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May of 2009

 

Rate Jackson airport to get new terminal

Original at KIFI external link    Fri, May 29

 ID Construction is expected to take about two years, during which time the airport located in Grand Teton National Park will remain open. The project will increase the airport terminal's size from 54000 square feet to 93000 square feet. ...

Rate Brett Holman

Original at San Diego CityBEAT external link    Tue, May 26

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 CA This week's cover, “Life on the Streets,” was one such moment, and Brett Holman was lucky enough to be there in the Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming when it all happened. “When you first see it, it's about that one moment that I got ...

Rate At a Glance: NEWS BRIEFS

Original at Planet Jackson Hole external link    Tue, May 26

 WY Bike Week begins, 2 pm, Saturday, with the Bike Clean Up Party at the Climber's Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. Lasting through June 6, the week also includes Bike to Work Day, Bike Away From Work Day and National Trail Day. ...

Rate Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies: 10 Lessons from Guns-in-NPs Fiasco

Original at Daily Kos external link    Tue, May 26

 CA This photo of Grand Teton National Park (credit NPS), located in Wyoming, a shall-issue-gun-permit state, perhaps explains, better than my words can, why our wilderness needs reverence and awe, not hunters and poachers. Lesson no. ...

Rate Park Service honors Denali ranger for his work Outside

Original at Anchorage Daily News external link    Sun, May 24

 AK A ranger who helped institute the use of helicopters to rescue people in remote areas of Grand Teton National Park has received a National Park Service award. Armington now is chief ranger at Denali National Park in Alaska. He was the Jenny Lake ...

Rate America's crown jewels - her national parks

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, May 24

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Grand Teton National Park was next in line, and she was just as awe-inspiring as the rest. We slowly pedaled through a flat, easy valley right on the edge of the magnificent mountains – and I was ever so grateful for the unique geographic situation. ...

Rate Global Warming Hurting Trees & Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone

Original at Opposing Views external link    Sun, May 24

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The next morning, Bruce Gordon of ecoflight flew a few of us over the Teton Wilderness, which is east of Grand Teton National Park and south of Yellowstone National Park, to see some of the damage from the air. What I saw was shocking: hundreds and ...

Rate 10 Things National Parks Won't Tell You

Original at Smartmoney.com external link    Fri, May 22

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Jenny Lake Lodge in the Grand Teton National Park, for example, costs $585 a night for a room for two. What do you get for that kind of money? Complimentary breakfast, a five-course dinner and the use of horses. What's more surprising is what you often ...

Rate Jackson Hole Resort Tram Opening Saturday

Original at KIFI external link    Thu, May 21

 ID In addition to the amazing 360 degree sightseeing views of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park at the summit, guests will find easy and moderate hikes as the snow recedes, naturalist talks, tandem paragliding, access to backpacking trails, ...

Rate Insider Guide to Jackson, Wyoming Travel: Best of Jackson Hole Summer - Earthtimes

Original at Earthtimes.org external link    Wed, May 20

Business Wire) A favorite gateway to Yellowstone and just miles from Grand Teton National Park, Jackson, Wyo., makes a great destination in its own right — especially if you know the ropes. The following list provides an “insider” look at some of ...

Rate Keeping Montana beautiful, one dollar at a time

Original at The Spokesman Review external link    Sun, May 17

 WA Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park collects $1 per room if guests care to pay it, and sends the money to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation, said Shannon Whalen of Grand Teton Lodge Co., which operates the hotel. ...

Rate Flows to peak June 8

Original at jhnewsandguide.com external link    Fri, May 15

 WY Bureau of Reclamation officials on Thursday revealed a proposed schedule of water releases from Jackson Lake Dam that show them peaking about June 8. Highest releases from the structure in Grand Teton National Park would be about 6000 cubic feet per ...

Rate Man fined $1000 for snowmobiling on Jackson Lake

Original at KIFI external link    Fri, May 15

 ID AP) - A judge has fined a Jackson Hole snowboarder and mountain guide $1000 for riding a snowmobile across Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Stephen Koch pleaded guilty to the offense, which he videotaped and posted online. ...

