friday rates for 18 holes is $35 including cart fee. Friday –Sun-day is $45. A twilight rate is $28 for tee offs after 3 p.m. every day. 787-4224

Golf superintendent Matt Titus said he felt the par 4, 47-yard hole on the links style course was the signa-tures because it embodied the links style of big open fairways, bun-kers a plenty and slopes and undula-tions in every direction. This hole has is the only with a dogleg.

From tee to green it has a fantastic view of trail creek nursery’s tree farm and spectacular views of the south side of the valley and downtown Vic-tor. After navigating a left to right tee shot with a driver and hopefully avoiding trouble your second shot must be as well executed as your tee shot.

“To make this approach shot even more difficult you must hit a target sized green with a mid to short iron where the landing area falls off to the right and three equal sized circular bunkers await you,” he said. “I’ve heard these bunkers referred to as the three sisters, ‘each one meaner than the other.’” If you find yourself in one of these

bunkers and you are 10 feet below the green with a chal-lenging bunker shot to a tricky green that slopes left to right and back to front.

Find yourself more right of these bunkers and you are chip-

ping from 20 feet below the green with those bunkers certainly still in play. To add to the difficulty of this hole the prevailing wind from the southwest will be blowing right at you to make this hole play even longer. This golf course is designed by all time leading money winner on the Champions Tour, Hale Irwin and fin-ished in 2006. Greens Fees are 29 dollars with a cart Monday-Thursday and 39 dollars with a cart Friday through Sunday.

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Teton Springs is a private course offering 27 holes of golf with the 18-hole Head-waters Course and 9-hole Nelson short course. The courses were designed by Byron Nelson, U.S. Open Champion Steve Jones and master architect Gary Ste-phenson. Nationally rec-ognized by numerous golf and leisure magazines the resort’s courses were de-signed, according to their site “to complement the area’s natural terrain. Roll-ing fairways, well bunkered greens, and spring fed lakes teaming with native trout.” The club accommodates 4 groups per day not related to the Resort or our Mem-bership. Please contact the Headwaters Club golf shop at 208-787-3636 for further

information.Though the water isn’t really in play on the par 3

170-yard holes, the visual it what makes in challenging, explained assistant golf pro, Brady Fray. “It psyches people out and gets them nervous,” said Fray. With the foothills of the Palisade Mountains provid-ing the backdrop, Fray said one of the best things about the hole is the whole view of the Targhee national Forest in the background and the ponds that occasionally draw in a few eagles, bald eagles, that is. The hole is surrounded by water and sand with wind normally blowing across the hole from west to east. “Whey you get up there, hit one extra club than you think you need to get it over the water,” said Fray of how to play from the tee. This is the ninth season for the course and it was de-signed by Byron Nelson. ■

It psyches people out and gets them nervous.

Brady Fray. Assistant golf pro at Headwaters Golf Club

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As the name suggests, The Links is an 18-hole Scottish style course just west of Driggs with majestic views of the Teton Mountain Range to the east and The Big Hole Mountain Range to the west. The course features 6,344 yards of golf from the lon-gest tees for a par of 72. De-signed by David Druzifky, the Links golf course opened in 2000. Rates ranges from $40 to $49 through the week and on weekends. 456-2777.

Jeff Sundwall the super-intendent of mainte-nance at The Links said the Par 5; 515-yard hole has an

island green and is a definite risk/reward

hold. He said most people would lay up after hitting the drive, using an 8 iron

on the second shot, care-ful not to land in the water. From there he said, for most people it’s another 60 to 80 yards to the green.

“If you’re sitting 180 yards out and try for the green, most generally end up in the water,” said Sundwall. “If you’re not hitting real good that day, you’ll defi-nitely want to lay up.”

Big hitters, he said, could go for the green in two.

The link was built in the mid 90s as a nine-hole course de-signed by David Druzisky. The back nine holes were added in 2001. Along with the challenge of how to play the hole, Sundwall said the pond is stocked with rainbow trout and the green offers a nice view of the Tetons.

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a mini guide to festival survival

Crazy Creek ChairWhen you get tired of dancing up front, or maybe you just had a little too much fun the night before, you’ll want to kick back in the shade. We recommend a crazy creek chair. Its versatile and lightweight and low to the ground design not only keeps your butt dry it won’t piss off the people seated behind.

Give baCkWhile Music on Main is free, the event still has to run smoothly. Teton Valley Foundation relies on volunteers to man the beer and

token tents, set up and break down the equipment then clean up afterward to

keep the Victor City Park looking spiffy. If you’re on a budget, consider volunteering in exchange for a day

pass to the music festivals. In the past Grand Targhee has partnered with R.A.D Recycling. Volunteers on the “green team” were respon-sible for a five-hour shift to help other guests sort the recycling in the appropriate bins. They were then rewarded with a one-day pass. For volunteer opportunities visit tetonvalleyfoundation.org and grandtarghee.com

TenTThe Kelty Sunshade might as well be the official tent of the annual Targhee and Bluegrass festivals, because every year more of them pop up on the slopes of the ski resort. There’s good reason. At 7,500 feet in elevation, the sun can be intense. Or, the weather can change quickly in the moun-tains and it can be used as a quick cover from a passing storm. The tent is freestanding and floorless so it’s perfect for stretching out on a blanket and soaking up the good vibes.

hydraTion vs. boozeWhat would a music festival be with-out a few cold beverages? Well, for one, there would probably be less people dancing. Most venues don’t allow you to bring in our own beers or cocktails. The one exception is the Concert on the Common series at Teton Village. Bring in a cooler and share with your new friends. Check festival rules for what you can and can’t bring and a list of frequently asked questions.

WhaT To WearPart of the fun of festivals is the freedom to wear pretty much whatever you want. And even if you think you’re dressed crazy, you won’t be the cra-ziest. So go ahead and grab your best vintage find but also dress smart. It’s also the perfect excuse to wear a hat. It’s not only fashionable, but also func-tional. Festival fashion is fun, but summertime in the mountains can be tricky. It’s best to dress in layers. You’ll be glad you brought that fleece pullover when the sun dips behind the moun-tains.

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Aspen trail

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Fred’s Mountain trail and Mary’s trailheads. Loop trails at Grand targhee: rick’s Basin; Quakie ridge; Bike Loop and Valley overlook trailheads.

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1. MOOSE CREEk TRAILTrailhead: one quarter mile north of the Mike harris Campground turnoff on a Forest Service road.season: July- SeptemberDistance (RT): Moose Lake, 16.8 miles.elevation gain: 2,910 ft.Regulations: Wilderness trail, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Lakes and a double waterfall

2. COAL CREEk MEADOWS/TAyLOR MOuNTAINTrailhead: Signed Coal Creek turnout south of Victorseason: May-october for Coal Creek Meadows; July-September for Taylor Mt. extension.Distance (RT): 7.2 mileselevation gain: 2,788 ft.Regulations: Wilderness trail, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Summit leads to great views of southern Tetons

3. DARBy CANyON WIND AND ICE CAVESTrailhead: Three miles south of driggs, follow 3000 South toward darby Girls Camp, right at T intersection, follow signs to trailhead.season: Late June through SeptemberDistance (one way): Wind Cave, 2.7 miles; Ice Cave, 3.4 mileselevation gain: Wind Cave, 1,870 ft.; Ice Cave, 2,410Regulations: Wilderness trail, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Ice formations and waterfall in the Ice Cave. Climbing equipment, headlamps and experience in spelunking recommended.

4. ASpEN TRAIL ANDSpRING CREEk OVERLOOkTrailhead: From Ski hill Road, take Cemetery Road 2.4 miles; turn right at the T, then left at sign for Rapid Creek. Keep right and watch for sign to trail.season: Mid-late June through mid-SeptemberDistance (one way): Aspen Trail, 3.6 miles; Spring Creek, 4.4 mileselevation gain: Aspen Trail, 700 ft. up and down. Spring Creek, 3,000 feetRegulations: noneHighlights: Wildflowers (clematis), mature aspen forest, small creeks; lodgepole forest, limestone formations and views of Spring Creek Canyon.

