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OPEN SEASON An American icon is caught in the crosshairs of an environmental, economic and spiritual battle after its removal from the endangered species list.

Cover photo by Jim Peaco, NPS EDITOR’S NOTE

10 THE BUZZ 2

THE NEW WEST

17 CULTURE KLASH

DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS

24 FEAST

THE BUZZ

29 COSMIC

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THIS WEEK

AUGUST 23-29, 2017 By Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey Now that the Eclipse is over, we can get on with the rest of the summer. Only a few weeks left, according to the calendar, but temperatures are steadily cooling off as we go into the last week of August. It is also not uncommon to see a little snow over the higher Tetons. In August of 2014 two significant snowstorms hit in the Tetons before the end of August, each producing 6 and 12 inches of snow at 11,000-ft.

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Average high temperatures this week are in the upper 70’s, and I am sorry to say, it is all-downhill from here, to the end of the year. If it makes you feel better, the record high temperature this week is 94-degrees, which was set way, way back on August 29th, 1934. You may have noticed the last month or two that the summer of 1934 has an awful lot of high temp records to its name. Because that was one of the hottest year’s ever in Jackson.

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THIS MONTH AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.2 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 3.8 inches (1945) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 0 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 0 inches

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Average overnight low temperatures this week in the upper 30’s, and seeing low temperatures dip a tad lower than that, closer to freezing, will become more common over the next few weeks. Hopefully, we won’t see anything close to the record low temperature for this week of 18-degrees! That lowpoint was set back on August 28th, 1960 and is the all-time record coldest temperature for the month of August in Jackson.

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NEWS Inexplicable

WEIRD

The Adair family of Deerfield Beach, Fla., were startled awake on July 15 by the sound of something meaty crashing onto their roof. When they investigated, they found two packages of Italian pork sausage in the side yard, and three more packages still on the roof. The sausages were in bags marked with the name of a land-clearing company in Alabama. Austin Adair called the company to inquire about the wayward sausages, but “the guy had no idea what I was talking about and probably thought I was crazy,” he said, and the mystery remains unsolved. “I would love to know what really happened,” Jennie Adair said, “because it’s just so, so odd.” nOdessa, Texas, resident Ernesto Baeza Acosta, 34, has legally changed his name to Ernesto Trump and declared himself the son of President Trump. His NSFW Facebook page features photographs of Ernesto wearing a Trumplike wig and asks viewers to “Please share this so that my Dad your president can see this and spend time with me.” Ernesto is a fan of President Trump, but his immigrant mother is unamused about his name change.

The Naked Truth

Summers are hot in Lawrence, Kan., and Christopher Steven Carlson, 34, of Riley took advantage of the warm temperatures on July 30 to stroll down a sidewalk in the busy college town in his birthday suit—twice. Police first arrested Carlson around 2 p.m. in downtown Lawrence for indecent exposure, after which he paid his $500 fine and was released. He caught a taxi from the Douglas County Jail back to the downtown area, where he stiffed the driver, left his clothes in the car and resumed his in-the-buff constitutional. Local business owner Meg Heriford said: “Our customers were not alarmed. It was more like, ‘Hey, there’s a naked guy.’”

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nNakedness does leave one a bit vulnerable, as Travis Tingler, 32, found out on July 16 as he stood unclothed outside his girlfriend’s house in Manitowoc, Wis., shouting and threatening to hurt the people inside. When police arrived, they tried and failed to get Tingler back into his pants, so they handcuffed him. As they struggled to put him in the police car, Tingler picked up a lighter off the ground, and a probe from an officer’s stun gun struck the lighter, igniting Tingler’s chest and beard hairs.

SINGLE-TRACK MIND Trail building isn’t as easy as it used to be. Back in the day, you could just get on your horse to get from point A to B in the way that made the most sense. Now trail builders need to account for different user groups, increased use, erosion, permitting, easements through private land, and the list goes on. So, before you rant about how you don’t like a trail, remember that it wasn’t built for you. We have to trust that the builder used his or her best judgment after looking at all the possibilities and restrictions to design the best trail possible. Just a few days ago, a friend was complaining about “the people who put logs across” the shortcuts he’s developed. I explained to him that one reason for the original trail having turns is that it’s a very popular multiuse trail located close to town. If mountain bikers are

