When Pat and Sopidta Murphy opened Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen in downtown Victor, Idaho, last June, they anticipated on question: why did Teton Valley, Idaho, need a third Thai restaurant? “We prepped for that question because we knew people were going to ask,” says Pat, who together with his wife, Sopidta, owns the restaurant and
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Seeing the impossibly royal blue waters of Blue Miner Lake in the backcountry of the Gros Ventre Wilderness in the Bridger-Teton National Forest is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many. Brian and Amy Taylor, owners of Grow Ventre Wilderness Outfitters, would argue it’s one that is even better from a vantage point atop a horse. A
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If you stroll around Jackson and chat up just about anyone who’s been in the valley for at least a decade or two, chances are they will tell you it all started with a desire to live here for “one winter” or “one summer” and they somehow never left. This place has a unique pull
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It seems like just yesterday when I stuffed my car with skis, a North Face backpack, and a Kenwood stereo system (all weighed down with a few milk crates of vinyl) and headed to the big city of Seattle to start a career in advertising. I never made it past Salt Lake City on that
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Steve Horn spends his days crafting exquisite tables and designing one-of-a-kind headboards. His artistry is unmistakable. But the man behind the designs doesn’t call himself an artist. He smiles and says, “I just make a lot of dust.” Albeit humble, Steve has spent the majority of his life honing his craft. Whether he’s bringing the
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When Jessica Graham MacGregor moved to Jackson Hole in 2001, she wasn’t planning on opening a bowling alley. She worked as a nurse for a time, but as her family began to grow and she and her husband, Alex, welcomed three children, she was inspired to pursue work outside of the field. When she couldn’t
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With it’s one-of-a-kind music, local band Misfit Moonshiners weaves a positive message into every song. The trio describes their distinctive sound as “Southern rockin’ country” and have graced venues in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana for the past two years. Fans are often found dancing and singing along to lyrics of songs such as “Right Where
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After graduating from Montana State University with a degree in film, Arden Oksanen spent a year kayaking with friends from Park City, Utah. They planned a first creek descent in Montana’s Cray Mountains, and with the support of Teton Gravity Research, Oksanen set to work documenting the trip. Soon after, he was headed to Nepal
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At a local soccer match, Juan Morales hands out his homemade, preservative-free, no-sugar-added Naughty Fruit snacks to friends, as his family is nearby selling their famous tamales, tacos, fruit cups, and shaved ice. Recently, Juan has begun to package and sell his dried “Naughty Fruit” in hopes of sustaining his family’s business. “Being naughty is
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JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST Finding sustainable and affordable housing has long been a problem for Jackson residents. In 1992, the Jackson Hole Community Housing Trust started working to find solutions to the community’s housing crisis. The Housing Trust works to help people find stable and affordable housing through collaboration, innovation, and stewardship. The organization
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Seventeen years ago, Cat Watsabaugh—now the food and beverage director at luxury hotel Caldera House—was fresh out of high school and ready to dive into her next chapter. She was set to study engineering at Montana State University and explore beyond her hometown of Jackson. But her plans soon changed. After attending the Montana college
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Spending her childhood summers in Maine, Bronwyn Minton spent a lot of time exploring tide pools and became enthralled with the natural world. As a small child, she was fascinated by the negative space between a tree and its leaves, and she would often draw trees and use nature in her childhood sketches. “Early on,
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Bill Schreiber’s office looks directly out on Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s world-class tram, which played a central role in designing and installing in 2007-2008. And he’s used the tram plenty over the years. Schreiber has been the resort’s Director of Engineering and Planning for 29 years, and he’s always been an avid skier. Even when
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Ben Roth knew from the moment he learned to weld that he’d found something special. “I found my medium,” he says. “It was like I’d made armor in my last life. It just felt right.” It was 1999, and Roth was working on opening the restaurant Terroir in Jackson with several partners and investors. It
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The Blue Collar Restaurant Group grew from the humble beginnings its name implies, and it was founded by an ordinary, average Joe—Joe Rice to be exact. “My wife Denise and I started in 1989 with basically nothing,” Rice says. “We lived above our first restaurant and did everything from cooking to dishwashing, whatever it took
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Erin Ashlee Smith’s vivid, surreal representations of the Tetons decorate murals, hats, t-shirts, and electrical boxes all around Jackson Hole, and they also adorn the walls of local coffee shops and restaurants. Armed with a background in graffiti, Smith moved to Jackson Hole from Arkansas in 2004 and began using her talents to create intriguing
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Jacob Urban has a birthday tradition. On the day before his birthday, he climbs the Grand Teton, hoping to best his time from the previous year. This year, to celebrate his 47th birthday, he went from car to summit to car in less than six hours, and he thinks he can knock it below
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Sarah Tams’ effervescent personality echoes the fun-loving turquoise and silver jewelry for which she is known. It’s no surprise that her own bright sense of style and individuality shows up in each piece she creates, whether it’s for herself or a custom design for a client. The eye-catching piece she wears on the middle
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Growing up and attending a prep school in Connecticut, Spencer Hirst wore a basic, traditional tie every day starting in sixth grade. His business partner, Ben Agee, attended an all-boys Catholic high school in Texas and wore a tie the Friday before every football game—usually a classic-looking one borrowed from his dad. The duo
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Inside Laurie Thal’s glassworking studio, shelves of colorful bowls, vases, bottles, and other pieces line the walls, and a metal tree of dangling blownglass ornaments rests just inside the door. The studio, located off the Village road, isn’t just for display—it’s where she and partner Daniel Altwies create their masterful pieces of glass art.
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Sitting on a mountaintop in the Italian Dolomites alongside world-renowned photographer Chris Figenshau, waiting for the late Teton Gravity Research athlete Erik Roner to ski-base jump from a 1,000-foot cliff, may be an unusual way to start a business. But for Marvin Howard, drawing creativity from experiences like this is second nature. The longtime
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Mark Gocke