SOuTH TETON CANyON TRAILSTrailhead for the next three trail descriptions: Ski hill Road to the turn for Teton Canyon, drive to end about 4.5 miles.

5. DEVIL’S STAIRS ANDTETON CANyON SHELFseason: devil’s Stair, mid-June through mid-october; Teton Canyon Shelf, July-September.Distance (one way): Top of devil’s Stairs, 3.9 miles. End of Teton Canyon Shelf, 6.6 mileselevation gain: devil’s Stairs, 1,565 ft.; Teton Shelf, 2,745 ft.Regulations: Wilderness trails, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Very steep climbs, streams, views of Alaska Basin and Battleship Mountain.

6. ALASkA BASIN TO HuRRICANE pASSseason: July through mid-September.Distance (one way): Basin Lakes, 7.7 miles; hurricane Pass, 10.3 miles. Buck Mountain Pass, 1.9 miles; Mount Meek Pass, 2.4 mileselevation gain: Basin Lakes, 2,600 ft.; hurricane Pass, 3,412 ft., Buck Mountain Pass, 3,520 ft.; Mount Meek Pass: 2,766 ft.Regulations: Wilderness trails, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Scenic limestone benches, crossings of north and South forks of Teton Creek; possible bighorn sheep sightings.

7. TABLE MOuNTAIN AND BEARD’S WHEATFIELDseason: Mid-July through September.Distance (RT): Table Mountain, 12.4 miles; Beard’s Wheatfield, 5.4 miles one way.elevation gain: Table Mountain, 4,151 ft; Beard’s Wheatfield, 2,420 ft. and 2,180 ft. elevation loss.Regulations: Wilderness trails, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Views of the Grand and upper reaches of Cascade Canyon; views of Fred’s Mountain at Grand Targhee; wild carrots; multiple crossings of the north Fork of Teton Creek.

GRAND TARGHEE8. FRED’S MOuNTAIN TRAIL AND MARy’S

Trailhead: Take the dreamcatcher chairlift or the cat-track that serves the lift from the ski resort base.season: July through September. Lift service generally closes by Labor day.Distance (one way): Fred’s Mountain Trail, 2.9 miles; Mary’s 2.3 miles.elevation gain: Fred’s Mountain Trail, 1,720 ft.; Mary’s, 1,960 ft.Regulations: Mountain bikes prohibited beyond the ski area boundary.Highlights: Great views of the Tetons, Teton Valley and Teton Canyon; wildflowers

9. LOOp TRAILS AT GRAND TARGHEE: RICk’S BASIN; QuAkIE RIDGE; BIkE LOOp AND VALLEy OVERLOOk.South Leigh to Granite Basin Lakes and Andy Stone Trailseason: July through mid-September.Trailhead: Stay straight off highway 33 about five miles north of driggs. Turn right at stop sign, left at Stateline Road to the trailhead.Distance (one way): 7.9 miles to intersection with Teton Crest Trail; 6.7 miles to first lake. Andy Stone Trail: 1.3 miles to start from trailhead; 2.7 miles overallelevation gain: 2,850 ft.; 2,570 to first lake. Andy Stone: 2,150 ft. with 425 ft. elevation loss.Regulations: Wilderness trails, no motorized or mechanical transportation, including mountain bikes.Highlights: Three deep lakes, access to Teton Crest Trail and Green Lakes for extended trips. The Andy Stone Trail can be used to cut a mile from the return trip.

Hiking trail highlights

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Trails in The Big holesAll-terrain vehicle trails:

pINEy pASS TRAIL Distance: 17.1 miles each way.season: July-octoberTrailhead: Access from just over the top of Pine Creek Pass. Turn right after the fourth guardrail on the right side coming from Victor, past the big park-ing lot.Regulations: open to ATV use and uTV (utility ter-rain vehicle) under 50 inches wide.Highlights: Beautiful scenery; Piney Pass is one of the highest points on the trail system around the Big holes.

NICkERSON GROVEDistance: 3.78 miles one way. season: July-october.Trailhead: horseshoe Canyon midway between the forest boundary and end of pavement parkingHighlights: nice ride closer to the valley floor

pACkSADDLE LAkE TRAILDistance: 1.18 miles one wayTrailhead: Packsaddle Road to Forest Road 381 to trailhead.Highlights: nice lake route

MoTorcycle Trails (also advanced mountain bike trails):

SOuTH FORk HORSESHOE TRAIL Trailhead: horseshoe Canyon Road to end of road at parking areaseason: July-october.Distance: 5.37 milesHighlights: Can be combined with the Twin Creek Trail and a portion of the nickerson Grove Trail to provide a loop for single-track motorized and bicycles

NORTH FORk OF MAHOGANy TRAIL Distance: 4.41 miles one way. Trailhead: Bates Road to 3000; turn west.season: July-octoberHighlights: The top of this trail intersects with the top of horseshoe to create a longer one way ride or some variation. Recommended for mountain bikers interested in going from intermediate to advanced riding

ALLEN CANyON/pOLE CANyON Trailhead: Pole Canyon Road west of Victor on high-way 31 to end.Distance: 6.85 miles

season: July-September or octoberHighlights: Fantastic views from the ridge. Create a loop by combining with the Power Line Road Trail. Use motor vehicle use map to ensure you stay on the trails that are open to motorized use.

BIG HOLE CREST TRAIL Distance: 8.9 miles, but can be combined with three other trails to add mileage. you can loop around to Elk Flat or to exit a different way.season: July-SeptemberTrailhead: Access from Grove Creek Trail; Cedron Road, follow south where it turns to the north; first right.

The following trails are open to non-motorized mechanized, or bicycle usage: DuDE CREEk/IDAHO CREEk/GRAND VIEW LOOp TRAILS:Traihead: The major trailhead for this loop is at the base of dude Creek Loop, about halfway up horseshoe Canyon Road, turn right on Forest Road 140 to grassy parking lot. The trail starts in a small cluster of aspens.

Distance: dude Creek Loop, 6.67 miles; Idaho Loop, 1.31 miles; Grand View Loop, 3.27 miles. All three intersect to create the ability to stack loops and ride trails in different directions.season: July-September

LITTLE pINE/RED CREEk/CORRAL CREEk LOOpA single loop comprised of different sections of four trails:Distance: Little Pine Trail, 1.22 miles. Combined with a section of the Corral Creek Trail and the Red Creek Trail at 2.37 miles, for a total of 9.6 miles.season: July-September Trailhead: For Little Pine Creek Trail, turn right just after the second guardrail past the top of Pine Creek Pass.

TeTOn Valley all-Terrain Vehicle TrailS

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The biking trails in Teton Valley offer something for ev-eryone, from paved and gravel flat road

routes to rocky and challenging mountain bike trails.

There are the go tos—the As-pen trail for mountain bikers and the Victor-Driggs trail for roadsters. This summer cyclists

of all kinds can reap the benefits of last year’s trail improvements.

“From last year there is some great projects that concluded towards the

end of the summer that will make mountain biking great this summer,” Tim Adams, ex-ecutive director of Teton Valley Trails and pathways said.

Last year trail crews finished a reroute of the popular Mill Creek Trail, accessible from both Teton Canyon and Grand Targhee, so this summer “the uphill portion is much more accessible to all skill levels and

the downhill more enjoyable.” The top of the trail isn’t the only reward, ei-

ther. The trail’s new direction gives glimpses of vistas along the way that will keep riders going.

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“You are now granted spec-tacular views of the Grand Teton Range and Teton Canyon,” Adams wrote.

Trails on the opposite side of the valley, in the Big Holes, also received a touch up last season.

“A lot of work on a reroute of the Channel Lock trail located in Horseshoe Can-yon means a smoother ride with a great descent,” Ad-

a m s wrote.

Vo l u n t e e r trail crews with TVTAP also made the valley’s rush hour a little easier.

“Rush Hour Trail received a lot of at-tention last summer and will undoubted-ly continue to be a south valley favorite for after work ride or fun with the family,” Adams said.

The mountains may define Teton Valley, but cyclists can also enjoy the peaks from a different perspec-tive while cycling on the valley floor. From Tetonia, cyclists can hit the open trail for a relaxing ride in the shadows of the Tetons.

