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COVER STORY CRAIGHEAD’S WATER WORLD As the West dries up, one man is focusing on Wyoming’s most precious resource Cover photo illustration by Summer Montgomery

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Shorter days and longer nights affect the average low temperature in September; average low for the whole month is 31-degrees, or about eight degrees cooler than August’s average low. The average low this week is still above freezing at 35-degrees. The coldest we have ever been during this first week in September is 18-degrees, on September 4, 1964. The coldest we have ever been in September, period, is 8-degrees, which happened on September 26th, 1995.

Average high temperatures in September are almost ten degrees cooler than the average high in August, averaging 71-degrees for the whole month. Average high temps this first week of September could still be considered summer-like, at 77-degrees. We don’t often reach 90-degrees in September, only a handful of record highs that got that hot, all in the first week or so of the month. Hottest day ever this week was 92-degrees on September 5th, 1955.

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AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.27 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 3.93 inches (1961) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 3 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 0.1 inches

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nce we make it to September we automatically start thinking about the fall season, even though there are almost three weeks left in the “official” summer season. September is just a cooler version of August, sort of. September averages 1.27 inches of precipitation, close August’s average. The wettest September ever was 1961 with 3.93 inches of rain. It can snow in town in September, but usually not very much. We did have two inches of snow in September 1971 and three inches in September of 1936.

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Judicious alpinism Weighing the risks of an exceedingly precarious sport

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hree weeks ago, I was climbing on the Exum Ridge and witnessed 10 people being rescued off the Petzoldt arete. Two weeks ago, my climbing partner and I were about two hours ahead of Tyler Strandberg and Catherine Nix on the east face of Teewinot Mountain when we saw the helicopters circling, indicating another bad day in the Tetons. This week, I was on Cloudveil Dome and across the valley saw an injured climber being hauled off of the Middle Teton. Part of me wants to scream and yell, “Don’t you people realize this stuff is dangerous! Why don’t you stay at home?”

However, the more rational part of me realizes that climbing should be open to everyone, not just the “proven few.” I forget that I was in their position once as someone just starting out and that one of the joys of climbing is the uncertainty of success. Yes, people should be prepared when they venture into the mountains, but we sometimes like to forget that no matter who you are, climbing is an inherently risky sport in a less than predictable environment.

Therefore, I’m never surprised to see the yellow rescue helicopters in the sky, mainly because nature is pretty unforgiving and the mountains are indifferent to the needs of those who enter their territory. It’s typical after an accident like the deaths of Tyler and Catherine to “blame the victims” and say they should have done this or shouldn’t have done that, mostly verbalized in a desire to encourage the illusion that such an instance “could never happen to me.” The bottom line, however, is that it doesn’t matter if you’re

the biggest ego in town or an inexperienced climber — any trip into the mountaineering realm is a roll of the dice.

Just the other day, I was climbing the Grand Traverse with another experienced climber and we both misjudged the east face of Teewinot and got off route. Teewinot is riddled with cairns that scream, go this way or that, providing a false sense of safety that leaves the climber confident that “this must be the way.” In the moment, uncertainty hit me like a ton of bricks as I found myself on tenuous holds and small ledges in the dark, most likely not far off from where Catherine and Tyler fell. I paused and tried to imagine what they might have felt like one week earlier in the same spot. Fear and anxiety must have filled their internal world as they debated their next course of action. I did not know Catherine or Tyler, but I do understand what it feels like to suddenly be in over your head, it can happen to any of us. In these instances and preferably before them, I find it best to pause and breathe and ask myself one question: “What would my mom want me to do?” Sometimes this question makes me uncomfortable, because it might mean that I have to sacrifice my ego and backtrack, admit that I made the wrong choice, or God forbid ask for help.

In addition, while looking up at that crack in the wall that looks doable I try and forget the question of “can I do that?” but instead ask “should I do that?” These internal questions are important because our behavior has consequences beyond ourselves. Those two young ladies who died had parents that had to be called and friends that will be forever changed by that day. Climbing unroped is dangerous. As recent research by a GTNP ranger indicates, it is the most likely way to die in the park. It is dangerous, however, not because there is nothing to catch you, but because you feel only responsible for yourself, when nothing is further from the truth.

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the mountains are part of the package, no matter what your resume or precautions. If you want to give yourself the best fighting chance in the climbing world, however, you must come to terms with the fact that gravity doesn’t make exceptions if you get off route, nature doesn’t care about your Facebook posts, and the mountains don’t give you free passage if “you’re kind of a big deal.” Your chances of dying while climbing, according to the Russell Newcombe and Sally Woods Centre for Applied Psychology, are one in 1,750, not great odds. But Harvard School of Public Health alleges your chances of dying in a car wreck are one in 6,700. Mainly, life is a risky endeavor no matter what activity you’re doing. Yes, climbing is more dangerous than driving to your job, but there is a much better view from the top of the Grand Teton than from the asphalt. I will not belittle the deaths of Catherine and Tyler by saying they died doing what they loved, because I didn’t know their motivations, but I will say that the greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.

The question that undoubtedly comes up in climbing deaths is “was it worth the risk?”

Inevitably, the answer is “no” if someone dies and “yes” if everyone comes out unscathed.

The same rationale, however, could hold true for “necessary” risks, like driving to the grocery store, the ice cream wasn’t worth dying over but it would have tasted really good if nothing had gone wrong. We all risk our lives everyday when we step out of the front door. Climbers just realize that in such an uncertain world it becomes paramount that we independently and individually choose the way in which we risk our lives on a daily basis. PJH

“It is dangerous not because there is nothing to catch you, but because you feel only responsible for yourself.”

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THE BUZZ Housing Action Plan offers path to domiciling reconciling

BY JAKE NICHOLS

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t’s been studied for hundreds of thousands of dollars and a federal HUD grant on the backs of taxpayers. It’s been unpacked and analyzed at coffee shops, barbershops and at governmental emergency meetings and summits. It’s evidenced anecdotally on any given summer afternoon in the line of smoking tailpipes crawling along Highway 22 in first gear. The housing situation in Jackson Hole is beyond crisis.

For some, the epidemic is little more than an inconvenience when dealing with slow or unreliable service at a favorite restaurant. For others, the valley’s housing crunch has actually been a boon to those poised to reap higher rental income or make a killing in the real estate market. For those directly affected, life has become drastically less idyllic in paradise lost.

Alex Norton, joint long-range planner heading the Comprehensive Plan revision and subsequent Integrated Transit Plan (ITP) and Housing Action Plan (HAP), released the long-awaited report on housing last Friday.

The Workforce Housing Action Plan – all eight chapters and 80 pages of it – offers a guiding framework moving forward for local electeds to now initiate policy changes and other tough calls that will put housing units on the ground. Nearly every candidate and incumbent says affordable housing is a top priority. The time is now to learn whether that was campaign rhetoric or a heartfelt desire to effect change.

The plan offered little in the way of unexpected content. In collecting and disseminating more than a half-dozen studies conducted since 2007, group consensus uncovered a few basic truths: Houston, we do have a problem, and, it’ll take a concerted effort and buckets of money to merely get things started in the right direction.

Restructuring, coordinating housing agencies The plan calls for a few major changes in the way the town and county have done business. One potential action item is the reconfiguration of the Teton County Housing Authority (TCHA). Currently, TCHA operates fairly independently as a county entity. At the very least, the plan calls for a housing authority to be established as a joint town-county agency. There also has been talk about establishing a regional housing authority, recognizing that workforce housing needs to be considered not in a vacuum but with surrounding areas in mind.

Studies have led Norton and other experts

on what we want to do moving forward.”

Dedicated funding source One point almost every stakeholder can agree on is the need for a dedicated funding source; one that has centered around the idea of asking residents to duty themselves to the tune of an added penny of sales tax for housing and transportation costs. The electeds are basically all-in on this, but will voters pull the trigger come next year?

“Technically, it could go on a May ballot, but we are probably looking at primary or general election in 2016 with this,” Norton said.

“I think we need to get it on the ballot next year,” Rhea said. “I think it will be half a penny, which is not that much money. But it will take a lot of tools, a variety of tools. It’s come time we have to address our situation and realize we can’t build our way out of it.”

Additional revenue could come through SPET initiatives or a look at a real estate transfer tax – something state legislators have routinely shot down, but an appetite for the idea could be growing.

Representative Andy Schwartz-D said he would defer to Senator Leland Christensen or Rep. Ruth Ann Petroff to introduce any measure at the state capitol because of their leadership roles. “It’s probably better coming from a Republican anyway,” Schwartz added. But he cautioned that even though many other counties in the state – Park and Sheridan, for example – are experiencing similar housing issues, a real estate transfer tax would face a tough road in Cheyenne.

“That’s still going to be a hard sell at the Wyoming Legislature,” Schwartz said. “There is a ‘no tax on any level’ attitude today that I don’t think existed the last time we made a run at it. And where there seems to be housing concerns in places like Sweetwater and Campbell [counties], that’s mostly due to extraction. But now, with the industry in decline, the question is going to be will they still be willing to have this conversation and do they still even have a housing issue?”

No immediate relief can be expected from the state on a possible real estate transfer tax. Next year is a scheduled budget session, meaning any non-budgetary bill would need a two-thirds majority vote rather than the standard 51 percent – an unlikely scenario, according to Schwartz. That would mean the soonest an act could be passed, implemented and begin generating revenue would be July 2017.

Streamlining efforts A final highlighted point of the plan released last week was acknowledgment that government needs to get out of its own way.

Norton pointed to mitigation rates that burden developers interested in building desirable low- and mid-level housing projects as much as they whack high-end commercial developments that exacerbate the county’s housing problems.

“Ultimately what we are seeing on a number of different fronts is a desire to have a conversation on where the mitigation burden sits,” Norton said. “How do we want to handle the growth rate and what kind of growth do we want?”

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to believe the best configuration of a housing authority would include a two-piece organization that would operate on independent fronts including a housing supply division focused primarily on putting units on the ground, and a housing managerial division that would concentrate on enforcement, needs assessment, public outreach and monitoring and reporting progress to elected officials.

“That would mean some restructuring as far as administration positions and staff to be in compliance with state statute,” Norton said. “It may include additional hires or using some existing county staff.”

TCHA executive director Stacie Stoker needn’t worry, though she has contemplated her future. According to the plan, the county would likely retain Stoker as a housing coordinator overseeing the two branches. At this point she has had only preliminary and informal discussions with Norton, town-county planner Tyler Sinclair and county attorney Keith Gingery.