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going straight, they’re going fast, creating a much higher chance of user conflict, and that if he continues his practice of shortcutting, the risk of trail closure increases tremendously. Not to mention the fact that the trail crews are spending all their time and money trying to repair the damage he’s caused instead of focusing on building new trails. But then I rode a different trail and there were several sections of rock removed, allowing increased speed. The trail crew did this so I was flummoxed. I spoke with them and they had sound reasons for doing it, even though I disagree with the project. I had to bite my tongue and remember that the trail wasn’t built for me. If you have praise, complaints or ideas for improving our trail system, contact the USFS instead of changing the trail on your own. – Cary Smith

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nNudity, like everything else, is more fun when you can share it with friends. Or so it appeared to drivers along route A66 in Workington, Cumbria, in England, who spied four “shame-faced” men walking along the road wearing nothing but sneakers on July 30. The four “protected their modesty with cupped hands” and appeared to be walking quickly, according to Kathryn Lynn, 50, who drove by with her husband and daughter and snapped a photo of the odd group. “It was a bit of a shock to see,” she said.

The Continuing Crisis

Out of eight candidates for Detroit mayor in the Aug. 8 primary, half were convicted felons, the Detroit News reported. Three women and one man have convictions including gun crimes and assault with intent to commit murder. “Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” opined political consultant Greg Bowens. Michigan law allows convicted felons to vote and run for office unless they are currently incarcerated, or if their offenses are fraud-related or constitute a breach of public trust. None of the felons advanced to the general election.

Ironies

In Green Bay, Wis., the Spartans of Vincent T. Lombardi Middle School won’t be playing football this year because of a lack of coaches. Jim Van Abel, principal of the school named after the revered coach of the Green Bay Packers, told parents in a letter that the district had been advertising for coaching positions since April, to no avail. Student Alex Coniff said last year about 55 students played on the school’s two football teams. (Interestingly, the district was also unable to provide a representative to be interviewed for the story.)

The Perfect Name

Weedville, Pa., more than lived up to its name on July 31 when the North Central Municipal Drug Task Force busted Tiffany R. Potts, 23, and James Michael Dunshie, 30, at their home. The pair were caught with heroin, methamphetamines, hallucinogenic mushrooms, firearms and drug paraphernalia—but, apparently, no weed.

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EDITOR’S NOTE Enduring Lessons From Jackson Hole BY ROBYN VINCENT @TheNomadicHeart

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frantically skidded from one platform to the next. Meanwhile, people transfixed to their phones scurried by. “Can you please help me?” I asked several commuters. Alas. They didn’t have time; they were late; they didn’t know. When I noticed a man donned in a uniform, perhaps an MTA employee, I asked him, too, for help. He shrugged and walked away. That day my relationship with New York City dampened, and for the first time in my life, I returned home—to Jackson Hole—knowing I was exactly where I was meant to be. Then, with my journalist hat on, I dived into the town. The truth, I soon discovered, is that Jackson Hole is layered and complicated and nuanced. And as the years passed, as the community grew, so too did its problems and my journalistic responsibility to highlight them. When the housing crisis dug its claws into the valley, and since then, Planet Jackson Hole has told the stories of the afflicted, including with the series “The Faces of Blair.” Placing pressure on power and raising public awareness about a 40-percent rent increase at Blair Place Apartments, the series introduced locals to integral members of the community: an advocate and volunteer, a preschool teacher, a police officer. When I visited them at their modest, beige-walled digs, each told me their Jackson Hole dreams had been shattered, that they would be forced to leave the valley after their rents were raised. But that wasn’t the end. Amid sustained pressure at the hands of local media, the owner of Blair walked back the rent increase, splitting it into increments and delaying it by a year for some residents. This is the power and responsibility of local journalism. After that, I met with my reporters and told them PJH would not publish stories about the housing crisis without

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business card in my wallet, ultimately landing on my father’s number. It was indeed a stark contrast to the grimy, beguiling milieu of Detroit, my hometown—where at one time my friend and I couldn’t get the cops to call us back for days after we filed a police report for her stolen car. Despite Jackson’s warm embrace, I remained skeptical. What stories, besides that of good Samaritans, could I possibly unearth here? When I arrived in New York City on that sticky day in August, the stench of trash simmering in the streets did little to temper my optimism. I secretly thought the city would convince me to abandon Jackson, to instead plant roots in a place where I had always imagined living. It didn’t take long, though, for me to realize something had shifted. Walking down 56th Street, I found myself behaving odd: looking passersby in the eyes, smiling, offering up pleasantries. Of course, my efforts were mostly futile, met with looks of confusion or no acknowledgement at all. And when I wasn’t acting like an urban neophyte, I found myself craving the city’s green space, spending interminable hours in Central Park. In just a couple months, Jackson Hole had peeled away my tough city dweller exterior. It had converted me to a nature loving, irrepressibly cheery person who wanted to discern friendly faces from the crowd, who wanted little, if any, anonymity. During one New York minute, as I navigated a sea of digital denizens donned in earbuds, gazing at the pale glow of their smartphones, city life revealed itself to me: not even in the remote mountains of western Wyoming had I felt so far away from humanity. This notion crystallized after I said goodbye to the friend I was visiting. We parted ways at Penn Station and panic set in when, in true country bumpkin fashion, I could not locate my train’s platform. Sprinting up and down stairs, I