“The Rail to Trail north of Tetonia continues to be the

undervisited gem of the valley. You do not need a special bike and the grade allow for anyone to ride, walk, run, with some of most expansive views from the valley floor,” Adams wrote.

But almost any road in Teton Valley leads to some picturesque scene.

“The county continues to make improvements on some of the valley paved roads which will improve the road bike paths in the valley,” Adams said.

Down south on the val-ley floor, the Victor-Driggs Trail, Cedron Road from Victor and Bates Road coming into Driggs make for an easy-to-access road route that has become smoother ev-

ery year.

But roads and mountains aren’t the only connections cyclists can make.

Make an ice cream connection on the Vic-tor-Driggs Trail (or Driggs-Victor depending on where you start). Have a huckleberry milkshake at the Emporium in Victor and finish the flat, paved, 8-mile ride with a lime freeze at Corner Drug in Driggs. For dessert, the Teton Valley Creamery in Driggs offers locally made, organic gelato and ice cream (cheese, too).

Fitzgerald’s Bicycles in Victor is a hub of cycling of all kinds in Teton Valley.

They organize free group rides twice a week as well as specialty rides and tours. The Wednesday Women’s Ride start at 6 p.m, and Saturday rides at 10 a.m. On Saturdays groups split into mountain and road routes.

The Bike Tender, a new business operat-ing out of the bike shop with the tag line “riders serving riders” offers specialty tours throughout the area. In conjunction with Music on Main there is a weekly tour called Bikes and Bands.

“Come and enjoy a bike ride before you go to Music on Main on Thursday nights,” Jay Petervary said.

Shuttle service from and back to Jackson is also available. On Tuesdays a van will bring riders over to Teton Valley for a Taste of Teton Valley.

“Come over for a day ride and we’ll visit the local businesses—Kate’ Real Food, the creamery, 460 Bread,” Petervary said.

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The day may end with a beer at Snake River Brewing. In the fall, The Bike Tender is partnering with Teton Springs Resort for a Harvest and Handlebars ride. Fitzger-ald’s Bicycles also rents and sells bikes specially equipped for gravel roads. For informa-tion on group rides and tours see fitzgeraldsbicycles.com.

“Come over and taste our local flair here,” Petervary said.

Grand Targhee is also working on expanding their trails. They’ve predicted they’ll add about 10 miles of new trails this summer. The resort already offers nearly 3,000 feet of lift-serviced downhill and over 19 miles of cross-country trails. The Targhee Bike Park offers every style of riding for every level of mountain bike rider. Gentle, banked cruises, tight and twisty single track cross country, gnarly, rock strewn downhill, drop offs and much more.

wydaho rendezVousThis year, partnered with TVTAP, Grand Targhee will host the 4th Annual Wydaho Rendezvous over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31 through Sept. 1. This year’s rendezvous will again include skills clinics, group rides, nightly parties, demos, the second annual Super-D race and general “bike shenanigans,” like the keg pull drag races, and huffy toss.

According to Andy Williams, special events and trails manager for Grand Targhee and Tim Adams, TVTAP’s executive direc-tor, the 2013 Rendezvous will be offered as an “all-inclusive” weekend, where registrants pay one fee and are provided ac-cess to all Festival programs, including meals. Grand Targhee will also offer camping (with showers) and lodging options as part of the Festival, as well as scheduled shuttles for riders and bikes to and from the resort.

A tentative schedule of events is listed at tetonmountain-bikefest.org.

be part oF the soLutionTrails don’t build themselves, but to get the work done Teton Valley Trails and Pathways organizes volunteer trail building

days. If you enjoyed the better biking trails this summer help make next season even better.

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July 13: Habitat in Driggs will be sponsoring TVTAP’s second Trail Day working on the Aspen trail.

August 17: Peaked Sports in Driggs will sponsor TVTAP’s final Trail Day of the summer working on the South Fork trail in Big Holes.

TVTAP organizes the trail work in partnership with the Teton Basin Ranger District and facilitates over 1,000 volunteer hours over the course of three days.

“As the federal government continues to shrink the budget for our Forest Service lands our volunteer days become even more vital to preserving our great trail systems. Please consider coming to one or all three of our volunteer days,” the TVTAP website said.

mountain bike cLub gets internationaL supportFormed this spring, a new association will bring international backing to the efforts

of local mountain bikers to harness the economic potential of the sport in Teton Valley. Mountain Bike Teton Valley links Teton Valley’s mountain biking scene to the inter-national mountain biking community as a chapter of the International Moun-tain Bicycling Association.

“I think what is really im-portant about this chapter

is that it’s really being driven by the economic opportunities

that mountain biking can provide for the valley,” said Tim Adams, executive

director of Teton Valley Trails and Pathways and a founding board member of the local IMBA chapter.

David Treinis, president of the group’s board, said their working mission state-ment includes both recreation and eco-nomic development. Treinis pointed out that certain locations are synonymous with mountain biking to the economic benefit of those communities. ■


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MOuNTAiN BikE Mitch Prissel of Habitat recommends the Santa Cruz Bronson with a 27.5-inch wheel for Teton Valley mountain bike adventures.

ROAD BikE Billy Nixon of Fitzgerald’s likes the Orbea Orca BRV for any style of road ride.

ners getting out to enjoy a day in the outdoors to the more daring riders racing down windy, long roads or exploring dirt trails, the possibilities are endless.

Road or mountain biking? Or maybe both. Either way, once you have found the answer to that first question, it’s time to get hooked-up with the gear and find the route that suits you best. Teton Val-

ley is home to some of the best athletes and experts in most any outdoor activity you can imagine. Thanks to the highest caliber of local shops, gear-junkies and beginners both can be satisfied with anything they need to get out and get riding.

In inner-city Driggs, full-service outdoor store Habitat unlocks mountain living

with the must-have gear ranging from lifestyle, biking, fishing, boarding and “powder tools.” And summertime brings in the riders. Manager and founder of the shop, which originally opened its doors in Victor, Mitch Prissel, shares his pas-sion for the Tetons and his love of good gear with all patrons. With bike techs in the shop daily, bring in your bike for a

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tune-up or grab one of the demos for a day on the trails.

Prissel, a jack-of-all-outdoor-trades, can be found exploring the trails on any given day. But when asked what path he recommends for fellow mountain biking enthusiasts, he didn’t hesitate with naming Grand Targhee’s 38 Special X/C Trail. A brand new trail that was completed in late-summer 2012, the path gives riders unprecedented views of Teton Canyon atop Peaked Mountain, with 38 bermed turns throughout the ride deem-ing its name. Calling the trail challenging but not advanced, the views make the work worth it. Visit Grand Targhee’s website or check out Teton Valley Trails and Pathways map guide for details.

Prissel recommends taking out the Santa Cruz Bronson, the latest and highly antici-pated 27.5-inch wheel mountain bike with a 6-inch travel. But inside the shop, the latest from Santa Cruz, Kona and Rocky Mountain bicycles will provide the best mountain bik-ing experience for all skill sets.

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For a roadie haven, and some mountain biking, too, head nine miles into Victor (maybe even ride your bike on the Victor/Driggs pathway) and check out Fitzgerald’s Bicy-cles, the one-stop-shop for all road biking needs in the

Tetons. Celebrating just over 10 years of business, owner Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Jannine moved the shop from Jackson Hole to Victor in January 2012 to work where they live and provide Eastern Idaho residents a place to ac-

cess everything biking.

Billy Nixon, a seasoned valley resident and new member of the Fitzgerald’s crew, recom-mend visitors and locals uti-lize the Victor/Driggs path-way that conveniently starts right next to the shop, and try the Cedron Road Loop.

“The ride can be done in vari-ous direction starting with almost nine miles to Driggs, then take a left on Cedron that loops in to the west side of the valley and comes right into downtown Victor,” Nixon said. “You can pretty much start right here and go.”

But for roadies who want a little more of a climb, wwride the classic Ski Hill Road ride that can either start right on Ski Hill Road or, to add some miles, from the start of the Victor/Driggs pathway. Gain-

ing 2000 vertical feet over the course of the 12-mile climb, the ride gives incredible views up toward Grand Targhee Re-sort and can lead you to ac-cess to even more trails from the top.