“I honestly don’t know what they have in mind,” Stoker said. “The electeds are waiting on public input and things wouldn’t move forward until October at the earliest. I assume I would be part of the future. I want to be part of the future. I would think my institutional knowledge would be important to them.”

Most county commissioners have gone on record backing the idea of getting TCHA under some kind of joint supervision.

Commissioner Smokey Rhea likes the idea of a regional housing authority for the accountability aspect – “Because it is the public’s money,” she said – but was quick to point out that although some of her fellow commissioners have put TCHA in their crosshairs, she’s not one of them.

“I’m not one of the people that’s been unhappy with the Housing Authority,” Rhea said. “The Grove is a great project. It’s maybe not something they would have chosen to do, but after the land trade with START Bus and the town, it was what was asked of them by elected officials. It’s too bad it turned out the way it did but I don’t understand why people don’t see the successes they’ve had.”

Stoker also expressed some frustration that the plan and general chatter of the community doesn’t seem to recognize what’s gone right.

“I feel like the public needs to know what has been successful already,” she said. “One of the things I don’t see [in the new plan] is information about what we’ve done that has worked well. The Housing Authority is successfully developing our eighth project.

Phase II of The Grove is right on schedule and right on budget. I want to build on what our successes already are. And I also want the Housing Authority to do a better job.”

Without knowing Stoker’s or Rhea’s comments, Norton had already anticipated the plan would be viewed by some as a commentary on everything that’s gone wrong to date. He stressed it be made clear that no one was advocating striking a match to previous successes.

“That’s one of the things that’s difficult to get across in a study like this,” Norton explained.

“It might read as a [condemnation] of what we’ve done in the past. It’s more a commentary

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He also admitted that government should leave building to builders. Government’s role should be in providing land while the actual development is probably best left to a public-private sector partnership, Norton admitted.

“Not necessarily because there is any great efficiency in free market development,” Norton said. “There are no studies that show they build at less dollars per square foot than the county. But government doesn’t necessarily need to be in that role.”

Stoker also was quick to add that the belief government housing is heavily subsidized because building costs are higher is not truly the case. “We are building right now at $218 a square foot. I heard that Greg Prugh’s new project is coming in at $200 a square foot. So we are competitive,” she said. “I also don’t believe that private developers will build Categories I, II and III housing, which are the biggest need in the community. They just won’t.”

Real hurt

Meanwhile, as daily headline realities include Blair Place displacement and ungodly traffic conditions, the pain of a housing crunch is being felt all over. Last week’s gathering of concerned citizens, hosted by the Latino Resource Center, packed the house with 116 in attendance. That surprised executive director Sonia Capece, who said it was more than she anticipated.

“What we heard is this is more than a Latino issue,” Capece said. “It’s a problem affecting the whole community. I think the belief has sometimes been that Latinos are not as invested in the community, or they are more willing to endure substandard housing conditions. But nobody deserves to live in extremely large numbers whether they are family or not. And Latinos do call Jackson home. They want to stay here, settle here and live out their lives here.”

Capece herself will soon be stepping down from her role with LRC and moving out of the valley due to housing issues.

Rhea, who came to Jackson in 1982, said this is the worst she’s ever seen it.

“I always say, ‘If you choose, you have chosen,’” Rhea said. “We get voted all the time as the best place to … whatever. Well, those accolades bring more people and more problems. How long can that last? Just continually building is not the answer. We can’t forget we are a community first and a commodity second. We’ve kind of lost sight of that.” PJH

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THE BUZZ 2 The Beautiful struggle Swiss artist addresses climate change with arresting images in new show

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s wildfires rage in the West and glaciers vanish across the world, the effects of climate change are aggrandizing on a global stage. The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that in the Alaskan town of Kivalina – 83 miles above the Arctic Circle – people are literally fighting to stay afloat as the sea swallows the island they call home. Rising temperatures and the dangerous impacts that avalanche from them, the newspaper reports, have robbed the island of its major source of protection: ice. Meanwhile President Barack Obama is in the Arctic this week to examine the impacts of climate change on one of the most dynamic and imperiled ecosystems in the world.

But unlike the Alaskan villagers of Kivalina, many people who are not yet confronted with the immediate threats of losing their homes or livelihoods seem fatigued by cautionary climate tales. The scope of the problem is too vast, too confounding, some lament. Where pragmatic science-based messages about climate change fail at shifting behavior, however, art has the ability to step in and stir a visceral response.

Swiss artist Corinne Weidmann grew up in a small village in the Alps, where life has always hinged on the gifts the mountains bestow. “When I was young, if you asked a Swiss, ‘What do you do you do for fun?’ they would never say skiing or snowboarding because that was always understood,” said the 33-year-old artist.

Wiedmann has watched with alarm as her beloved Alps – which are exhibiting more pronounced effects of climate change than mountain ranges in other parts of the world – grapple with melting glaciers and shrinking winters.

“Climate change is affecting the Alps from the composition of the permafrost that holds the rocks together, to the volume and quality of snow,” warns the European Environment Agency. “Glaciers are retreating and ice and snow bridges are disappearing. The art of guiding in the mountains is changing as traditional routes become unsafe. Some glaciers, that could be traversed five years ago, have changed. The ice is gone and the rock underneath is exposed.”

Iuna Tinta (above), debuts her first solo show in the U.S. at Asymbol Thursday. ‘Emergency Exhibit’ delves into climate change’s impacts on some of the world’s most revered places.

A deep appreciation for humanity’s inextricable link to nature compelled Weidmann to create “Emergency Exhibit,” a collection of wistful, chromatic images premiering at Asymbol Gallery on Thursday at the hands of her alter ego, Iuna Tinta.

“I think the work that she created – the beautiful but alarming portraits of what is changing – it’s not moralizing or preachy or in the realm of banging you over the head,” explained Alex Hillinger, Asymbol’s managing director. “It is trying to connect with people on an emotional level … the work itself is supposed to do the heavy lifting.”

An avid snowboarder, surfer and skater whose designs have colored Roxy and Unity snowboards to name a few, Weidmann draws inspiration from moments in nature riding snow and waves, and from her travels abroad.

“She has an international perspective on the world,” Hillinger said. “She is not just a Swiss artist or even a European artist; some of her art is influenced by Native American and South American folklore and culture, for example, and I see a lot of Georgia O’Keeffe influence in her work.”

Weidmann’s richly hued, hopeful images contrast the apocalyptic warnings that increasingly inundate national and global media. A thawing glacier in Antarctica, a bronzed Grand Teton and the softening Gorner Glacier in Switzerland – where, Weidmann says, people have begun covering glaciers with fleece blankets in summer months in an attempt to reduce melt – spark dialogue about the responsibility humans must assume in order to protect these special places. “I think it is important that the message is not only about destruction,” Weidmann said from her London studio. “If you watch the news, you become depressed

and that discourages people. It makes them think that it is too late.”

After learning about Asymbol’s ethos, rooted in adventure and outdoor exploration, Weidmann contacted the Jackson gallery founded by pro-snowboarder Travis Rice and artist Mike Parillo in the hopes to become a part of its roster. Hillinger said it is potentially cumbersome to work with artists when they are based in far-flung places but that Weidmann is an exception. “When she first contacted us, we said we were interested but we didn’t know where this could go,” Hillinger said of the young artist who debuted on the Asymbol roster last spring in the “Wandering Eyes” show in Portland, Ore. “The experience of working with her has been awesome, she has such a strong work ethic coupled with true artistic ability.”

Hillinger hopes that bringing Weidmann’s work to Jackson Hole, where the vitality of the human populace is deeply connected to the natural environment, will incite necessary discussion. “When art is done well it can raise issues and create dialogue around important topics better than anything else can,” he said. “Look at Ai Weiwei … he is so effective because instead of standing on a soapbox and railing against the Chinese government [his art] causes an emotional response that is far more powerful.” PJH

“Emergency Exhibit by Iuna Tinta,” opening reception 6 p.m., Thursday at Asymbol Art + Essentials, 50 West Broadway. A portion of the show’s proceeds will go to Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit founded by pro-snowboarder Jeremy Jones that raises awareness about climate change, engaging outdoor lovers and sending pro athletes to flex their muscles in Washington, D.C.

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Recent tragedies in Wyoming were disheartening in hometowns across the U.S. One of the two women who died while climbing Teewinot recently, Catherine Nix, received a memorial article in her Port Chester, N.Y., hometown paper. Her climbing companion Tyler Strandberg received similar condolences from the News & Observer in Raleigh, S.C., where the headline proclaimed Strandberg the granddaughter of prominent South Carolina politician Jim Gardner.

“It is always sad when young lives so full of potential end far too early,” Gov. Pat McCrory said. “What makes this even sadder is that Tyler’s mother and Gardner are both valuable members of my administration. Please join us in praying for the Gardner and Strandberg families in this difficult time.”

Two others never made it to Jackson before they were killed in an auto accident 11 miles northwest of Farson on Aug. 24. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Alexander R. Greene, 23, and Benjamin K. Darneille, 21, were on their way to Jackson Hole after spending the previous eight weeks in summer residency at the Aspen Music Festival.

Both men were students at Curtis Institute of Music and members of a brass quintet.

According to Wyoming highway Patrol, their vehicle struck an oncoming truck head on after veering from their lane.

Fed fete fails to deliver

The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Symposium was a bit of a dud.

Hopes fizzled that the Fed would use the forum to hint at any kind of interest rate direction. Jackson Hole has long been a venue for the Federal Reserve to tip off upcoming policy change.

However, chair Janet Yellen announced some time ago she would not be in attendance. Combined with a shaky bear market leading into the banking powwow, it became clear before last weekend began that no news would likely be forthcoming.

MarketWatch was in great company with their weekend wrap up that included a “Hole” lot of nothing in a headline reading: “No clear path for Fed in September.”

The sold-out Jackson Hole Summit, a conservative counter-balance to the symposium, produced little drama as well, although Breitbart News raved about Jim DeMint’s keynote address. The president of the Heritage Foundation and former senator “rocked the house,” according to Breitbart’s Chriss W. Street.

Even an anticipated protest rally was less than inspiring. About 50 members of a group called Fed Up showed up with signs imploring the Fed to delay interest rate hikes, according to CNBC.