y love affair with Jackson Hole began in a place 2,173 miles from the valley. It was 2008 and I had just flown four hours from Jackson—where I shared a four-bedroom house with seven roommates—to visit a friend in New York City. I was working one of my first reporter gigs for Planet Jackson Hole, the same publication that, after nine years, I will leave this week to continue my journalism education. Donning short blonde hair with a pink streak (I fit right in among the Planet’s motley crew), I knew then, at 24, that journalism was my calling. But I wasn’t so sure Jackson was the place to pursue it. After all, the valley lacked surface tension, an ingredient I thought necessary to practice good journalism. People left their doors unlocked, their keys in the ignition. And there was no option for anonymity. The post office, the grocery store, the bank—nowhere was safe from chance (read: unwanted) encounters with acquaintances, bosses, co-workers. This, apparently, was small town living. And I would soon become the recipient of its kindness. One blurry night, outside what used to be 43 North, I left my purse behind. It contained more than a few sentimental items, along with money, credit cards and my passport. When I returned to the bar the next day on a reconnaissance mission, a red Schwinn chained to a wooden fence was all that remained. I felt even more lost in my new town. Two days later, my father called from Michigan. “Your purse is with the Jackson Hole Police. What are you doing out there?” But concern for his bemused daughter was eclipsed by my dad’s amazement for the honest people of Jackson Hole. Someone had found my purse and delivered it to the police station, all contents intact. Then JHPD called every

The author circa her days as a fledgling reporter for Planet Jackson Hole.

humanizing the struggle. Each piece would include someone’s narrative. Indeed, reporting valley issues through a social justice lens is at the core of Planet Jackson Hole’s editorial mission. That has meant illuminating the trials and tribulations of marginalized people: Wyoming’s LGBTQ community, Jackson’s immigrant populace, people who juggle multiple jobs to live here. Indeed, in a place with the widest income disparity in the country, an increasing number of residents are working more and, essentially, living less to maintain a Jackson address. Just the other day, the mayor of Jackson, Pete Muldoon, told me he doubts he could financially afford to be mayor for a second term. While the position demands more than full-time hours, the mayor and many of his colleagues, he said, work multiple jobs to afford an 83001 zip code. If we are concerned about the people who represent us and the interests they advocate, this is deeply problematic. After all, what happens to a town when only independently wealthy people can afford to run for political office? We needn’t look further than national politics for the answer. Planet Jackson Hole’s mission also has evolved to discuss global issues with local tendrils. It’s one reason we recently captured our first award in PJH’s history for Natosha Hoduski’s column, “Dispatch from Chios,” which chronicles her raw experiences volunteering at a Syrian refugee camp. Her words garnered an award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia because they could stir compassion among the most hardened of readers. Look for a cover story from Hoduski next week. It has been an honor to unwrap and report the complexities of Jackson Hole under PJH’s coterie of editors, until three and a half years ago, when I felt capable to take the reins and become a mentor to the next batch of wide-eyed scribes. To groom local journalists is a nourishing exercise for both the student and teacher, one that will endure at Wyoming’s only alternative newspaper no matter who is at the helm. And it’s what has inspired me to continue on my journalistic path. Although I must, at least temporarily, leave Jackson Hole to do this, the lessons I’ve learned here I will take with me everywhere. PJH

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Standing In Awe

here were you during the great solar eclipse? What kind of sobering sensations fired across the ancient synaptic pathways linking your mind to body and spirit? Quite possibly, the conjunction of moon and sun was, for some, just another one-off event, a been-there, done-that moment, enabling the seeker to boast forevermore of having witnessed a cosmic alignment yet holding little capacity for pondering its deeper meaning. For others, the eclipse was a lesson in humility, summoning reflection on what the rendezvous might offer in making them better people. Mother Nature gives us reasons to stand in awe every single moment. But could it be that by dwelling in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a region so resplendent with natural mysteries, we become desensitized sometimes, needing an eclipse to remind us of the power of awe? We know, based on thickening reams of scientific evidence, that letting awe seep into our being can be transformational. Literally, it can alter perception in positive ways. When awe happens on a mass level, experienced jointly by tens of millions at a time, like this week when the moon blocked out the sun, could it—should it— result in greater appreciation and respect for the natural world? While I was researching my book on Ted Turner, Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet a few years ago, there were several things I wanted to know: one was any correlation between Turner the fiscal conservative, socially-progressive billionaire and Turner the successful businessman who became a selfless conservationist and philanthropist.