Nixon recommends grabbing the Orbea Orca BRV because of its great reviews and ef-ficiency for any style of road ride. Inside Fitzgerald’s, how-ever, Nixon and his crew will help each customer find the bike that’s right for them.

Teton Valley is home to riders and athletes of all calibers, and local shops spanning from Victor to Driggs offer advice, guides and gear for all occasions.

Peaked Sports in Driggs also offers a variety of road, and mountain and cruiser bikes for riders of all abilities. ■

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Push your body to its extreme limits. Don’t eat. Don’t

sleep. Run. Bike. Trek. Paddle. Swim. Rappel. Repeat.

And have an absolute blast doing it.

It’s adventure racing, and it pushes competitors to the

very brink of their limits of endurance, and satisfies

the spirit like no other adventure can.

Adventure racing is a multi-sport, often days-long

challenge requiring navigation, with long stretches

of mountain biking and segments of running, large

sections of trekking with backpacks through varied

terrain, hiking and paddling, and hitting checkpoints,

as a team, to prove you’ve done it all. The more check-

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Abby Broughton and Jason Popilsky on a training run across the Tetons, coming out at String Lake.

the Cowboy Tough Adventure Race running from Cheyenne to Casper, Wyo. July 18-21. Total distance runs 320-485 miles, depending on how many additional, off-track checkpoints competitors seek, challenges met and routes taken.

The stage race runs 3.5 days, said Popilsky, where competi-tors make it to transition ar-eas at the end of every day whether it’s for 30 minutes or six hours.

“Or no time,” said Broughton. They must arrive no later than 6 a.m. every day, and can-not leave those checkpoints before 6 a.m.

“A big part of this race is how we manage sleep,” she said, “how much, how little, where and when.”

Few details in advanceEach day starts out a new

section. In adventure racing, competitors must sign in at mandatory checkpoints along the way. Many checkpoints can’t be reached by trail, so competitors must bushwhack, trying to find the best route to the checkpoints — once they learn where they are.

“There’s always a lot of moun-tain biking, and it’s either going to be on single-track or dirt roads and some pave-ment,” Broughton said, es-pecially the Cowboy Tough event, since there are long distances to cover.

Competitors are given a series of maps, listing the check-points, at the beginning of the race.

“They outline it, roughly, distance-wise,” said Popil-sky. “It’s an outline of what it might look like every day, Adventure racing continued on page 58

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FRIDAy, JuNE 21

Valley Advocates for Responsible Develop-ment Summer Party at the Knotty Pine. Celebrate the summer solstice with VARD. Join us for great BBQ food, music, and fun, as we gather to celebrate the land, water, and wild-life of Teton Valley. Doors open and dinner begins at 5 p.m. Kids entertainment will include hula hoops and face painting.

SATuRDAy, JuNE 22

Golf ‘till you Drop. Not for the faint of heart—this golf tournament is for the dedicated golfers to ben-efit the Teton Valley Hos-pital Foundation. Join Dr. Brown and golf Every hole in Teton Valley. For team or sponsorship informa-tion, call the Foundation office at (208) 354-6317 ext. 181.

THuRSDAy JuNE 27

Music on Main in Victor City Park. The Fox Street All Stars kick off the con-cert series with their unique version of high-energy funky rock and roll. 6 p.m. To 9 p.m.

FRIDAy JuNE 28

Glow in the Dark Fun Run. It will start on the bike trail across from Spud Drive-in and will end there as well. After party at The Spud Drive-in with a DJ, Lasers and vendors. Fun for all ages. A por-tion of the proceeds go toward cancer research.

Teton Valley Rodeo at the Teton County Fairgrounds in Driggs. Cost is $8 adults, kids 6-12 $4 and 5 and under free. Slack 6 p.m. Rodeo 8 p.m.

SATuRDAy, JuNE 29

Celebrate America at Huntsman Springs The Huntsman family opens this beautiful Resort to everyone in the Teton Valley for a day filled with old fashioned street fairs, regional food ven-dors, acts for all ages, and an evening show featuring live music by Surf City All Stars, special guest appearance by Lee Greenwood and the largest fireworks and video display ever launched in the valley. 4 p.m.

The 2012 Targhee Hill Climb—Wrun for Wray, is part of the first annual Run to the Summit Series, which includes the Snow King Hill Climb and the Rendez-vous Mountain Hill Climb at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

25th anniversary of Grand Teton Brewing in Victor. Unique beers, food, music, everyone is welcome. grandte-tonbrewing.com

Teton Community Healing Arts Festi-val The Festival opens to the public at 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The Festival Hall features booths with a variety of skilled holistic health practitioners, products, jewelry, art and children’s activities. Free health & wellness related lectures will be on the hour. Festival lunch menu (senior center room) 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAy, JuLy 3

Widespread Panic Fourth of July Festival Kick off the Widespread Panic Weekend of shows at Grand Targhee Resort. Motion Potion and Sons of Fa-thers. 7 p.m. For more info, including tickets visit grandtarghee.com

Dash 2 Tetons barrel races at Teton Saddleback Vistas. tripodproductions3.com for more information. Contact Ju-lie at [email protected] or (208) 354-2276

THuRSDAy, JuLy 4

Widespread Panic Festival at Grand Targhee with special guests Slightly Stoopid. Full line up, tickets and more at grandtarghee.com

Victor Idaho Fourth of July Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the City Park

Teton Valley Balloon Rally. Rides avail-able to invited media personnel 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast available from Seniors West of the Tetons (Community

Center in Driggs)

See full schedule at tetonvalleyballoon-rally.com

Driggs Glow! Part of the Teton Valley Balloon Rally. Come enjoy the evening as pilots light up their balloons for all to enjoy. A very beautiful part of the yearly event you won’t want to miss. 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Live Music, kids activities, art walk and more. Visit tetonvalleyballoonrally.com for more info, schedule subject to

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Teton Valley Rodeo at the Teton County Fairgrounds in Driggs. Cost is $8 adults, kids 6-12 $4 and 5 and un-der free. Slack 6 p.m. Rodeo 8 p.m.

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Widespread Panic Festival at Grand Targhee. Full line up, tickets and more at grandtarghee.com.

Teton Valley Balloon Rally Rides available to invited media per-sonnel 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast avail-able from Seniors West of the Tetons (Community Center in Driggs)

Victor Candlestick Glow as part of the Balloon Rally. Live music and downtown festivities. please visit tetonvalleybal-loonrally.com for details and schedules.

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Widespread Panic Festival at Grand Targhee. Full line up, tickets and more at grandtarghee.com.

Teton Valley Balloon Rally. Rides avail-able to invited media personnel 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast available from Seniors West of the Tetons (Community Center in Driggs)

Balloon Rally Pilot’s Dinner at Ruby Carson Park in Tetonia. Live music Raffle and BBQ. Visit tetonvalleyballoonrally.com for details. 6:30 p.m.

Badwater 4 Good Water 5K Fun Run as part of the fundraising efforts of Lisa Smith-Batchen in the Badwater Ultra race. The event will include a Longest Drive for Water Competition at the Teton Reserve Golf Course and more. Save the date and watch for upcoming details. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Julie at [email protected]. 10 a.m.

SuNDAy, JuLy 7

Teton Valley Balloon Rally. Rides avail-able to invited media personnel 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast available from Seniors West of the Tetons (Community Center in Driggs)

WEDNESDAy, JuLy 10

Tin Cup Pint Night at Grand Teton Brewing for Teton Valley Trails and Pathways

THuRSDAy, JuLy 11

Chance Meetings Teton Valley, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come join the monthly gathering of the region’s entrepreneurs, sharing thoughts about their opportunities and challenges. Also enjoy the “2 Minute Drills,” a series of two minute talks about local entrepreneurial efforts.

Music on Main. Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers bring the smoky sweet vo-cals of Bluhm backed by a big, rocking jam band, continuing the dance party and good times. 6 p.m.. at Victor City Park. Free.

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Saturday, July 13

Teton Valley Trails and Pathways vol-unteer trail day II. Visit tvtap.org for more information.