Bandit bear heads to zoo

It was a bear market all over last week. On Wall Street stocks were plummeting in a freefall triggered by China’s revaluation of its yuan. Meanwhile, a nuisance black bear that had eluded Park rangers for years was finally captured and shipped off to a South Dakota zoo.

The outlaw 12-year-old bear and her cub are currently in quarantine at the Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History in Sioux Falls. They join an exhibit that includes a 16-year-old male bruin.

The cagey sow made it a practice to raid campsites and accost visitors at String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. The stories of her escapades had reached near legend by the time she was caught.

Both US News & World Report and Rapid City Journal carried the news. PJH

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ater. It sprung forth through the foundation of time, ebbed and flowed through the ages and became the wellspring of life, the creator of civilizations. Today, it is our most important gauge to understanding the delicate and sometimes-brutal impacts we have on the environment.

It’s no longer an opinion that climate change has arrived in the Tetons. In fact, a multi organizational study released this year entitled, “The Coming Climate: Ecological and Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Teton County” suggests that climate change will continue to produce environmental impacts in the region.

The study points to “shorter winter seasons with earlier spring snow melt and later fall freezes, more precipitation falling as rain, particularly at lower elevations, a shallower and less consistent snowpack and a loss of revenue due to lost recreational opportunities.”

Colorado produced a similar report in 2014 and this week President Obama headed to Alaska to illuminate climate change’s impacts on glaciers, melting permafrost and rising sea levels.

“No matter what we do, things are going to change,” said Charlie Craighead, a Jackson filmmaker and conservationist who is hoping that valley residents will begin to feel the same urgency when it comes to climate change. “My personal belief, based on [information from] people I have interviewed, is that we have started the ball rolling and now it’s a question of whether we can correct it or get out of the system ourselves to let it go back to where it should be. My fear is that it is not just a question of weather patterns, but [the climate] has gone beyond the point where there won’t be ‘normal’ for a long time. But then that normal will be very difficult and very different from what we know it as today.”

Water, Craighead said, is key to understanding environmental impacts. Whether it’s in the melting Teton glaciers or the reduced snowpack, water is the thermometer of climate change.

“When you look at someone who turns the water faucet off when they brush their teeth or takes a two-minute shower, that’s a good practice,” he said. “But we’re at a point now

where people need to get involved on state and national levels and voice their opinions about environmental issues. Part of the issues we have in Wyoming is our small population, the prominent Western values, the cowboy rancher who stays on the positive side of things and thinks, ‘we can get through this, next year will be better,’ but that is kind of like being Denver Broncs fans — ‘there’s always next year.’”

THE WATER’S MASTER Craighead grew up on the edge of Grand Teton National Park, born into a family of famed conservationists and scientists — folks who helped draft and pass such legislation as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and family members who pioneered work to protect grizzly bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone Region.

Craighead said his passion for wet places is partly genetic. His ancestors swam in the ocean off the coast of Scotland. His father and uncle swam and boated the Potomac in D.C. And Craighead himself spent summers swim-

in mountain streams in Wyoming. One such reason for the change the department is seeking, Craighead said, is that a lot of those upper-mountain streams that ranchers use in association with grazing rights are drying up, thus forcing ranchers to use lower streams and water sources. And in basins other than the Wyoming River Basin, where additional water may be legally available, drought often leaves water users with actual “wet water” supplies that fall far short of demand.

What’s more an overwhelming body of research now shows that a few degrees of warming could result in major water shortages for many areas in the West. There are already some real scenarios where a lack of water could lead to major changes in the way residents live and make a living in Wyoming.

Craighead’s film is intended to spur discussions toward robust water management solutions among resource managers, scientists, decision makers and the public on the critical subject of Western water resources and how best to use and maintain this finite resource.

WATER’S WAYS As a headwater state, Wyoming provides water to rapidly growing populations downstream from four

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in the Rockies, Craighead has shifted his focus as he set out into Wyoming to learn about water, climate change and environmental impacts.

“In trying to find a different look and approach to water, I’ve been looking at the science of water and focusing more on that,” he said. “I grew up in a family of scientists, and I trust [science]. When I’m on the ground doing the work I have come to realize how detailed the work is. And there are no politics involved.

These are just the facts of what is happening. It’s kind of difficult to make conclusions in a state where the policy and the facts don’t always agree.”

Many in Wyoming view water as an unlimited resource. As a result, there is relatively little public interest in addressing fundamental problems related to the state’s water supply. What is not commonly known is that water resources, as managed by a variety of compacts and decrees, are in many cases fully allocated.

While Craighead said the big rivers such as the Hoback, the Snake and the Yellowstone Rivers are “all in pretty good health,” impacts like the one being considered by the Wyoming Department of Equality could alter water flowing from the headwaters.

The Wyoming DEQ is taking public comment on Sept. 16 in Casper to consider increasing current E.Coli levels to five times of what they are now

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ming in irrigation ditches and fly-fishing local waterways before joining his grandfather in the Everglades for conservation work and study.

He studied wildlife biology and earned a bachelor’s degree — but it was filmmaking that moved him. Working on projects for NOVA and National Geographic, Craighead found a larger outlet to tell stories about the wild places in the West. Currently, he’s working on a new film entitled, “Til the Well Runs Dry.” “Like everybody in Jackson, I have a multitude of projects I’m working on,” Craighead laughed. “The water film was something I started a number of years ago and I wanted to do a film celebrating water. Then I started looking at the rest of the state and realized that it was not as simple as celebrating water. There were some big issues across the state and the project just kind of snowballed. It got so complicated that I was about to give up. And then I won the award.”

Craighead received a $25,000 prize from the Wyoming Short Film Contest in 2014. He has since partnered with the Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming.

He admits the film has changed directions since 2014. Once an upbeat piece on the headwaters born

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major U.S. river systems. Climate change, a new factor in the Western water equation, is unfolding in many different ways — there simply isn’t one way to define or pinpoint the “problem.”

However, for those who live on the Yellowstone plateau, which includes the Teton region, environmental impacts may not seem as significant compared to places downstream that rely on a system that has timely snow cycles, Craighead said. This region of Wyoming will continue to stay relatively cooler than the rest of the changing state and nation for that matter — even when there are changes each ski season.

This makes it all the more difficult to convince the state and its people that climate change is not just a theory, but a matter of scientific fact (and Wyoming just recently passed legislation this spring allowing climate change to be taught as science in public schools). Because recent snowpacks are 20 percent below average and some of the Tetons’ glaciers have been reduced to melting ice fields, Craighead said it’s important that the Jackson community engage in the conversation of climate change not only on the local level, but also on the state and national level.

“We take water for granted,” he said. “When you look at the West, it really hits home how precious it is and how fragile it is as a resource. And so vulnerable to change. There are a lot of influential people in this valley and some of them are on board that there is something going on, but many are thoroughly blinded.”

Too often associated with weather, climate change is the overall shift in temperature that effects weather and ultimately, once predicable water patterns, such as the snow pack.

“It doesn’t help when Gov. Mead is making a joke about climate change as he’s flying into Jackson during a snow storm,” Craighead said. “Water is the thermal regulator of the planet, it’s absorbing heat — it is what controls the temperature of the planet. It’s adjusting and readjusting. When you see a big snowstorm in Oklahoma, that’s the oceans absorbing the heat. There is still plenty of cold air to go around, but it’s getting pushed out of normal patterns. Permafrost is melting up north and the packed ice is unprecedentedly melting early and not freezing at all.”

The weather is more extreme, “partly because for so long we were in a pattern where the ocean temperatures were predicable,” Craighead said. “There were warm areas and cold areas and the water that came off the oceans was predicable. But then a fisherman, years ago in the Arctic, north of the Aleutian Islands, caught a swordfish — a tropic fish! We’re going to see more things

like that.”

As for Wyoming, almost 85 percent of water is used for agricultural purposes while so much more is evaporated off reservoirs.

“The climate change increases the evaporation and all that irrigation, it just compounds itself,” Craighead said. “We have such a narrow window when it’s actually water. Part of the problem is you can’t point to one thing — agricultural, mining — there are so many factors affecting water. That’s why I keep going back to the science — the story keeps changing.”

FINDING HOPE While Wyoming citizens want things to remain the same, predicable and calm, the reality is that change in the Tetons sends big ripples through the rest of the state and to everyone downstream who relies on the headwater’s snowpacks and waterways. Sorting through research and studies and relying on science is key to understanding impacts, according to Craighead.

“My sense is that we’re still in the middle of trying to figure out what’s happening,” Craighead said. “Past computer modeling has shown that the Greater Yellowstone plateau, including Teton County, will be a refugee in a warming climate, but new research also shows that higher elevations are changing at a faster rate than lower areas. The loss of glaciers is having a huge impact on wetlands as late season streamflow dries up.”

While the rest of Wyoming doesn’t get much water from Teton County, the state of Idaho owns 96 percent of the water flowing into the Snake River.

The state has such a wide range of topography that some areas, like the southeast corner, could dry up while our northwest corner gets wetter, Craighead said.

“I think the key is temperature, and the future of our snowpack,” he said. “I think Wyoming gets something like 75 percent of its water from 7 percent of its land — the Bighorns, the Winds, etc. A few degrees of warming, and current models show anywhere from two to six degrees of warming by 2050, and much of that precipitation will come as rain instead of snow.

That takes the whole system of dams and reservoirs out of the equation.”

So, how do you prepare for change when change itself is the future?

“Wyoming has plenty of water now, and probably

People will have to go higher and farther to see things in the world that we see now, wildlife and snow.

Jackson Lake drained... all the water went to Idaho.

CHANGES NOW Whether you just moved to the valley yesterday or your great-grandfather was born in the dirt on Mormon Row, being a good steward of the Tetons starts with every step into the wilderness.

“I don’t know how to put this without being blunt, but there are so many people who are putting a lot of effort into the mountains for selfish reasons,” Craighead said.

Craighead understands the desire to hit the hills and wild places, but cautions that with an environment already made vulnerable because of climate change, some activities may need to be reconsidered for the sake of impacts. Most notably, mountain biking and packrafting.

Landscapes and warming streams are more susceptible to damage, he said.

“People’s efforts should be more toward preservation and conservation than toward recreation,” Craighead said. “We should be limiting fishing in warm waters because that’s hard on trout. And packrafting small streams that are warming up opens the door for aquatic diseases and disrupts food supplies.”