Rate Guide fined for snowboarding on park lake

Original at KTAK external link    Fri, May 15

 WY AP) – The rules were broken at Grand Teton National Park, by a park worker. A Jackson Hole snowboarder and mountain guide was fined $1000 for riding a snowmobile across the park’s Jackson Lake. Stephen Koch pleaded guilty to the offense, ... Flows to peak June 8 Jackson Hole Daily

Rate Man fined $1000 for snowmobiling on Jackson Lake

Original at trib.com external link    Fri, May 15

 WY By AP JACKSON -- A judge has fined a Jackson Hole snowboarder and mountain guide $1000 for riding a snowmobile across Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Stephen Koch pleaded guilty to the offense, which he videotaped and posted online. ...

Rate Bears roam past southern boundariesbea

Original at Billings Gazette external link    Wed, May 13

  USA Boyce said the bear appears to be a juvenile and could be one of several seen in Wilson and the Greys River and the Snake River canyons recently. "I've had a couple of bears that have pushed beyond the south boundary" of Grand Teton National Park, ...

Rate Sunrise At Moran Junction--Grand Teton National Park.

Original at travel.webshots.com external link    Tue, May 12

Sunrise at Moran Junction. Tetons Reflected in the Snake River, Grand Teton NP travel.webshots.com

Rate 'America's Best Idea'

Original at Modesto Bee external link    Sat, May 2

 CA - Jeffery P. Mayor But it wasn't until he took his own family to Jenny Lake at Grand Teton National Park that he realized how deep the memories ran. "I remember my Mom getting misty-eyed every time we mentioned Jenny Lake," Duncan said. "It was the most beautiful thing ...

April of 2009

 

Rate FAA: 38 bird strikes in JH

Original at jhnewsandguide.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

Jackson Hole Airport, in Grand Teton National Park, is a known lek, or breeding ground, for sage grouse. They strut on the runway annually in the spring, males courting mates before they disperse to raise young. There is worry grouse are in decline in ...

Rate Idaho Falls makes "America's Top 100 Places to Live"

Original at KIDK external link    Wed, Apr 22

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 ID - Jennifer McGraw Located so close to Yellowstone and the Grand Teton National Park there is plenty of discoveries to be made. And with Spring in the air, it's obvious that Idaho Falls is one of the top places to spend some time outdoors. RelocateAmerica.com doesn't ...

Rate Grand Teton Lodge Co. continues green sweep

Original at Wyoming Business Report external link    Wed, Apr 22

 WY The report details how the company, which runs the equivalent of a small town in a remote corner of Grand Teton National Park, has offset 100 percent of its overall energy consumption and is maintaining a 50 percent waste-diversion rate by recycling ...

Rate News Minute: Here is the latest Wyoming news from The Associated Press

Original at KIFI external link    Sun, Apr 12    12 related articles

 ID GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming is reporting a slight decrease in recreation visits for the 2008-09 winter season. Grand Teton park visits dropped 2.5% from December 2008 to March 2009 compared with ...

Rate The world is what we have made it

Original at Pensacola News Journal external link    Wed, Apr 1

 FL A few days ago, I watched beavers swimming in the lakes of Grand Teton National Park. Past episodes have featured "Yellowstone Geysers,'' "Sequoia Light'' and "Sunrise Seal Colony.'' It's the perfect show before heading off to the mill, ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Electric TH!NK FROST concept vehicle makes snowmobiles cringe

Original at Engadget external link    Thu, Mar 12

 CA by Darren Murph, posted Mar 13th 2009 at 12:58AM Look, we love taking off through the snow-covered trails of Grand Teton National Park as much as anyone, but we can't say with a straight face that we'd rather take a snowmobile through there than one of ...