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July 26th - August 3rd

Teton Valley’s Festival celebrating Plein Air Painting

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Laid Back Rides and Ribs—One Smoking Car Show and BBQ contest. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted at the Knotty Pine Restaurant and sponsored by High Range Designs/Laid-BackUSA, Isabel Wad-dell Allstate Agency, and the local Teton Valley Rods & Rides Club. Car show and shine starts at 10 a.m. with Awards at 2 p.m.. BBQ Contest judging from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. For more information go to laidbackevents.com

Targhee Grand Fondo Mountain Bike—Race #1, a 1 lap 22 mile course or a 2 lap 44 mile course

WEDNESDAy JuLy 17-21

2013 Targhee Mountain Goat Hill Climb—Race #2; Strava Format.

THuRSDAy JuLy 18

Music on Main with White Water Ram-ble high octane Rocky Mountain dance-grass. 6 p.m. at Victor City Park. Free.

FRIDAy, JuLy 19

Cowboy Mounted Shooting at Teton Saddleback Vistas. 10 a.m. newmsa.com for more information. or call (208)

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9th Annual Targhee Music Festival—Started in the summer of 2004 to draw on the musical spirit that exists under the shadows of the majestic Teton Moun-tains, Targhee Fest is the ultimate all-around mountain lifestyle and music festival in the Rockies.

SATuRDAy, JuLy 20 6th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Race. Driggs City Park 5K 10K and fun run/walk. The Tin Cup Challenge is a nine-week Teton Valley philanthropic campaign that encourages the entire community to give. Gifts are matched by a gener-ous group of Community Challengers to make each gift go further. Show your support for Teton Valley non-profits by providing a contribution, running or walking in the Tin Cup Challenge race events, or join in on the fun at Driggs City Park. cftetonvalley.org for more from the Community Foundation of Teton Valley.

Teton High School Class of 1983 30-year high school reunion. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6 p.m. at the

Pavilion at Teton Mountain View Lodge in Tetonia.

Cowboy Mounted Shooting at Teton Saddleback Vistas.

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SuNDAy, JuLy 21

Cowboy Mounted Shooting at Teton Saddleback Vistas.

9th Annual Targhee Music Festival

TuESDAy, JuLy 23

Tee it up for the Tetons at the Headwa-ters Club at Teton Springs. Experience a great day of golf and help a great cause. Participation is open to individu-als and teams (foursomes). You’ll enjoy great food and refreshments—-before, during and after your round, as well as prizes for our winners and the chance to win a fabulous “hole-in-one” prize. Net proceeds will provide funding for local breast cancer screening for those in

financial need. Event information is avail-able by calling (208) 354-6317 ext. 181.

THuRSDAy, JuLy 25

Music on Main with March 4th Marching Band after an extremely popular show last summer, decked in whimsical cos-tumes and combining a big ring circus with modern performances. 6 p.m. Victor City Park. Free.

FRIDAy, JuLy 26

Teton Valley Rodeo at the Teton County Fairgrounds in Driggs. Cost is $8 adults,

kids 6-12 $4 and 5 and under free. Slack 6 p.m. Rodeo 8 p.m.

SATuRDAy, JuLy 27

Targhee Hill Climb Time Trials is put on by Peaked Sports of Driggs. A por-tion of the proceeds go to TVTAP. This is a staple race in the valley and always brings out the best in Teton Valley. Come and enjoy a great morning workout followed by a fun party afterwards at Peaked Sports in Driggs. Call Peaked (208) 354-2354. 9 a.m.

THuRSDAy, AuGuST 1

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Music on Main at Victor City Park. Monophonics, San Francisco’s pre-mier psychedelic soul and heavy funk band, will cook up a hearty stew of funky rhythms. Free. 6 p.m.

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SATuRDAy, AuGuST 3

4th Annual Pierre’s Hole 50/100 Mile Mountain Bike Race—This race is situ-ated under the Le Tres Tetons, or the three Tetons (Grand, Middle, and South Teton); with single track loops at Grand Targhee Resort (GTR), the descending (Mill Creek) and the ascending of Teton Canyon via drainages wrapped with single track.

John Colter Run half marathon. This year’s event also includes a Marathon, 10k and 5k option. Half Marathon Reg-

istration on day of race from 6:45-7:45 a.m. at Driggs City Park. The John Colter Half Marathon is a Teton Valley commu-nity running event that started in 1976. Always scheduled for the first Saturday in August, the courses start and finish in Driggs City Park in the city of Driggs, Idaho. dreamchaserevents.com/Races/Colter-Half-Marathon

Friends of the Teton River 13th An-nual River Party at a new location at Moose Creek Ranch. BBQ, barn danc-ing to live music, and auction to help support FTR’s work on the Teton Water-shed. For more info please visit: http://

tetonwater.org/ 4 p.m.

SuNDAy AuGuST 4-11

Targhee Rock-in Rolling in Rick’s Mountain Bike Race—Race #3; Strava Format

MONDAy, AuGuST 5-8

8th Annual Bluegrass Music Camp at Grand Targhee

AuGuST 5-10

Teton County Fair Week Teton Valley Fairgrounds (behind Museum 1413 N. Hwy 33 Driggs, ID

THuRSDAy, AuGuST 8

Music on Main with Ray Wylie Hub-bard is an alternative and outlaw country icon from Austin, with a live show that has been described as a church service held at the funkiest roadhouse bar this side of the Mississippi. Victor City Park. 6 p.m. Free.

Veteran Motor Car Club of America Car Show at the Spud Drive-in. About 100-150 Classic Car’s will be in the Valley this day. Nationally they are celebrat-ing 75 Years, but the local chapter from Idaho is celebrating its 50th year. The purpose of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America is to encourage preserva-tion, restoration, and use of antique and historically significant automobiles.

FRIDAy, AuGuST 9

Fitz/Barn ride A 400 mile+ self sup-ported ride beginning at Red Barn Bicycles on August 9th and finishing at Fitzgerald’s whenever you make it.

Iron Horse Classic Open Barrel Race at Teton Saddle Back Vistas. Contact Julie at [email protected] or (208) 354-2276. Visit tripodproductions3.com for more information.

AuGuST 9-11

26th Annual Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival—Started in 1987 Targhee Blue-grass is the Grand Daddy of Bluegrass Festivals in the Northern Rockies, comb-ing great Bluegrass with the ultimate mountain lifestyle.

SuNDAy, AuGuST 11

Teton Springs Triathlon. Olympic,

Sprint and Kids Distance triathlons; pool swim with a road ride and run through Teton Springs Resort. Organized with Peaked Sports

THuRSDAy, AuGuST 15

Music on Main. Vagabond Opera is as fun and enter-taining as they are musi-cally gifted, combining vaudeville with incredible talent for a show like no other. Victor City Park. 6 p.m. Free.

FRIDAy AuGuST 16

Teton Valley Rodeo at the Teton County Fairgrounds in Driggs. Cost is $8 adults, kids 6-12 $4 and 5 and under free. Slack 6 p.m. Ro-deo 8 p.m.

AuGuST 16-17

Grand Teton Relay. The running tour goes through Teton Valley stopping in Tetonia as well as to Grand Targhee Resort. Full course is from Ashton to Jackson Hole Resort for total of 180 miles with 12 friends running relay style. Profits benefit the Idaho Food Bank. Please visit grandtetonrelay.com for course, team and much more info.

AuGuST 16-18

Teton Valley Idaho’s First Annual Great Mountain Rendezvous in Victor.

SATuRDAy, AuGuST 17

Teton Valley Trails and Pathways Volunteer Trail Work Day III. More information at tvtap.org.

SATuRDAy AuGuST 24

Targhee Triple D at the ‘Ghee—Race #4; 3 runs on the Targhee Bike Park DH and flow trails

THuRSDAy AuGuST 29-SEpT 1

Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival

FRIDAy, AuGuST 30

Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival—Chainless DH race at Grand Targhee

SATuRDAy AuGuST 31

Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike festival—Super D race at Grand Tar-ghee Resort

SATuRDAy SEpTEMBER 7-8

Wild Rockies Mountain Bike Finals—DH and enduro

SATuRDAy, SEpTEMBER 14

Tetonia Community Picnic at Ruby Carson Park

MONDAy, SEpTEMBER 16

VARD’s 4th Annual Golf Tournament and evening social at Huntsman Spring’s world-class golf resort in Driggs, fol-lowed by a public post-tournament reception with drinks and delicious ap-petizers. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams. Individuals are encouraged to play and will be paired with other

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players based on ability. Stay tuned for registration and additional information.