The thing that bothers me about pack rafting and building new bike trails is that it’s opening the wrong doors,” he continued. “If this is the case, then there is no reason why base jumpers shouldn’t be allowed off the Grand. We have to be aware that the forest where we want to build a trail is not as hardy as it was 10 years ago. The same with streams. They are so much easier to stress now.”

Some of the best stewards of the land are young people who have recently moved to the Tetons, Craighead said, as well as children of old-timers who have risked clashing with cultural norms in favor of conservation efforts.

“During my grandfather’s life, he lived through a lot of the same kind of changes, but they weren’t as overwhelming as they are today,” he said. “I think I’m trying to remain positive because I want to be, but we can’t just cross our fingers and hope someone will do something eventually. We’re getting to the place where we have to sacrifice our desires on the land. Sometimes the biggest thing we can do is change ourselves.” PJH Charlie Craighead and the Craighead Institute partnered with the Ruckelhaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming to produce “’Til the Well Runs Dry,” a film on Wyoming’s Water Resources. This project will include current science and information by a variety of experts, as well as the views people have toward Western water resources. Depending on current and future funding, the film’s anticipated release is late winter or early spring. Find Craighead and his project at CraigheadResearch.org/Film-Projects.html.

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will in the future unless political changes occur, mainly in re-negotiating some of the water compacts we have with downstream states. Some see that as unlikely, others as inevitable. Much of western water law is based on Wyoming’s water rights laws, but that could change.

“The other thing that could happen is called ‘trans-basin diversion,’ where water is diverted from one watershed to another. There are numerous examples of this in the state, and proposals for others. An example that would affect Teton County, and it would take a real crisis to initiate this, is the pumping of water from northern Teton County over the divide to flow into the Wind River,” Craighead said.

Craighead said that Teton County should “batten our environmental hatches.”

“We should be strengthening our conservation laws and not weakening them,” he said. “We have the best chance of some kind of stability if we do more to keep things as they are, be happy with what we have, and let our landscape try to adapt.”

“We are going to have change and in some places that change will have to be significant,” Craighead said. “In places like here, we may start with a shorter ski season, but in other places your whole island drops into the ocean. When you look back, our ancestors never dealt with the world changing. Sure, there was technology and things, but they never had to deal with catastrophic changes in the weather and climate and it’s hard when the whole country has grown so much in a time when things weren’t changing. For the last 100 years you could count on rain in May, warmth in July, things were pretty stable and we built our whole system on things being stable.

“My message to my kids and yours is that it will be a different world,” Craighead continued. “It may not include that traditional trip to grandpa’s farm for Christmas because some of those things will have to move in the world because the water will have moved. People will have to go higher and farther to see things in the world that we see now, wildlife and snow. But I have hope that they will continue to be there.”

The thing I’m holding onto now, is that it’s a new story every year and we have a chance to participate in that story and rewrite it each year and watch what happens. In the past it was always ‘wait and see what the winter brings.’ We have to participate in the retelling of the story. We are past the point where people simply tighten their belts and wait for the next year.

Whether that’s trying to convince politicians to vote for carbon controls or recognize climate change, the nice thing about Wyoming is that we have a lot of room for improvement.”

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CREATIVE PEAKS Time and spaces Local artists dream up new views of their environments

BY KELSEY DAYTON @Kelsey_Dayton

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cotty Craighead, like so many Jackson residents, regularly walks his dog along the Snake River dike. But for Craighead, the walk provides more than just exercise for his dog Piper. It also inspires his work.

He notices the subtle changes that happen daily. His eyes are drawn to edges found in nature. He notes the snow melting away from rocks or grass pushing through. He takes pictures.

“I constantly see it change,” he said. “I catch these moments of time that don’t last long.”

Time is a theme in both Craighead’s pieces and painter Pamela Gibson’s latest works, which they show in an exhibit at Daly Projects called “Time Sensitive: Abstracted Landscapes.”

Craighead’s work is mixed media, like a photo collage, but something he thinks of as abstract painting with photos. For the show he created four large panels each 4-by-5 feet. These abstracts are created from images taken on the dike. While Craighead has some

smaller works, he prefers working in a large format, which allows him to use photographs without having to shrink them. He is also able to create a much broader scene, immersing the viewer into the landscape. Along with the photos he uses an acrylic based product to paint and smooth out areas, or change the color or hue.

“I guess it’s a little like analog Photoshop,” he said.

He finishes the work with a coating that gives it the glossy appearance of a photograph.

“It looks like a walk on the dike,” said Meg Daly, owner of the gallery.

The size and format of Craighead’s work shows the subtleties of the terrain that many people take for granted and miss when out taking a walk.

Daly says she always wanted to show Gibson and Craighead’s work together. Both are abstract landscape artists working in unique formats. While the two artists represent different generations, they are both at the top of their games, she said.

The result of the side-by-side work is a cross-generational conversation across various landscapes, Daly said.

Gibson’s work also starts with photographs she takes. Her encaustic pieces are so abstract it’s hard to tell what specific place inspired the work. Her work is tactile and sensuous.

“It’s like she owns this medium of encaustic painting,” Daly said.

While creating her new body of work, Gibson thought a lot about time. She thought

about time in various contexts, like the changing of the seasons, or the changing of light during the day.

“Time is always a thing in my work, but it’s a little more prevalent in this work,” she said.

Gibson starts with a photograph, often of places near Jackson, when the light hits in a way she finds intriguing or the colors draw her in. That serves as a guide for her work, but the result is abstracted to where it’s unrecognizable.

“I think of all my work as landscapes,” she said. “It’s abstracted landscape, but landscapes never the less.”

Encaustic work is very physical, which Gibson loves. She uses hot wax fused with a torch. Some paintings receive up to 40 coats of wax. She also sometimes paints a surface with shellac and then sets it on fire to create texture. The result is something that no other media could replicate.

The show, which opens with a reception on Thursday, hangs through Fall Arts Festival. It is the gallery’s first Fall Arts Festival and Daly wanted to present a show that reflected her vision and represented what her artist can do.

“This is going to be unusual for Fall Arts Festival,” she said. “I want people to walk in and say, ‘What is this? What is this art in Jackson Hole? This is all local art?’” PJH “Time Sensitive: Abstracted Landscapes,” an art exhibition featuring new work by Scotty Craighead and Pamela Gibson, opening reception 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday. The show hangs through September at Daly Projects, 125 East Pearl Avenue.

‘Norris Web,’ by Scotty Craighead (left), and ‘Ode to Walt Revisited’ by Pamela Gibson both hang as part of Daly Projects’ new show debuting Thursday.

THIS WEEK: September 2-8, 2015

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n Guitarist Marco Soliz at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Town Square Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free.

307-733-3316 n She Rides Dirt Group Ride 6:00pm, RidetheTetons, Free.

208-354-7669 n Modern Dance Class at Dancers’ Workshop 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Tavern Trivia 7:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free. 307-733-3886 n Salsa at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Westbound 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds, $15.00 - $30.00. 307733-7927 n Jackson Hole People’s Market’s Bike-In Movies 8:00pm, Snow King Ball Park, Free. n Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Haydens Post, Free.

307-734-3187 n Family Night Video 9:00pm, Colter Bay auditorium, Free. 307-739-3594 n Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, $10.00. 307-733-3886

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n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Senior Day at Jackson Whole Grocer 7:00am, Jackson Whole Grocer, Free. 307-733-0450 n Business Over Breakfast 7:30am, Wort Hotel, $16.00 $25.00. 307.201.2309 n Shoshonean Days 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Joint Classes 8:00am, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free. 307-739-6199 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free. 307-733-6398

n Grand Teton National Park Weekly Trails Volunteer Day 9:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free. 307-739-3379 n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library, Free. 307-733-2164 ext. 218 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 x 118 n Storytime 10:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 n Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free. 307-733-2414 x 213 n Storytime 11:00am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 n Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Teton Toastmasters 12:00pm, Teton County Commissioners Chambers, Free. n Crystal Sound Bowl Experience with Daniela Botur 12:00pm, Intencions, Free. 307733-9290 n Bear Safety 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3392 n Grand Teton Kids 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center, Free.

307-739-3399 n Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Group in Spanish 5:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free. 307-739-7678 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Mardy’s Front Porch Conversations 5:45pm, The Murie Center, Free.

307-739-2246 n Photography Fundamentals 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00 - $145.00. 307-7336379 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 6:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Town Square Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free.

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n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Jackson Whole Grocer Hatch Chile Fest 7:00am, Jackson Whole Grocer, Free. 307-733-0450 n Shoshonean Days 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Tipi Demo 9:00am, Colter Bay amphitheater, Free. 307-739-3594 n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library, Free. 307-733-2164 ext. 218 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free. 307-733-2414 x 213 n Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Spark Lunch & Learns 12:00pm, Spark, Free. n Young Naturalists 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3654 n Chess Club for Grades K-12 3:30pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 ext. 118 n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Jackson Hole People’s Market 4:00pm, At the Base of Snow King, Free. n Solar Astronomy at Peoples Market 4:00pm, Snow King Resort, Free.

307-413-4779 n Green Drinks JH at the People’s Market 4:00pm, Base of Snow King, Free. 307-201-2303 n Yoga on the Lawn 5:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery, Free. 307-200-9006 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 5:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398

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MUSIC BOX

Finest tunes Grand Targhee hosts bands, bikes booze and more

BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch

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n paper, the drifting imagination may have a hard time relating to a sound that claims “ska-Americanadub-grass.” The equation of folksy guitar strumming, skanky dance beats, funky horn soloing, a dynamic electric banjo, and vocal melodies borrowed from classic reggae are an anomaly on their own. The bar of expectations is raised to its fullest when a band calls themselves World’s Finest.

As evidenced on its third studio effort, “Headwaters,” the band is engaging and compositionally stimulating. The greatest progression from its debut album, “33,” is the Avett Brothers-inspired vocal arrangements by guitarist Chris Couch, banjoist Dan Hurley and saxophonist Sean McClean.

The harmonic formula does wonders for the type of feel good music that steers away from the righteous lyrics of classic reggae acts in favor of contemporary storytelling of travel and love. In the live set, they’re also not scared to throw in a

Watch World’s Finest as the band attempts to live up to its name Saturday at the ‘ghee during the Annual Teton Mountain Bike Festival. classic 1990s cover like Freak Nasty’s “Da Dip.” World’s Finest will be entertaining at the four-day 6th Annual Teton Mountain Bike Festival at Grand Targhee Resort, which was rated the number one bike park in the Northwest by MTBParks.com. From group rides, adaptive clinics, jump parks and 2016 bike demos, to point-to-point cross country racing like the 25 mile Super D, the fest has something to offer for every type of rider. Find more information about the bike fest at TetonMountainBikeFest.tvtap.org.