Rate Guide cited for illegal snowmobile use in Grand Teton Park

Original at Great Falls Tribune external link    Thu, Feb 26

 MT AP) — A well-known local mountain guide has been cited for driving a snowmobile over the frozen Jackson Lake inside Grand Teton National Park. Park rules permit only ice fishermen to ride snowmobiles onto the lake in northwest Wyoming. ... Teton Park Eclipses 80 PR Web (press release)

Rate Jackson Hole wolf pack has mange

Original at IdahoStatesman.com external link    Wed, Feb 25

 ID The Antelope Pack inhabits an area of Jackson Hole ranging across part of Grand Teton National Park and nearby national forest. Wolves can survive the mite, but in harsh winters the irritation from infestation causes them to scratch off hair, ...

Rate Grand Teton National Park turns eighty

Original at Wyoming Business Report external link    Wed, Feb 25

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 WY When the area was first protected in 1897, it was as an afterthought to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. In 1918 Wyoming Congressman Frank Mondell unsuccessfully introduced a bill to extend Yellowstone’s southern boundary, and it was 10 years ...

Rate Exum fires guide Koch

Original at Jackson Hole Guide external link    Tue, Feb 24

 WY STILL FROM YOUTUBE VIDEO By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., Jackson Hole, Wyo Exum Mountain Guides fired guide Stephen Koch this week after the mountain snowboarder violated Grand Teton National Park rules by using a snowmobile to access a Mount Moran climb and ...

Rate Grand Tetons offer natural beauty amid a bounty of diverse attractions

Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch external link    Sun, Jan 11

  United States - Jan 11, 2009 The primary occupant of Jackson Hole is Grand Teton National Park, more than 480 square miles of stately mountains, shimmering lakes and woods brimming with ...

Rate Bull Moose Watching Sunrise in Grand Teton National Park

Original at Photography by Mike Cavaroc external link    Tue, Nov 18

By cavaroc Why take one picture of a moose when you can take a whole bunch with all kinds of different angles! This is the same bull moose from the previous post, this time standing next to a newly paved bike path in Grand Teton National Park. ...

Rate 2008 'Top Ten' Places to Take Great Outdoor Photos!

Original at MarketWatch external link    Wed, Nov 12

 - Established in 1929, and home to one of the most recognizable mountain landscapes in the world, Grand Teton National Park is 45 miles in length from north ...

Rate Teacher from Cranberry valued education, heritage, wildlife

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Thu, Nov 6

 PA - Nov 6, 2008 Mr. Blahut's ashes will be scattered during a family trip to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, ...

Rate UW College of Health Sciences Names Alumni of the Year

Original at University of Wyoming News external link    Mon, Nov 3

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 WY - Nov 3, 2008 He is now medical director for Grand Teton National Park, Teton County Search and Rescue, and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS. A major in the US Army Reserve, ...

Rate Elk herd migrating late from park to refuge

Original at Jackson Hole Guide external link    Thu, Oct 30

 WY - Oct 30, 2008 By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, Wyo. An abundance of natural food in Grand Teton National Park has kept many elk in the park and off precious winter forage on ...

Rate Chuqui 3.0: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Original at Two for Elbowing external link    Sat, Oct 18

By chuqui Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Originally uploaded by chuqui this is a four photo stitched panorama. Overall, I think it turned out pretty well. It's a large image, but you really need to look at the original to get a sense of it.

Rate Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Original at Two for Elbowing external link    Fri, Oct 17

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Rate Grand Teton National Park News Releases: Nighttime Travel Closures ...

Original at Grand Teton National Park News Releases external link    Tue, Oct 14

By Jackie Skaggs - Public Affairs 307.739.3393 During that time, the road will be resurfaced and widened to be consistent with the pavement width from the Snake River Bridge to the south gate of Yellowstone National Park. Traffic will be restricted to one lane during this phase of ...

Rate HowStuffWorks Videos "Get Out There: Elk at Grand Teton National Park"

Original at HowStuffWorks.com external link    Fri, Oct 10

On Animal Planet's "Get Out There," the Wilder family spots elk during their wildlife adventure at Grand Teton National Park. During rutting season, the dominant bull elk will aggressively fight to defend its harem.