SATuRDAy, SEpTEMBER 21

TVTAP Horseshoe Challenge

SuNDAy, SEpTEMBER 22

Lift operation closes for summer at Grand Targhee

SEpTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 3

Fall Running Camp with DreamChasers at Teton Springs. Enjoy a special train-ing camp in the Tetons with Lisa Smith-Batchen, Marshall Ulrich, Ray Zahab and Julie Brown.

FRIDAy, OCTOBER 4

Pin-Ups is the valley’s signature edgy and artsy event and is like no other event offered in Teton Valley. Come and bid on

your favorite pin-up sketch or art bra produced by the Teton Arts Council and community. Net proceeds will provide free or discounted mam-mograms for women in need and also support local art programmatic needs. The event is made possible by Teton Arts Council and Teton Valley Hospital Foundation. Event informa-tion is available by calling (208) 354-6317 ext. 181.

SATuRDAy, OCTOBER 5

Yellowstone-Teton Endurance Runs—This is the 2nd year for this incredible race. 100-mile, 100-mile relay and 50- mile road races. The 100-mile course will start just outside West Yellowstone, with the 50-mile course starting along that route. Both courses will follow the stunning Yellowstone-Teton Scenic Loop and end in Driggs. More information at DreamChasers events.

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Group mountain bike rides every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday on vari-ous Valley trails after work and Sunday mornings. Tuesday rides are on the west side, Thursday are east side, Sunday can vary. Visit mountainbiketetonvalley.org for more information.

FRIDAy FARMER’S MARkETS.Teton Valley Market in Driggs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Driggs City Center. June through September. Outdoor mar-ket selling fresh local produce, baked goods, other food items and crafts. Check them out on Facebook or call (208) 354-2816 or tetonvalleyfarmers-

[email protected].

Victor 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Victor City Park. Offering all local farm produce and goods, local made food and beverages, local artisans and live local music weekly.

Every Friday, The Center For Energy Healing hosts a weekly open medita-tion hour starting at noon. Owner So la mee’, will give instructions on medi-tation/sits if requested. All levels are welcome. Some cushions available. Donation basket is passed around. 60 Ashley St. Suite A in Driggs. ■

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1st game: youngest2nd game: oldest3rd game: Rock, paper scissors4th game: Whoever was the first to spot wildlife

Game play:The first player rolls the die and moves their token ahead as many spaces as are showing on the die.If anything is written on the player’s final resting space, it must be read aloud and the instructions followed.If another player’s turn causes your piece to move, you must follow the instructions of the final resting space.The first player to reach the Grand finish line is the winner.

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and it’s pretty heavy on moun-tain biking, maybe 100 miles or more.”

The teammates said they’ll aver-age 10-20 miles trekking a day. Then there’s a couple of days of paddling sections.

With some adventure rac-es, organizers will throw in some “funny little tasks,” said Broughton. In one race, teams had to climb behind a waterfall and find coins.The pair got into it about three years ago, increasing their num-ber of races. They started with a 12-hour race in the Missoula area, and won it.

Broughton trained as a rower for many years, and wanted to try something new. From there they sought more races to push themselves to the limit.

“It seems like every year we do it we add another challenge for ourselves,” said Pop-ilsky. Last year they qualified for nationals after winning Missoula.

They consider expedition lengths, some running as long as 4-10 days. The Cowboy Tough is giving them a chance to try a longer competition.

The U.S. Adventure Racing Asso-ciation establishes events, which qualify winners for the next level of challenges. Those winners get their entry fees covered. Second- and third-place winners get to go to nationals at their own ex-pense, “to beat themselves up,” Popilsky said.

They qualified for nationals again, and raced last October that event in New York with an-other team member who didn’t finish and thus disqualified them as a team. Broughton and Popil-sky finished the race.

“It shows how important team dynamics are in this sport,” Broughton said. “You can’t split

up at all, it’s easy to get frustrat-ed, and [the third team member] had to drop out in the middle of the race because his body was hurting him.”

Training can be an epic thingTraining means pushing the body to its endurable limits, and be-yond.

Before adventure racing, Popil-sky said he was doing a lot of running, training for endurance running. Both went to classes of-fered by Dreamchasers in Driggs.

“A lot of it is putting ourselves in situations where you just have to keep going,” said Broughton. Her rowing training carried over, and the couple works out 1-2 hours a day and does “some long, epic thing on the weekends, over four hours.”

Popilsky said the pair did the White Rim trail, 100 miles of

mountain biking in the Canyonlands in Utah.

“Things like that, where you’re go-ing to do the same thing over a long

time, no matter how much you hurt, just

keep going and do long distances,” he said.

With such long biking lengths in the Wyoming race, “we’re just trying to be on the bike more.”

The longest race they’ve done is 36 hours.

Mental challenges tougher than physical“You run into sleep deprivation,” Broughton said. “It affects you mentally as well as physically, and that’s the hardest part for me.”

You also need to pace yourself so you don’t end up hurting in five or 10 hours, she said. But you’re not pushing yourself through a lot of pain. You’re pushing yourself through really intense fatigue, and because you’re try-ing to navigate you’re trying to keep your brain working when all you want to do is lay down

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and take a nap.

The physical aspect isn’t as challenging as the mental, said Popilsky, because the body is working on a high, ready to go and it knows what it has to do. But your mind wants to sleep, eat, be comfortable and relax.

“There’s a lot of mental frustration,” he said, such as having to take bearings in the dark in a flat area.

Mentally trying to stay with it and positive is so difficult, he said, especially at 3 a.m. and you’re lost.

But race organizers add challenges beyond the race itself, because “they don’t want you to fall asleep in your mind,” Popilsky said. They mess with you just to keep you frustrated.”

The Cowboy Tough is one of a series of five races. Featuring high mountain and desert geography, the next one could run in the Wind Rivers area, for example, or the Big Horns.

“Every year will showcase a different part of Wyoming,” he said.

A race they were planning at press time ran in Coeur d’Alene as part of an adventure sports week. The course ran from Farragut Lake State Park around the lake and in-cluded neighboring mountains. It’s a 24-30 hour race including two-person kayaking, running, trekking, mountain biking and swimming.

And that was just a warm-up to the Wyoming challenge.

They’ll wrap up their adventure race season with the 36-hour Bend, Ore. Adventure Race in September. ■

The REV3 Cowboy Tough Wyoming Expedition Race features 3.5 days of gruel-ing backcountry sports run-ning July 18-21 from Chey-enne to Casper, Wy., about 320-485 miles, depending on how many additional, off-track checkpoints com-petitors seek, challenges met and routes taken.

Besides the challenge of completing the race, com-petitors will vie for a chunk of the $10,000 in cash and prizes.Teams are comprised of ei-ther two or four members.Here’s what the competi-tion looks like:

Day 1• 10-15 miles trekking• 0-30 miles single-track

biking• 40-50 miles road biking• 60-100 miles fire road

biking• Ropes section

Total distance: 130-185 mile

Day 2• 20-30 miles fire road

biking• Cowboy Challenge• 30-40 miles trekking

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Palisades describes the adven-ture thus:

“This cache will not be for the faint of heart. The climb from the trail is a very steep dig but will take you [to] a great view of the lake and the sur-rounding area,” according to the description on geocache.com.

Geocaching is essentially a choose-your-own-adventure affair. The website rates the hidden goods according to the difficulty both of finding the stash at its precise hiding place as well the roughness of the terrain hunters have to cross to reach it. Caches have other subcategories, as well. Grab–and-goes are hidden right on the side road, meaning that having reached the coordinates, they can be captured by merely stepping out of your vehicle. Multi caches create a string of treasures, with a clue in one cache leading to the next. Then there are travel bugs or trackables—movable targets planted by geocachers with the goal of hitting a certain destinations.