World’s Finest, 7:30 p.m., Saturday at The Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Local classic rock band Rock Creek plays 7:30 p.m., Friday at The Trap. Free, all-ages. GrandTarghee.com.

Jackmormons get reboot Jerry Joseph’s public story of beating a heroin addiction and passing through discouraging times explains the rough edge in his personality, and in his cathartic lyricism. His philosophy of substance over production with respect to songcraft is an attribute Joseph links to the sharp contemporary of songwriters that he respects—Elvis Costello, Warren Zevon, Tim Bluhm and Nick Lowe.

Joseph paid his dues with reggae rockers Little Women in the mid-1980s, which also included guitarist Steve Kimoch for a brief era, of whom he’s been playing duo gigs with as

of late. Joseph described Little Women as “a mash-up of Burning Spear and the Grateful Dead dressed up like the New York Dolls.” Jam giants Widespread Panic were big fans of the band, adopting some of Joseph’s tunes as staples in their own sets—“North,” “Chainsaw City” and “Climb to Safety.”

Joseph was named to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame this year, corresponding nicely as his band The Jackmormons celebrate 20 years. The current band lineup includes longtime collaborators Steve Drizos on drums, bassist Steve James Wright, and another great songwriter/guitarist in Jeff Crosby, which has made a name for himself in the region—first with jamband Equal Eyes, and more recently with his Americana/ rock project Jeff Crosby & the Refugees.

“I’ve been waving the banner of this kid Jeff Crosby for a couple of years now,” Joseph told Jambase last fall. “I put out his record and I think he’s the real deal. I don’t know if playing with me is the smartest move he could make [laughs] but he’s fucking awesome.”

Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons, 10 p.m., Wednesday at Town Square Tavern. $10. 733-3886. PJH

Aaron Davis is an award-winning singer-songwriter, journalist, multi-instrumentalist, frontman for bands Screen Door Porch and Boondocks, and founder/host of Songwriter’s Alley.

For complete event details visit pjhcalendar.com.

“This is a show about unfinished stories from an ethereal world. The illustrations reflect surreal yet natural environments with people or humanoid like creatures interacting within their surroundings. All the pieces hint at a story, but I want the audience to complete it.” - Kelly Halpin

FRIDAY 9.4

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307-220-2667 or 307-413-0405 n Jackson Hole Farmers Market 8:00am, Town Square, Free. n Teton Dirt Classic

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n Annual Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival 7:30am, Grand Targhee Resort, $85.00. 208-201-1622 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n bootybarre® at Dancers’

Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Celebrating National Parks 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center Auditorium, Free. 307739-3594 n Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard, Free. 307-739-3399 n Young Naturalists 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3654 n Bear Safety 3:30pm, Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center, Free. 307-7393654 n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n R Park tour 4:00pm, Rendezvous Park, Free.

307-733-3913 n ReStore Strong Party 4:00pm, ReStore, Free. 307-7340828 x 2 n Free Friday Wine Tasting

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307-733-3316 n Adobe Illustrator 6:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $200.00. 307-733-7425 n Pool Tournament 7:00pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891 n Open MIc Night in the Gallery 7:30pm, Grand Teton Gallery, Free. 307-201-1172 n Major Zephyr 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 3077323939 n Westbound 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Karaoke 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon, Free.

307-739-9891 n Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater, Free. 307-739-3594

4:00pm, The Liquor Store, Free.

307-733-4466 n Friday Night Bikes 5:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, $10.00. 307-733-2292 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real 5:30pm, Snow King Ball Park, Free. n Guitarist Byron Tomingas at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Papa Chan and Johnny C Note 6:00pm, Teton Pines Country Club, Free. 307-733-1005 n Climb & Dine 6:00pm, Teton Rock Gym, $30.00 - $35.00. 208-354-1046 n Town Square Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free.

307-733-3316 n Jazz Night 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free. 307-7338833 n Screen Door Porch 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, 307732-3939 n Westbound 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds, $15.00 - $30.00. 307733-7927 n Stargazing at R-Park 9:00pm, Rendezvous park, Free.

1-844-WYO-STAR n Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater, Free. 307-739-3594

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9:00am, Grand Targhee Resort, $50.00 - $65.00. 307-353-2300 n Paintings, Sculptures, and Sketch Show & Sale 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free. 307-732-5445 n Writers in the Environment 9:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free. n zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Western Visions Opens 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free. 307-733-5771 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Adult Oil Painting 10:00am, The Local Galleria, $25.00 - $80.00. 208-270-0883 n ReStore Grand Reopening 10:00am, ReStore, Free. 307734-0828 x 2 n Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard, Free. 307-739-3399 n Bear Safety 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3392 n Grand Teton Kids 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Town Square Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free.

307-733-3316 n Live Music 7:00pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891 n Screen Door Porch 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, 307732-3939 n Westbound 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds, $15.00 - $30.00. 307733-7927 n Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater, Free. 307-739-3594 n Nature Video Workshop Photography Studio, $160.00 $190.00. 307-733-6379

SUNDAY 9.6

n Annual Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival 7:30am, Grand Targhee Resort, $85.00. 208-201-1622

n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n First Sundays 9:00am, National Museum of Wildife Art, Free. 307-743-5424 n Teton Dirt Classic 10:00am, Grand Targhee Resort, $50.00 - $65.00. 307-353-2300 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Celebrating National Parks 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center Auditorium, Free. 307739-3594 n Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard, Free. 307-739-3399 n Bear Safety 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3392 n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Whole Hog Roast & Live Music 5:00pm, Q Roadhouse & Brewing Co., Free. 307-739-0700 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free. 307733-4407 n Guitarist Byron Tomingas at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n NASCAR in HD 6:00pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891 n Wine Tasting 6:00pm, Dornans, 307-733-2415 n Taize 7:00pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free. 307-733-2603 n Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater, Free. 307-739-3594 n Nature Video Workshop Photography Studio, $160.00 $190.00. 307-733-6379

MONDAY 9.7

n Annual Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival 7:30am, Grand Targhee Resort, $85.00. 208-201-1622 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398

n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Young Naturalists 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3654 n Grand Teton Kids 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center, Free.

307-739-3399 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 5:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Town Square Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free.

307-733-3316 n Hootenanny 6:00pm, Dornans, Free. 307733-2415 n The JH Chorale Rehearsals 7:00pm, Music Center in the Center for the Arts, Free. 585872-4934 n The WYNOTTS 7:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free.

307-733-4913 n Westbound 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater, Free. 307-739-3594 n Monday Night Baseball The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307739-9891

TUESDAY 9.8

n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free. 307-733-6398 n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Miller House Homestead Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free. 307-201-5433 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307-

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Dogs over democracy?

Women get overlooked for national pup day

BY ANDREW MUNZ @AndrewMunz

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ast Wednesday, two national “holidays” occurred. If you missed them, you’re not alone. But, if you happen to be addicted to the internet like I am, you probably noticed a flurry of cute canine pictures and Facebook posts saying things like “Eight years ago, Baxter came into my life at a time when my soul was broken.” That’s all well and good—who doesn’t love a good dog homage?—but the other holiday sat as far second place as Dr. Ben Carson.

This year’s National Women’s Equality Day celebrated 95 years of women having the vote.

On August 26, 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, which gave women the right to vote.

In 1971, U.S. Congress designated the holiday and every year since, the sitting president has honored the women of this country. Last week in Obama’s proclamation, he summarized the struggles of American women, both through history and in contemporary time.

“I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate the achievements of women and promote gender equality in our country,” he said at the end of his speech.

After seeing more canines than suffragettes posted across Facebook and Twitter, I decided to post something the next day, telling my friends that Dog Day had sadly taken precedent over Women’s Equality Day. I had posted a picture of the “Petticoat Rulers,” Jackson’s first all-women’s town council that was sworn into office the same year the 19th Amendment passed. As I write this column, that post received 260 likes and 129 shares, and is my most successful Facebook post since I joined in 2006.

Now, I’m not patting myself on the back for bringing awareness to Grace Miller and her team of lady badasses, but it does surprise me that Women’s Equality Day evaded so many people. Our current 2015 political climate is wrought with injustice against women, most recently with the attacks against Planned Parenthood thanks to the

October 1915: More than 25,000 women marched in a suffrage parade in NYC. August 2015: National Dog Day outshined the ladies.

“body parts” talking points provide by the good ole GOP. Rumors that the government is planning another shut down on grounds of protesting against Planned Parenthood funding are rampant. The rights of women are once again being put on the backburner.

“They tell you that there’s a war on women,” said second-place GOP candidate Carson. “There is no war on women. There may be a war on what’s inside of women, but there is no war on women in this country.”

The pro-life/pro-choice debate aside (which I place aside due to religious freedoms), there should be no reason why women aren’t sticking up for one another. Back in the late 19th and early 20th century, there was a strong sense of camaraderie among women as so many recognized the injustice they were facing.

In 1915, more than 25,000 women marched up Fifth Avenue making it the largest parade in New York City history at the time. The New York Times reported that if women received the right to vote, “they will play havoc for themselves and society.” They added: “granted the suffrage, they would demand all the rights that implies. It is not possible to think of women as soldiers and sailors, police patrolmen, or firemen.”

If women were to march against injustice again, I would eagerly join them. I’ve been told my column often has women at its focus.

This is subconscious, of course, but perhaps I write about women and take an interest in them because I was raised by one of the strongest women I know. The women of my family have been beaten, cheated on, and have been drained of many tears, but have always emerged with their chins up, willing to face another day. While I do love dogs, my respect for women is unwavering, and my respect for this country is equally significant.

Imagine my glee when National Dog Day recently posted this on its website: “NOTICE: Although we have been celebrating National Dog Day on August 26 for the last 11 years, this year it was brought to our attention that National Dog Day was drawing focus away from Women’s Equality Day and thus, out of respect for this extremely important day of recognition and observation for women’s rights everywhere, we are happy to permanently change the date of our celebration to August 31, to end the Dogs Days of Summer with a grand celebration.”