For him, awe for nature played a pivotal role. As he was building TBS and CNN into paragons of modern media technology disruption, an internal impulse began taking hold (which I’ll explore in future columns). During the onset of middle age, Turner deepened his connection to the wild outdoors by buying properties and protecting them with conservation easements. The reasons were amorphous yet instinctual. As it turns out, science offers an explanation: People who spend more time immersed in nature tend to be more empathetic, kinder, gentler and more giving souls. As exposure increases over their lives, they become more capable of thinking not only about their own self-interest but also across generations. In Turner’s case, it resulted in a realization that by doing what one can to protect nature it also yields benefits for human communities. While still possessing a large ego, he derived enormous satisfaction by being magnanimous. Two years ago the study “Awe, the Small Self, and Prosocial Behavior” was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. It corroborated other scientific findings showing that people who derive awe in nature admirably become better citizens. “Awe arises in evanescent experiences. Looking up at the starry expanse of the night sky. Gazing out across the blue vastness of the ocean. Feeling amazed at the birth and development of a child. Protesting at a political rally or watching a favorite sports team live,” leader author Paul Piff, from the University of California-Irvine, wrote with colleagues. “Many of the experiences people cherish most are triggers of the emotion we focused on here— awe. Our investigation indicates that awe, although often fleeting and hard to describe, serves a vital social function. By diminishing the emphasis

on the individual self, awe may encourage people to forego strict self-interest to improve the welfare of others.” Looking around Greater Yellowstone, I see plenty of people, many with significant means, who are drawn to the awe of the region’s wild lands. Once infected with biophilia and embracing conservation, they grew happier, were more pleasant to be around and felt more firmly grounded in making a positive difference in their community. In Latin, the term alteri huic means “to this other.” In English, it is the root of the word “altruism,” i.e. exhibiting selfless concern for the wellbeing of other humans, animals and even places. Simply put, within the context of Greater Yellowstone, it translates to putting the best long-term interest of a place ahead of our own desires to exploit it in ways that might do it harm. With the eclipse, countless millions of dollars and mountains of human time and effort were expended simply to put people in a position to witness a natural event that arrived and passed within a couple of hours. What a shame it will be if, in the end, it was all for naught; if by coming together and standing beneath a cosmic happening, we still lose sight of the real wonders that exist every day right beneath our feet. Wonders that, with continued exposure, produce better communities and generous citizens heeding the power of awe. PJH

Todd Wilkinson, editor of mountainjournal.org, has been writing his award-winning column, The New West, for nearly 30 years. He is author of Grizzlies of Pilgrim Creek about famous Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 featuring 150 pictures by renowned wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen. Autographed copies available mangelsen.com/grizzly.

Monuments and Power The problem of white supremacy falls on the shoulders of all white people. BY BAYNARD WOODS @DemoInCrisis

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Confederate monument in Durham was arrested as she left a press conference after the sheriff said, “No one is getting away with what happened.” So far, eight people have been charged— the same number of white supremacists charged after Charlottesville. I am particularly haunted by the guy pictured above. It is a still of a video I took as police were clearing out the park where the racist rally was planned. He is beating a white antifascist in the head with his long stick. Later, he was filmed and photographed beating a black man, Deandre Harris, by what looks like the Village People of racists—one with a Nazi helmet, another like a construction helmet, one in a polo, and another, like this guy, with a beard and baseball hat. He looks, hauntingly, like me—a little heftier, a slightly longer beard. How can I see him and feel good about symbolic acts? I have the quality he values most. I could have ended up like him. I grew up in Columbia, where Newsome took down the rebel battle flag. I was taught, not so much at home, but in the world around me, to honor people like Robert E. Lee. And I was taught not to notice my own whiteness. Now, I can’t not notice it. After I left Charlottesville, I felt disgusted by my own skin. Whenever I saw another white person, I cringed, wondering which side they were on and I knew people thought the same thing of me. On Friday, it was announced that Steve Bannon was out of the Trump White House. Like the monuments coming down, I’m glad he’s out but it’s only a small part of something so much larger. White supremacy is a white problem. Even if its grosser displays disgust us, we still benefit from it. There were plenty of white anti-racists fighting the racists in Charlottesville and largely keeping them out of Boston. But until we fight a lot harder, we don’t get to feel good when a monument comes down. It is not only Bannon or Trump that has a white supremacy problem, it is us. PJH