Scott made the leap to hiding caches last summer when she planted two treasure boxes. One still rests in state in Teton Valley awaiting new searchers. She hid the first cache on the north end of the valley hoping to attract visitors and cachers to the lovely corner of Idaho. “Wel-come to Teton Valley” hides not far from the sign with the same language near a sce-nic pull-off with full Teton views. The cache itself is a little walk from the sign on a piece of private open space that is also a conservation

easement that serves as a bird sanctuary, according to Scott. With the help of the Teton Regional Land Trust, Scott obtained permission from the landowner to plant the cache, so he wouldn’t wonder why strangers were wandering onto his land heads down in intense search.

Then she got another inspi-ration.

“I had just hid the cache Wel-come to Teton Valley and we were going to Florida.” Lind-sey said.

In the sunny, sandy state she hid a cache and gave it a mis-sion: arrive back in Teton Val-ley and land in the “Welcome to Teton Valley” treasure box.

A few weeks later a message appeared on the geocache.com (cachers have to relate their experience finding the treasure in the online thread for each cache) telling her that her travel bug had been picked up. However, it was on its way to Germany.

“I don’t know if they couldn’t read it,” she said of the in-structions.

Thought the message was in English the person’s profile was written entirely in Ger-man.

“I don’t know if there’s a way to translate it,” she said.

While waiting for their cache to make it through its detour, her daughters will continue to hunt and explore.

Ace Scott had a final and summarizing thought on caching:

“I want you to know one important thing about geo caching—it is fun.” ■


guage that Danny Dreyer uses—it brings in the language of, the align-ment and focus of tai chi.

It’s a yin-yang dichoto-my, Smith said, the pow-er of running combined with the gentleness of tai chi. Smith compares the method technically to skate skiing because of the posture and in-corporation of muscles besides the legs that propel the body forward.

“It’s the same thing ap-plied to skate skiing—the forward lean and recruiting your stomach, your core, when you’re running. It’s really just es-tablishing the conditions in which to run.”

There are other methods of running, but chi running is good enough for ultra run-ners such as Lisa Smith-Batchen and Jay Batchen of Dreamchasers in Driggs, so it’s probably good for every-one. A recent yearlong study by Donald Lee Goss at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that compared the effects of different run-ning techniques on the hu-man body proved what Smith experienced. The study came to this conclusion:

“These findings suggest Chi running may be a desirable alternative running style for a runner with a history of lower extremity overuse injuries or someone who de-sires to reduce potentially injurious forces on the lower extremity.”

Amber Schultz, who works at Dreamchasers and also runs

half marathons, could be an-other case study.

“It’s completely changed my form and it’s amazing how well it works,” she said.

She dropped her mile time by 1:10 and her knees don’t hurt. She attributes her suc-cess not only to training, but also to technique.

Smith compares running un-naturally to driving a car with a square tire—it’s possible, but the faster one drives the worse the problem becomes. When his pain from running increased, he sought out the advice of experts in other ways of running, but it was like going to a mechanic who fixed everything else wrong with the car but left the square tire on. When he changed his technique to chi running about seven years ago, his pain stopped and he felt inspired by running again. Now a certified Chi running instructor, he helps others find that joy, too.

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“I’ve worked with a lot of people who have given up on running because of inju-ries,” he said. “I’ve worked with people who have rods in their legs, in their hips, new knees and I’ve gotten them back into running.”

He believes walking and run-ning are fundamental move-ments no one should be de-nied.

“To me running and walking are human rights,” he said.

”Before we slap on skis or put a tennis racket in our hand running or walking is our God-given or human right to do.”

Smith teaches Chi Run-ning in both group and pri-vate seesions in Jackson, Wyo. and Teton Valley, Id. Get in touch and find out more about his practice at [email protected], 121wellness.com and (307) 734-2808. ■

Run foR WRaySaturday, June 29, 10 a.m. at Grand Targhee Resort Entry Fees: $20 (by June 28); $25 on day of eventThe 2013 Targhee hill Climb—Wrun For Wray, is part of the Run To The Summit Series, which includes the Snow King hill Climb and the Ren-dezvous Mountain hill Climb at the Jackson hole Mountain Resort. Com-petitors who complete all three hill Climb events, for a total of 12 miles and over 7,500 feet of climbing, will be eligible for overall awards and a raffle with special prizes.See dreamchaserevents.com for more infor-mation.

6TH annual TIn cup cHallengeSaturday, July 20 at driggs City ParkJoin us for on July 20 for a competi-tive 5K and 10K run and a 5K Fun Run/ Walk, along with a morning of family activities in driggs City Park. This is a charity run to benefit the non-profits of Teton Valley.Visit cftetonvalley.org for more information.

37TH annual JoHn colTeR RacesAug. 3Includes a marathon, 10k and 5K op-tion. Stay tuned for details.Start Times: 8 a.m.—half Marathonhalf Marathon Registration on day of race from 6:45-7:45 a.m. at driggs City Park. Cash or check only. Race day packet pick-up also available in driggs City Park from 6:45-7:45 a.m.The John Colter half Marathon is a Teton Valley community running event that started in 1976. Always scheduled for the first Saturday in August, the courses start and finish in driggs City Park.See dreamchaserevents.com for more infor-mation.

gRanD TeTon RacesSaturday, Aug. 31Trail Marathon, 10KM and Kids Fun Run that wind through the beautiful Teton Mountain Range.See dreamchaserevents.com for more infor-mation.

Jackson Hole MaRaTHon RunsSunday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 a.m.Welcome to the 3rd annual running of the Jackson hole Marathon, Marathon Relay and half Marathon events. you are invited to participate in a race in what we believe is one of the most scenic locations in north America. The old West Town of Jackson, Wyo., a gateway to Grand Teton and yel-lowstone national Parks, anxiously awaits your visit.See dreamchaserevents.com for more infor-mation.

yelloWsTone-TeTon enDuRance Racesoct. 5-6Spectacular 100-mile and 50-mile road races that traverse from West yellowstone, Montana along the beau-tiful Scenic By-way to the door step of Teton Valley and the base of the Teton Range.Check out the relay division. Put together your own dream team of runners to cover this scenic course. you can have up to 10 runners on a team (although there will be an added fee for any team over six) and there are no set distances for each member to cover. As long as the exchange takes place in a safe location, it will be allowed.Want to share a ride? Looking for crew or a pacer? Visit the dreamchasers Facebook event page.For more info, send an email to: lisa AT dreamchaserevents doT comSee dreamchaserevents.com for more infor-mation.

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June 29Al Jardin & David Marks, founding members of the Beach Boys play recog-nizable favorites as the Surf City All Stars.

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June 27 The Fox Street All Stars kick off the concert series with their unique version of high-energy funky rock and roll. FSAS has toured the US with legends like Trucks/Tedeschi, Little Feat, Trombone Shorty and Robert Randolph.

July 11Nicki Bluhm and the gramblers bring the smoky sweet vocals of Bluhm backed by a big, rocking jam band, continuing the dance party and good times.

July 18White Water Ramble high octane rocky mountain dancegrass that, according to

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Taking a slight shift away from their own summer tour, Slightly Stoopid will join Panic on the Fourth of July playing their own blend of a fusion of folk, rock, reg-gae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk.

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July 5Widespread Panic with special guests Motion Potion, Diarrhea Planet & FuturebirdsJuly 6 Widespread Panic with special guests J-Boogie & Bloodkin

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likes things pretty amped up most of the time.”“Retro soul is not what we’re going for, though it’s understandable why people say it,” says How-ard. “We take inspiration from that, but we all

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Bruce Hornsby Twenty five years after winning Best New Artist Grammy and launching one of contemporary music’s most diverse and collab-orative careers, Bruce Hornsby is still, blissfully, making joyful noise finding clever, expansive ways to chronicle the dynamic musical snapshots along the journey.

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John Hiatt and the ComboJohn Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and song-writer. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country.

JJ grey and Mofro Over the course of six albums and a decade of touring, JJ Grey’s grimy blend of front porch soul and down-home storytelling has taken him around the world and back again.

Wood Brothers The Wood Brothers music is adap-tive blues, folk and other roots-music sounds they loved as kids into their own evocative sound and twining their voices in the sort of high-lonesome harmony blend for which sibling singers are often renowned.