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High Holidays Schedule of Events

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Services led by Rabbi Mike Comins, Carl Levenson & Chazzan Judd Grossman St. John’s Episcopal Church 170 N. Glenwood | Jackson, WY

Rosh Hashanah

Sunday, September 13

6:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah / Rabbi Mike Comins Prelude music begins at 5:30 p.m.

Thai Food New Years Party

Following Erev Rosh Hashanah services at Hansen Hall next door. Thai Food and goodies catered by Thai Plate Restaurant. $25 adults/$18 children/under 5 free. Includes Thai chicken, noodles and vegetarian buffet, drinks, dessert and party favors. Reservations required at contact info below. Note new location of party.

Monday, September 14

9:30 a.m. Children’s Service 10:00 a.m. Shacharit, Morning Service (Childcare will begin at 10 am)

Potluck lunch to follow services in the Fellowship Hall.

Please bring a main dish or side dish/salad to share.

Bagels, cream cheese and drinks will be provided. *Following lunch there will be Taschlich at Flat Creek.

Tuesday, September 15 Second Day Rosh Hashanah

10:00 a.m. on St. John’s Episcopal Church lawn

Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre Tuesday, September 22

Services led by Carl Levenson Prelude music begins at 6:30 p.m.

Services will promptly begin at 7:00 p.m., Childcare provided

Yom Kippur

Wednesday, September 23

No tickets required JH Jewish Community 307-734-1999 info@jhjewishcommunity.org

9:30 a.m. Children’s Service with Josh Kleyman 10:00 a.m. Shacharit, Morning Service, Childcare provided 2:30 p.m. Workshop 3:45 p.m. Yizkor 4:45 p.m. Mincha/Torah Reading 5:45 p.m. Break 6:00 p.m. Rabbi’s Discussion 6:30 p.m. Ne’ila 7:00 p.m. Potluck community Break Fast in the Fellowship Hall. Please bring a savory main dish or hearty side dish/ salad. Bagels, cream cheese, dessert & drinks will be provided.

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733-2164 x 118 n Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free. 307-7332414 x 213 n Toddler Time 10:35am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307-733-2164 x 118 n Toddler Time 11:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307-733-2164 x 118 n R Park Tour 12:00pm, Rendezvous Park, Free. 307-733-3913 n Crystal Sound Bowl Experience with Daniela Botur 12:00pm, Intencions, Free. 307-733-9290 n Lunchtime Learning: The Inside Story of Travel Medicine 12:00pm, Teton County Library, Free. 307-7397466 n The Inside Story of Travel Medicine 12:00pm, Teton County Library, Free. 307-7397466 n MELT at Dancers’ Workshop 12:10pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00.

307-733-6398 n Type 2 Diabetes Support Group 1:00pm, Bison Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free. 307 739 7678 n Basketball Clinic 3:30pm, Rec Center, Free. 307-739-9025 n Celebrate National Recovery Month with Free BBQ 4:00pm, Phil Baux Park, Free. 307-733-3908 n Joint Class 4:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free. 307-739-6199 n Yoga on the Lawn 5:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery, Free. 307-2009006 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00.

307-733-3370 n Disc Golf Doubles 5:30pm, Disc Golf Course, $3.00. 614-506-7275 n Guitarist Marco Soliz at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Photography Fundamentals 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00 - $145.00.

307-733-6379 n JH Bird & Nature Club presents “Beavers Behaving Badly” 6:00pm, Teton County Library, Free. 307-7332164 x229 n Yoga at Dancers’ Workshop 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00.

307-733-6398 n Spanish for Beginners I 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $100.00. 307-7337425 n Hip Hop at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00.

307-733-6398 n Adult Oil Painting 7:00pm, The Local Galleria, $25.00 - $80.00.

208-270-0883 n Bluegrass Tuesday with One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, Free. 307-732-3939 n Westbound 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00.

307-733-2207 n Open Mic Night 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891

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Picnic pleasures Multi-sport jaunts to fulfill all needs and desires

BY ELIZABETH KOUTRELAKOS

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he end of summer is here. Both locals and out-of-towners have worked all season to get into top-notch shape, and are now completing top-notch excursions.

The idea of a multi-sport day, or “picnic,” started quietly a few years ago and has since gained a cult following. People from all over seem to be finding out about it and attempting their own picnics in and around the Teton Range. For those unfamiliar, the picnic is a term specific to this area used to define a series of different outdoor activities linked together into one adventure. Endeavors may include, but are not limited to swimming, biking, hiking, climbing, running, paddling and other recreational methods.

The great thing about picnicking is that the only person who really cares about what they do is the one who is practicing the art of the picnic. Anything could be a picnic, and fellow athletes need not stay within the confines of things that have already been defined, known and done. This article will touch on a few different picnics to choose from, not in hopes that you actually do this, but to let you see that the possibilities are endless.

In Wyoming, some ‘picnics’ apparently include burly climbing and Teton views.

The Extreme-nic (also known as the The Slosh-nic Originally compiled by a free loving proJackson Hole Iron Man) A mellow guy who simply wanted an excuse to eat a lot of bacon pioneered this venture. It consists of swimming around Jenny Lake (5.5 Miles), running the crest trail (42 miles), then biking from the pass reaching around into Idaho, then back to Wyoming (110 miles). It seems evident that the pioneer of this event was slacking in the incorporation of the bike ride, stopping just two miles short of an actual triathlon. That being said, this venture scores closest to a real triathlon, except with significantly more vertical gain and loss during the run as well as minimal “aid stations.” Unguided, it seems to be pretty legitimate with little room for error and lots of need for snacking. Why anyone in his right mind would choose to do this is beyond me, but this little venture seems to be for the strong of heart.

The Original Picnic Established by a man with a dog and a big dream, this jaunt consists of biking from town to Jenny Lake (21 miles), swimming across the lake (1.3) miles, then climbing the Grand (10 miles). And then back again. This picnic seems unique in the fact that one transitions to different sports six times to compile one long day of mountain life. This excursion seems legitimate, social and snack worthy, and very deserving of its original name of “The Picnic.” Although this mission used to be so cool no one knew how cool it was, word is spreading fast and it seems to have become all the rage. This is the only picnic with a governing body, the International Committee for Extreme High Alpine Mixed Aquateering, which also makes it extra cool.

fessional, this adventure is slightly complicated yet well worth it. Begin at Cowboy Coffee by the town square. Spend a moment counting how many people you see with large cameras draped around their necks.

After significant coffee and people watching, grab a grapefruit sloshie at Creekside Market and wade into Flat Creek. From there, walk to your bike and ride Cache to Game. Stop at LDS for another sloshie, then bike back to town. This adventure incorporates soaking in the culture of the valley while on a workout regime. While I personally could not survive on sloshies for an entire day, I’m sure that there are people out there in this community that could manage to.

The Typical Picnic

Many a human has assisted in making this traditional venture one for the books.

Read carefully so as not to disrupt the flow of this picnic. Walk to your car, motorcycle or vehicle of transportation (.1 miles). Drive to Jenny Lake (1.3 gallons of gas). Walk down the ramp to the lake (.08 miles). Wade in the water (4 feet). Have an actual picnic. Walk back up and reverse your steps. Go home and rest. This picnic stays true to its name and offers the scenic pleasures of the typical picnic with fewer calories burned.

So what picnic will you choose?

Remember, the potentials for creating your own “first” are endless here in Wyoming.

Whatever excursion you select to attempt or create, just be sure to time it, photograph it, Facebook it and ‘gram it, or it doesn’t count.

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BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

Late summer sipping Last call for seasonal picnic wines

BY TED SCHEFFLER @critic1

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’m not quite ready to think about shoveling snow just yet, especially in what is predicted to be an El Niño year. So while there’s still time before the air turns crisp and cool, I’m getting in as much camping and as many picnics and barbecues as I can. And, that means I’m working my way through the remainder of my favorite summer wines.

Can I share a bargain with you? Some stores are giving Mezzocorona Anterra Chardonnay from Italy a trial run. This is a terrific wine at a terrific price: $5.99. No, that’s not a typo. I don’t usually think of Chardonnay as an ideal picnic wine, but this one is light and crisp (I don’t detect any oak), with lemon and hints of ginger on the palate. Anterra reminds me more of

French Chablis than it does a bombastic Chardonnay. It would be great with cold chicken salad and chilled seafood dishes.

I really like screwtop wine bottles for picnics, camping and barbecues, because it’s a sure bet that I’ll forget to bring one of the 40 or so corkscrews that I own. I remember the first screwtop wine I ever encountered. No, it wasn’t Boone’s Farm. The first legitimate wine I ever had with a screwtop was Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc ($15.99) from Marlborough, New Zealand. The Kiwis are justifiably renowned for their Sauvignon Blanc, and you can certainly find pricier ones than this. But I don’t think you’ll find a better value. I’d stack Kim Crawford S-V up against the fancy-pants wines from New Zealand in a blind tasting and it would do just fine. The wine is simultaneously brimming with sweet tropical fruit flavors but also has great acidity and crispness—a nice balancing act. It’s a natural with oysters and grilled asparagus.

I tend to eschew most wine gadgets, but here is one that is actually functional and adds some pizzazz to your summer sipping.

The aforementioned Kim Crawford Wines teamed up with designer Anna Rabinowicz of ANNA NYC to create RabLabs Wine Gems. These are fluorite “gems” that look like stone marbles. The idea is to freeze the gems and then use them to keep your wine

IMBIBE cool, even in hot temperatures. Because they’re made from stone, they’ll keep your glass of wine cool without diluting the wine’s flavors. Pretty nifty, eh? They’re $76 for a set of six with a carry bag, and can be found at RabLabs.com.

If I could only choose one wine to drink during summer, it would probably be Rosé. Just last week I wrote an entire article here about some of my favorites.

One I didn’t mention is another of my faves: Napa Valley’s Domaine Chandon Étoile Rosé ($31.99). This is a beautiful sparkling wine made from the classic Champagne grape combo of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. When you decide to open that terrine of foie you brought home from France, open Chandon Étoile Rosé along with it.

Finally, for years one of my favorite go-to warm weather wines has been Conundrum ($19.99). Conundrum is a nontraditional white wine blend made of Chardonnay, Sauv ignon Blanc, Muscat Canelli, Semillon

and Viognier. With that vibrant varietal mix, you can expect beautiful floral aromas, teamed with flavors that are elegant and exotic. It’s perfect for your “say goodbye to summer” soiree.

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Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom and pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves!

ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine.

Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily.

7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 733-0022 and in Driggs, (208) 7878424, tetonthai.com.