Rate Grand Teton National Park: Oxbow Bend | kids can travel

Original at kidscantravel.com external link    Tue, Oct 7

Oxbow Bend, a Snake River meander, may not be the only place to watch wildlife in Grand Teton National Park but it is one of the most rewarding. The slow moving waters of this crescent-shaped stream are home to river otter, ...

Rate Snowmobile study underway for Y-stone, Grand Teton

Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer external link    Wed, Oct 1

BILLIINGS, Mont. -- Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park administrators say they will conduct another environmental study of snowmobiles before deciding how many of the machines can access the parks this winter.

Rate Chuqui 3.0: Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park

Original at Two for Elbowing external link    Sat, Sep 27

By chuqui TrackBack. TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/247193/33910947. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park: ...

Rate Public Hunt Scheduled to Reduce Grand Teton National Park Elk Herd ...

Original at National Parks Traveler external link    Thu, Sep 25    3 related articles

By Kurt Repanshek It's that time of year grizzly bears and hunters love in Grand Teton National Park -- time for the annual elk reduction hunt. Mandated by the park's enabling legislation and fueled, more than a few believe, by the state of Wyoming's elk ...

Rate Grand Teton National Park Panoramic

Original at JMG external link    Fri, Aug 1

By Jim Such was the case as I traveled through Utah and Wyoming last week. By the time I arrived at the Grand Teton National Park the storm that was on my tail had started to roll through. Once I settled on a location to photograph the Tetons ...

Year 2007

 

Rate Geologic History of Tetons Subject of Talk Thursday at Grand Teton National Park

Original at University of Wyoming News external link    Sun, Jul 29

July 30, 2007 -- The geologic beginnings of Wyoming’s Teton Range will be the subject of a talk Thursday, Aug. 2, at the University of

Rate Grand Teton National Park

Original at Travel Blog | Travel Journals, Diaries and Photos external link    Sun, Jul 29

070728 Grand Teton National ParkI really canrsquot explain the impact that the Grand Tetons had on me. From afar they looked small but as I drove closer mile after mile the slowly grew to mammoth proportions. After 40 miles they stood before mehellipor rather I stood before them in awe. Cloud...

Rate Car strikes runner, baby in Grand Teton

Original at Billings Gazette external link    Mon, Jul 16

JACKSON - A woman was injured when a vehicle struck her while she was running and pushing a baby stroller in Grand Teton National Park. Michelle Benson, 38, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was treated Sunday at St. John's Medical Center in Jackson and then air ...

Rate Wyoming briefs

Original at Wyoming News external link    Fri, Jul 6

Fire danger hits 'extreme' MOOSE -- Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest officials have increased their fire danger rating to "extreme," the highest of five levels of fire danger.

Rate A Jackson Hole Gondola

Original at Travel Blog | Travel Journals, Diaries and Photos external link    Wed, Jul 4

After we finished touring the Grand Teton National Park we headed back over to the Teton Village in Jackson Hole for the gondola ride. During the summer months you can ride the gondola up over 3000 feet to reach 9095 feet above sea level. You can also ride the teewinot chairlift up about 400 fee...

Rate Spelunkers in Minnetonka Cave

Original at Travel Blog | Travel Journals, Diaries and Photos external link    Tue, Jun 12

Hello everyone We're staying just outside of Grand Teton National Park tonight and tomorrow we're hoping to snag a site within the park. Our first night of the trip we stayed at a great little campground in Glendale Utah. The campground was bordered by apple orchards which were great for pla...

Rate Wyoming briefs

Original at Wyoming News external link    Tue, Mar 13

Grand Teton deputy chief named Robert Vogel has been selected as deputy superintendent for Grand Teton National Park. Vogel began his 26-year career with the National Park Service as a seasonal interpretive ranger, and has subsequently worked in a number of diverse park units. He will be...

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