Son Volt From his earliest recordings in the 1990s as a founding mem-ber of Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar has been a keen observer of the American landscape: its beauties and its tragedies, salvations and poisons. Now he performs with the band Sun Volt.

Sarah Jarosz With a descending circular flour-ish of acoustic guitar notes, the bluegrass influence on Follow Me Down by Sarah Jarosz is evident, but the almost weightlessness suggests something else, some-thing perhaps more.

Mother Hips Co-founded by principal song-writer/lead vocalist Tim Bluhm and guitarist/vocalist Greg Loiacono, the Mother Hips has spawned its own community and even its own rock festival, Hipnic.

Dave Alvin and The guilty Ones Dave Alvin, Grammy Award win-ning singer-songwriter and self-described “barroom guitarist,” is widely considered to be one of the pivotal founders of the current Americana music scene.Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is an eight piece powerhouse that puts a modern spin on classic soul. The band is led by Arleigh Kincheloe (Sister Sparrow), whose astoundingly powerful voice and sly demeanor make for a spell-binding presence onstage.

Anders Osborne Since the release of his 2010 Al-ligator Records debut, American Patchwork and his 2012 follow-up. Black Eye Galaxy, Anders Osborne has earned hordes of new fans. He has toured virtually non-stop, either with his road-tested trio, as a solo artist, or as a guest with his countless musical admirers, including Toots And The Maytals,

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Holly Williams Part of the key to Holly Williams’ success as a singer-songwriter is that it’s never been her mission to try and live up to the legacy cast by her famous and prolific father and grand-father—Hank Jr. and Sr., respectively—nor has she spent a lot of time trying to live it down.

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The infamous Stringdusters The Infamous Stringdusters stand for those things in which you truly, passion-ately believe to the depth of your core: the integrity of your work, the way you choose to do business, the people with whom you surround your-self, how and where you live your life.

Trampled By Turtles When we started Tram-pled by Turtles, all we wanted to do was play mu-sic with acoustic instruments as a break from our rock bands. We learned old fiddle songs, traditional folk songs, bluegrass songs, and what few original songs we had, followed those formulas.

Elephant Revival “Where words fail... music speaks.”That simple

line atop Elephant Revival’s Facebook page contains only five words, but reveals volumes about the band’s reason for being.

Donna The Buffalo More energized and focused than ever before in their near 25-year career, roots-music trou-badours Donna the Buffalo will debut their first studio album in five years, Tonight, To-morrow and Yesterday, on June 18 via Sugar Hill Records.

greensky Bluegrass If you’re familiar with bluegrass music, then

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Foghorn Stringband The sound of the Portland,

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Spirit Family Reunion Spirit Family Reunion play home-

grown American music to stomp, clap, shake and holler with.

Claire Lynch Band Long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch is a pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the blue-grass genre.

The Brothers Comatose Despite their name, the band is any-thing but Comatose. The Brothers Comatose toss alligators (inflatable)

into the crowd, they hand out chopsticks for audience-percussion-participation, and are known to jump down and play acoustic encores in the middle of the crowd at the end of a set.

Run Boy Run The unique sound of Run Boy Run is rooted in the traditional music of the Appalachian South. Bands like Nickel Creek and Crooked Still have paved the way for the music of Run Boy Run: dynamic, orchestral, and overflowing with beauty.

Sam Bush Band Known as the King of Telluride and the King of Newgrass, Sam Bush has been honored by the Americana Music Association and the Interna-tional Bluegrass Music Association.

Nashville Bluegrass Band With two Grammy Award-winning albums and two Entertainer of the Year honors from the International Bluegrass Music Association, four time IBMA Vocal Group of the Year, the Nash-ville Bluegrass Band, is no stranger to acclaim from critics and fans alike.

Della Mae Della Mae proves again and again the endless possibilities found in the tried-and-true mar-riage of fiddle, fretboard, and voice.

Hayes Carll Hayes Carll is an odd mix. Wildly literate, utterly slackerly, impossibly romantic, absolutely a slave to the music, the 35-year old Texan is com-pletely committed to the truth and unafraid to skewer pomposity, hypocrisy and small-minded thinking. ■

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Nothing brings everyone together like the prom-ise of a great meal or a cold beer outside, and in the Teton Valley, the options are ample and the scenery unmatched. Fine dining and dives

stretching from Victor to outside Driggs offer the full gamut of provisions, and the perfect outdoor setting to enjoy a cool valley evening.

The summer months bring visitors from all over with pal-lets that stretch from Southern barbecue aficionados to big-city gourmet diners that test the skills of local eater-ies. From post-fishing hot dogs at Grumpy’s Goat Shack in Victor to gourmet eats and drinks at Driggs’ Warbirds, there is something for everyone.

Lindsey Bennet and Nick Jacob, husband and wife duo behind the popular hot spot Big Hole BBQ, know the importance of giving customers a place to hang out and stay a spell. In early June, they opened the brand new

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and highly anticipated rough top deck, the first of its kind in the valley, making way for up to 40 more patrons to hang out and have a second helping.

“I come from Minneapo-lis,” Jacob said. “And having a place like this to hang out in is a big thing; growing up, we always had our favorite deck to hang out on top, chill and listen to music. I wanted to bring a little bit of that here. It gives it a little bit of an urban feel.”

Since opening The BBQ in 2005, Jacob and Bennet have served up brisket, barbecue, sliders and an array of tacos—try the Philly tacos—to hungry fishermen (it’s next door to world-renowned World-Cast Anglers) and locals, daily.

“I love the fact that I know most of the local people by name, dedicated custom-ers, I see them three to four times a week,” he said.

Patrons make the rounds throughout the summer to have their fill of each spot’s delicacy and soak up the local flavor.

Teton Valley Outdoors Seats & EatsWarbirds Café Located at Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport, Warbirds combines fine dining with a family-friendly atmosphere and scenic Teton peak views. Open seven

days a week for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesday through Saturday for dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., stop by for a drink on the runway-adjacent patio. Watch as unique private planes take

off. Happy hour is now from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. offerings, an array of cocktails from the full-bar menu. After dinner, take a scenic airplane or glider ride, or visit the restored vintage war-planes in the museum. 253 Warbird Lane, (208) 354-3100, tetonaviation.com/warbirds-café,

Spoons Bistro Owner and Chef Travis Brit-tingham knows a thing or two about gourmet food, and how to execute it. The self-taught chef and creative innovator behind Spoons’ eclectic menu—the roasted beets

salad with arugula herbed goat cheese foam and a balsamic reduction remains a crowd pleaser—keeps a full house during the long summer months. Reservations are highly recommended, and patrons can choose indoor dining in the quaint and cozy main restaurant, or from one of two outdoor options, the front patio and the newly revamped outdoor patio giving way to perfect Victor sunset views. Open Monday through Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Guests enjoy local vendors’ offerings incorporated into the entrees and can choose from local brews and

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Grumpy’s Goat Shack Seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Grumpy’s Goat Shack is an ideal hangout for a beer and a gourmet-spin on the typical hot dog while kids run around in the spacious patio and backyard or feed the namesake goat. After a long hike in Teton Canyon, or a day fly fishing the South Fork, try a North Carolina Style Slaw Dog with homemade coney sauce and fresh cole slaw, with a side of spicy white bean dip. Top off any mouth-watering entrée with a cold beer, and Grumpy’s will become your favorite hangout for any occasion. For the sports enthusiasts who have to catch a game, the small bar inside always has the game on, and the eclectic wall art will surely catch your eye. 37 S. Main St. (208) 787-2092, goatshack.com

Forage Bistro and Lounge On Little Avenue on the way to Grand Targhee Resort, Forage Bistro and Lounge brings local fare and gourmet entrees in a cozy, lounge atmosphere. Open for the summer June 1, Forage serves locals and visitors Tuesday through Sunday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. With season-ally inspired dishes, Forage opened its doors in March 2008 and can be en-joyed in the charming main room with soft lighting and bright flowers, or on the outside patio overlooking the bustling summertime streets of Driggs. 285 Little Avenue, #A, (208) 354-2858, forageandlounge.com ■


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