CONTINENTAL THE BLUE LION A Jackson Hole favorite for 37 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Ask a local about our rack of lamb.

Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Early Bird Special: 20% off Entire Bill between 5:30-6:00pm. Must mention ad. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome.

160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com

CAFE GENEVIEVE Serving inspired home cooked classics in a historic log cabin. Enjoy brunch daily at 8 a.m., dinner nightly at 5 p.m., and happy hour daily 3-5:30 p.m. featuring $5 glasses of wine, $5 specialty drinks, $3 bottled beer.

135 E. Broadway, (307) 732-1910, genevievejh.com.

ELEANOR’S

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(307) 733-0330 520 S. Hwy. 89 • Jackson, WY

The deli that’ll rock your belly. Jackson’s newest sub shop serves steamed subs, reubens, gyros, delicious all beef hot dogs, soups and salads. We offer Chicago style hot dogs done just the way they do in the windy city. Open daily11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Located just a short block north of the Town Square at 180 N. Center Street, (307) 733-3448.

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Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting.

Eleanor’s is a primo brunch spot on Sunday afternoons. Its bar alone is an attraction, thanks to reasonably priced drinks and a loyal crowd. Come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal wings. Open at 11 a.m. daily.

832 W. Broadway, (307) 733-7901.

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LOCAL Local, a modern American steakhouse and bar, is located on Jackson’s historic town square. Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locally-ranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, house-ground burgers, and seasonallyinspired food. We offer an extensive wine list and an abundance of locally-sourced products. Offering a casual and vibrant bar atmosphere with 12 beers on tap as well as a relaxed dining room, Local is the perfect spot to grab a burger for lunch or to have drinks and dinner with friends. Our deck is open!

Lunch Daily 11:30am. Dinner Nightly 5:30pm 55 North Cache, (307) 201-1717, localjh.com.

LOTUS CAFE Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Open daily 8am for breakfast lunch and dinner.

145 N. Glenwood St., (307) 734-0882, tetonlotuscafe.com.

MANGY MOOSE Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit.

Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose. com.

Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally FRESH FOOD at reasonable prices, is a always a FUN PLACE to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel RIGHT AT HOME and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit.

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT

Reservations at (307) 733-4913 3295 Village Drive • Teton Village, WY

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Start your day off right.

Pick up the July/August issue of Devour Utah

America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour 4 to 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings.

The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

265 S. Millward. (307) 739-2337, snakeriverbrewing.com.

SWEETWATER

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Satisfying locals for lunch and dinner for over 36 years with deliciously affordable comfort food. Extensive local and regional beer list. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. features blackened trout salad, elk melt, wild west chili and vegetarian specialties. Dinner 5:30 to 9

p.m. including potato-crusted trout, 16 ounce ribeye, vegan and wild game. Reservations welcome.

(307) 733-3553. sweetwaterjackson.com.

TRIO Owned and operated by Chefs with a passion for good food, Trio is located right off the Town square in downtown Jackson. Featuring a variety of cuisines in a relaxed atmosphere, Trio is famous for its wood-oven pizzas, specialty cocktails and waffle fries with bleu cheese fondue. Dinner nightly at 5:30 p.m.

Reservations.

(307) 734-8038 or bistrotrio.com.

ITALIAN CALICO A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m.

2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.

MEXICAN EL ABUELITO Serving authentic Mexican cuisine and appetizers in a unique Mexican atmosphere.

Home of the original Jumbo Margarita.

Featuring a full bar with a large selection of authentic Mexican beers. Lunch served weekdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nightly dinner specials. Open seven days, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.

PIZZA DOMINO’S PIZZA Hot and delicious delivered to your door.

Hand-tossed, deep dish, crunchy thin, Brooklyn style and artisan pizzas; bread bowl pastas, and oven baked sandwiches; chicken wings, cheesy breads and desserts. Delivery.

520 S. Hwy. 89 in Kmart Plaza, (307) 733-0330.

PINKY G’S The locals favorite! Voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole 2012, 2013 and 2014. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, stromboli’s, calzones and many appetizers to choose from. Try the $7 ‘Triple S’ lunch special.Happy hours 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun.- Thu. Text PINK to 71441 for discounts. Delivery and take-out.

Open daily 11a.m. to 2 a.m.

50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.

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“AGAIN!”

By Melanie Miller

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

ACROSS 01 “__ the fruited plain!”

06 “The Lion King” hero 011 Holds 015 Senior exec 018 Kvetch 019 Lament 020 Kitchen protection 021 Type of current 022 Comedy club road sign?

024 Magnifies 026 Get control of 027 Italian wine region 028 Breakfast brand 030 Two to one, for one 031 King with fiddlers 033 Distaste for jury duty?

037 Circus performers 041 Four Seasons alternative 042 Brand used in cones 043 Like moccasins 044 Pipe smoker’s gadget 046 Emperor after Claudius 048 Tout de suite 052 Digression to a cabbie?

055 Immoral profit 056 Sonnet preposition 057 White-tailed eagle 058 First European to sail to India 061 Beer seller’s concern 062 Said with a pinched nose 065 Mollusks with beaks 068 Hill worker 070 Erase?

074 Keeper, in a big way 077 Road race city 078 Pre-Columbian people 082 Conspiracy theory subj.

083 Top-drawer 086 Discontinued depilatory 088 Trading card stat 089 Party co-founded by Arafat 091 Prize for the fastest delivery?

096 Worry 097 Tax __ 099 Kid stuff 0100 Original 0101 Seriously injure 0103 O’Neill’s “__ Christie” 0105 “Honest!”

0107 Drag one’s feet on the gangplank?

0112 Assigned amount of work 0113 Zany adventure 0114 Teller of stories 0115 Luxury Swiss watch 0117 Wine cellar item 0121 Like potatoes pre-prep 0123 Doctors’ agreement?

0127 Opponent 0128 Fully assuage 0129 Electrical measure 0130 Tell stories, in a way 0131 December purchase 0132 Biggest of three ’50s-’60s TV brothers 0133 River through Orléans 0134 Clothing giant Bauer

DOWN 01 02 03 04 05

No. on a bill Island band The __ Men Female gamete Squad raiders Caribou kin

DR. MARK’S

MEDICINE CABINET Hypo what?

Weight gain, shifts in mood linked to gland

BY DR. MARK MENOLASCINO

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06 Super Bowl prize?

07 Paintball cry 08 Sitcom beer server 09 Petting zoo call 010 From Quito, say 011 Arch-like letter 012 Bring around 013 Unspecified power 014 Van Gogh’s “The __ Night” 015 Low-maintenance plants 016 Three-note quintet 017 Bean in Hollywood 019 Harassed 023 Fitness promoter born of French immigrants 025 New Providence port 029 She put the ruby slippers on Dorothy 032 Slim woodwind 034 Tomato option 035 Little patience testers 036 Pre-1868 Tokyo 037 Sun Valley alternative 038 Nurse Barton 039 Heads up 040 Offensive smell 045 Knife-like ridge 047 Neurofeedback readout 049 Stray dismissal 050 2012 Affleck thriller 051 Equal 053 Cave 054 Barking up the wrong tree, e.g.

055 Tropical veranda 059 How DVDs may be sold 060 Kitten’s “Got milk?”

063 Early solution for bad weather 064 Reel 066 Baby barn critter 067 Paid leader?

069 “Who is John Galt?” writer Rand 071 Word of disapproval 072 McPhee’s job, in a 2005 film 073 Layered rock 074 Locomotive output 075 Hardly within shouting distance

076 Refuge for a frequent flier?

079 Runner’s bane 080 Delano : FDR :: __ : Garfield 081 Move furtively 084 Online exchange 085 Winter melon 087 Pacific weather event 090 Cost of bread?

092 Sicilian smoker 093 Drag strip sound 094 It may be residential 095 Joker 097 Tiny, in a tiny way 098 They’re folded in kitchens 0102 In a new way 0104 Unexceptional 0106 Nostalgia source 0107 Oxford mark 0108 Red River capital 0109 Has the __ hand 0110 Political employees 0111 Less soggy 0116 Piece of farmland 0118 In an atmosphere of 0119 Space exploration acronym 0120 Spot for a bouncing baby boy 0122 Mekong River language 0124 Rock genre 0125 Printer spec.

0126 Livestock lady

ypothyroidism, the name given to low production of thyroid hormone, is vastly under-recognized in our country. Many people have vague complaints that they attribute to “aging.” Yet when you tie them all together the answer lies in thyroid function. What do we know about the thyroid? Hypothyroidism is probably the most common yet least understood and poorly treated issue in all of medicine. We know that for true optimal health you must have balance in the thyroid so the rest of the hormone symphony is in harmony. For example, insulin resistance is worsened with suboptimal thyroid function, which leads to further inefficient blood sugar metabolism leading to further thyroid dysfunction. There is a crosstalk between thyroid and insulin as well as thyroid with cortisol and the hormones. A vicious cycle occurs causing dysfunction that must be personalized for success.

To achieve harmony, we must look at the entire symphony and understand the interplay.

This is true for both men and women, though women have a much higher incidence of thyroid problems — one in five women and 1 in 10 men are affected.

However, up to 50 percent of people with thyroid dysfunction are undiagnosed and of those on thyroid therapy many are under treated. The real key to fixing a sluggish thyroid is the right testing to confirm there is a thyroid problem and then personalizing an approach to provide optimal energy, metabolism and balance of all other hormones. If your thyroid is not functioning correctly, nothing else in the body will work efficiently.

There are several different reasons for low thyroid function. Many people, especially women, have had this ignored by their doctors (“you are normal, so exercise more and eat less and everything will be fine”). Or they end up on an antidepressant, diabetes medication or cholesterol medication when all along the thyroid was screaming to be heard.

One young woman came to see me last year with a story I often hear. She was 30 pounds overweight and she could not change her body fat no matter what she did. She ate clean, tried every diet, worked with a personal trainer and even saw a psychiatrist for her low mood. She wondered if she had a combination of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and some depression mixed in as well. Her menstrual cycles were irregular and painful with severe mood changes. The problem all along was her thyroid. She had

health fair screening lab tests and was told her thyroid was normal. But when she had a more personalized and advanced thyroid evaluation, her blood tests showed the story.

Part of the problem is that endocrine societies have lowered the threshold for what we now diagnose as low thyroid function or hypothyroidism and few labs have adjusted to the new normal.

You must be careful with blood lab testing. There is a so-called “normal range” that as long as you fit into this range everything is supposed to be alright. But to personalize your metabolism, energy, mood, diabetes risk and hormone balance you must challenge your doctor to find your optimal spot on the bell shape curve of normal. The TSH, or thyroid stimulating hormone, is the “conductor” of the thyroid symphony and the TSH tells your thyroid to make T4 (thyroxine) which is converted to the active T3 — this is the one that truly counts and the range is typically 1.8-4.2 with optimal 3.5-4.0. Your body only converts less than 10 percent of the inactive T4 to the active T3. So if your active T3 value is 2.0 or 4.0 you should feel the same? Really? If you have a level which is less than half of optimal active thyroid hormone in your body, which controls every single cell in your body, are you going to feel the same as if you had twice as much?

Think of the difference between those two values that are both “normal.”

The T3 is king (or queen) and controls whether you have good energy, good mood, lower cholesterol, reduced diabetes/insulin resistance/sugar metabolism, a normal menstrual cycle and can even be involved in achieving fertility.

Think of my client. Would the “calories in versus calories out” equation finally balance and would she lose weight? Would her energy levels improve? Would her other hormones finally find a balance and end her menstrual problems? Would her mood improve so that she didn’t need to be on an antidepressant? Yes! It’s important to remember that inflammation is tied to thyroid function just as it is to everything else and the gut leads the way.

The food that you eat can affect thyroid function just as it affects blood sugar and cholesterol. Some people with thyroid problems have an inflammatory immune condition called Hashimoto’s thyroid. This is a unique situation that can be difficult to balance and is usually resistant to traditional medication alone. A comprehensive, integrative, functional medicine approach is key to reversing Hashimoto’s. The key is to eat whole food, organic when you can, as the thyroid is exquisitely sensitivity to toxicity. Processed food is poison on all of your hormone systems and especially the thyroid. Remember to find a balance for yourself with nutrient-dense food low in toxicity and reduce your own toxic stress to balance the adrenals — the “sister” gland of the thyroid. PJH

“Up to 50 percent of people with thyroid dynsfunction are undiagnosed.”

WELLNESS COMMUNITY DR. MCKENZIE STEINER, ND Naturopathic Physician drmckenziesteiner.com

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19) “Excess is the common substitute for energy,” said poet Marianne Moore. That’s a problem you should watch out for in the coming weeks. According to my astrological projections, you’re a bit less lively and dynamic than usual.

And you may be tempted to compensate by engaging in extreme behavior or resorting to a contrived show of force. Please don’t! A better strategy would be to recharge your power. Lay low and take extra good care of yourself.

Get high-quality food, sleep, entertainment, art, love and relaxation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) For a pregnant woman, the fetus often begins to move for the first time during the fifth month of gestation. The sensation may resemble popcorn popping or a butterfly fluttering. It’s small but dramatic: the distinct evidence that a live creature is growing inside her. Even if you are not literally expecting a baby, and even if you are male, I suspect you will soon feel the metaphorical equivalent of a fetus’s first kicks. You’re not ready to give birth yet, of course, but you are well on your way to generating a new creation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “Since U Been Gone” is a pop song recorded by vocalist Kelly Clarkson. She won a Grammy for it, and made a lot of money from its sales. But two other singers turned down the chance to make it their own before Clarkson got her shot. The people who wrote the tune offered it first to Pink and then to Hillary Duff, but neither accepted.

Don’t be like those two singers, Gemini. Be like Clarkson.

Recognize opportunities when they are presented to you, even if they are in disguise or partially cloaked.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) “Going with the flow” sounds easy and relaxing, but here’s another side of the truth: Sometimes it can kick your ass.

The rippling current you’re floating on may swell up into a boisterous wave. The surge of the stream might get so hard and fast that your ride becomes more spirited than you anticipated. And yet I still think that going with the flow is your best strategy in the coming weeks. It will eventually deliver you to where you need to go, even if there are bouncy surprises along the way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) “Money doesn’t make you happy,” said movie star and ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” Despite his avowal, I’m guessing that extra money would indeed make you at least somewhat happier. And the good news is that the coming months will be prime time for you to boost your economic fortunes. Your ability to attract good financial luck will be greater than usual, and it will zoom even higher if you focus on getting better educated and organized about how to bring more wealth your way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” So sang Jimi Hendrix in his raucous psychedelic tune “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).” We could view his statement as an example of delusional grandiosity, and dismiss it as meaningless. Or we could say it’s a funny and brash boast that Hendrix made as he imagined himself to be a mythic hero capable of unlikely feats. For the purposes of this horoscope, let’s go with the latter interpretation. I encourage you to dream up a slew of extravagant brags about the outlandish magic powers you have at your disposal. I bet it will rouse hidden reserves of energy that will enhance your more practical powers.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) It’s the phase of your cycle when you have maximum power to transform yourself. If you work hard to rectify and purify your inner life, you will be able to generate a transcendent release. Moreover, you may tap into previously dormant or inaccessible aspects of your soul’s code.

Here are some tips on how to fully activate this magic. 1.

Without any ambivalence, banish ghosts that are more trouble than they are worth. 2. Identify the one bad habit you most want to dissolve, and replace it with a good habit. 3. Forgive everyone, including yourself. 4. Play a joke on your fear. 5. Discard or give away material objects that no longer have any meaning or use.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) I hope you’re not getting bored with all of the good news I have been delivering in recent weeks. I’m sorry if I sound like I’m sugarcoating or whitewashing, but I swear I’m simply reporting the truth about the cosmic omens.

Your karma is extra sweet these days. You do have a few obstacles, but they are weaker than usual. So I’m afraid you will have to tolerate my rosy prophecies for a while longer. Stop reading now if you can’t bear to receive a few more buoyant beams. This is your last warning! Your web of allies is getting more resilient and interesting.

You’re expressing just the right mix of wise selfishness and enlightened helpfulness. As your influence increases, you are becoming even more responsible about wielding it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) When 16th-century Spanish invaders arrived in the land of the Mayans, they found a civilization that was in many ways highly advanced. The native people had a superior medical system and calendar. They built impressive cities with sophisticated architecture and paved roads. They were prolific artists, and had a profound understanding of mathematics and astronomy. And yet they did not make or use wheeled vehicles, which had been common in much of the rest of the world for over 2,000 years. I see a certain similarity between this odd disjunction and your life. Although you’re mostly competent and authoritative, you are neglecting to employ a certain resource that would enhance your competence and authority even further. Fix this oversight!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) If you have ever fantasized about taking a pilgrimage to a wild frontier or sacred sanctuary or your ancestral homeland, the next ten months will be an excellent time to do it. And the best time to plan such an adventure will be the coming two weeks. Keep the following questions in mind as you brainstorm. 1. What are your life’s greatest mysteries, and what sort of journey might bring an awakening that clarifies them? 2. Where could you go in order to clarify the curious yearnings that you have never fully understood? 3. What power spot on planet Earth might activate the changes you most want to make in your life?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) When he died at the age of 77 in 1905, Aquarian author Jules Verne had published 54 books. You’ve probably heard of his science fiction novels Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. He was a major influence on numerous writers, including Jean-Paul Sartre, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Arthur Rimbaud.

But one of his manuscripts never made it into book form. When he finished it in 1863, his publisher refused to publish it, so Verne stashed it in a safe. It remained there until his great-grandson discovered it in 1989. Five years later, Verne’s “lost novel,” Paris in the Twentieth Century, went on sale for the first time. I suspect that in the coming months, you may have a comparable experience, Aquarius. An old dream that was lost or never fulfilled may be available for recovery and resuscitation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) “I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation,” says stand-up comic Arnold Brown, “but I’m not very good at it.” Your task in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to undermine your own skills at self-deprecation. You may think they are too strong and entrenched to undo and unlearn, but I don’t—especially now, when the cosmic forces are conspiring to prove to you how beautiful you are. Cooperate with those cosmic forces! Exploit the advantages they are providing. Inundate yourself with approval, praise, and naked flattery.

Go to RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text-message horoscopes. Audio horoscopes also available by phone at 877-873-4888 or 900-950-7700.

Uplifted state Visualization helps healing

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f you were to close your eyes and imagine being at a favorite beach, and also bring to mind the warmth of the sun, the scent of ocean air and the fragrance of tropical flowers, your brain experiences that scene as if it were really happening. The power of visualization starts a cascade of positive shifts in the body, mind and spirit.

Your heart opens as you visualize the beauty of a favorite beach. The heart then signals the brain to release the biochemistry of wellbeing into the body. The body and mind relax, and physical and emotional stresses melt away.

Soul connection The positive biochemistry initiated by the heart and released by the brain upgrade your being to a higher vibration. The frequency of an openhearted state brings with it access to the wisdom of your soul and to higher guidance.

Healing On an academic note, scientists have been measuring the positive health benefits of using a technique called “guided visualization.” Guided visualizations are structured so that the content of the imagining/visualizing is scripted to intentionally target a specific, desired outcome. Typically, another person guides the process by asking you to close your eyes and imagine specific things based on your goal.

Research results Studies have demonstrated that guided visualization before and after surgery positively influences the pace of recovery. Patients who practiced visualizing healing with ease from the surgery they were about to undergo had fewer medical complications, less pain and shorter hospital stays.

Other studies have demonstrated that when people with bone fractures consistently visualize the bones knitting together, the fractures mend more quickly.

Research with children who have cancer has shown that kids who are taught to use guided imagery to increase the number of cancer killing cells measurably increase the number of cancer killing cells in their bodies.

Everyday application Everyone can benefit from experiencing a guided visualization. Here is one I often share in workshops, which you can use anytime you’d like to open your heart and be more peaceful.

Set aside about 10 minutes and sit comfortably in a quiet place where you will not be interrupted. Close your eyes and take a few slow, deep breaths. Bring to mind your favorite place in nature and take the time to make that setting really vivid in your mind’s eye. Notice the colors, the textures, the scents, sounds, time of year and the temperature in that location. Take in the beauty with all your senses. Notice how imagining being there makes you feel. Notice what you so love about it. Allow the good feelings to permeate your entire body. Gently open your eyes and enjoy your relaxed, uplifted state of being. PJH Carol Mann is a longtime Jackson resident, radio personality, former Grand Targhee Resort owner, author, and clairvoyant. Got a Cosmic Question? Email carol@yourcosmiccafe.com

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