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for my people ... This land has never been ours for Native Americans. This land has never been ours for queer people. This land has only been ours for rich ruling white elites, period.” The Durham rally seemed to be winding down. Then after someone walked up with a ladder, things went quickly and Thompson climbed the ladder up the the plinth and wrapped a rope around the statue. “It’s important to not just talk about, for instance, the Confederate monument being taken down as vandalism in that moment,” Bree Newsome, who broke the law to climb the pole and take down the Confederate flag on South Carolina’s capitol grounds, told Willets. “Yes, literally it’s vandalism, but if you understand the historical context and the history of that monument being erected, then you understand morally why it’s necessary for the monument to come down,” she says. After Dylann Roof murdered nine African-Americans in Mother Emanuel church in Charleston, we should have removed the statues that are coming down now. “It’s going to be very exciting ... as we really confront the power structure that has existed here for a very long time in ways that are full frontal,” Muhiyidin d’Baha, who later became famous when he lept across a protest line and grabbed a rebel flag from a racist hand, said to me, the day after the Mother Emanuel shooting, standing at the foot of a statue of John C. Calhoun. “In ways that say, ‘This statue does not need to be here anymore.’” The city rallied around its white mayor, who said the right words. The Calhoun monument did not come down. Activists rallied again this week for its removal. It is necessary. But Charleston, like America, is so steeped in white supremacy that we white people should not be able to feel good about the removal of a statue. Less than 24 hours after the Durham monument takedown, Takiyah Thompson, who pulled down the

resident Donald Trump’s press conference, in which he defended the racists in Charlottesville and attacked those there to protest them, was one of the worst performances of his presidency. And it came a day after the Durham statue to confederate soldiers came down thanks to activists who took it into their own hands. “So this week it’s Robert E. Lee,” Trump said. “I notice that Stonewall Jackson’s coming down. I wonder: Is it George Washington next week, and is it Thomas Jefferson the week after?” Trump said. “You know, you really do have to ask yourself—where does it stop?” Early the next morning, cranes and crews of workers began removing all four of the confederate monuments in Baltimore. Here we were, a small crowd, at 4 a.m., black and white, crustpunk and square, reporter and activist, watching the statue of confederate generals Lee and Jackson being hoisted up through the air in the surreal pre-dawn light of Baltimore and taken away. It felt like a moment of catharsis. A rapid response to the racist rally and white radical terrorist attack in Charlottesville, as the city hauled away one of its four monuments to the confederacy. Two others had already come down and the last one would be carted away at dawn. The mayor, Catherine Pugh, an African-American woman, is being widely praised for the order, which came after a local activist group planned an event called “Do it Like Durham,” referring to a group of activists that pulled down a statue dedicated to confederate soldiers in that city. Sarah Willets with INDY Week in North Carolina, reported on the scene in Durham and before the statue came down, Takiyah Thompson, one of the activists responsible for pulling it down told her, “This land has never been ours

In the digital age, there is little room left for debate over what happened in Charlottesville.

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Lights Out The only black-out we’ll ever remember was surprisngly tame. BY SHANNON SOLLITT @ShannonSollitt

he most anticipated event of the season has come and gone, and the feeling seemed to be one of camaraderie more than chaos. “I’m glad I watched it with a group of people,” eight-time eclipse veteran Bob Coppock said after the total solar eclipse passed Monday afternoon. Despite expectations of a town saturated with visitors, downtown Jackson was eerily quiet over the weekend prior to the eclipse. The Chamber of Commerce listed 48 hotels that still had vacancies between August 15 and 25. “It was kinda spooky driving around town yesterday, there was nobody there,” Lieutenant Matt Carr said Tuesday. That’s not to say no one came. Wyoming Department of Transportation reported 17,755 more vehicles than the five-year average in Teton County on Saturday, and 33,087 on Sunday. Statewide traffic increased more than 27 percent compared to the five-year average for the third Sunday in August. “A lot of people were here to experience it, I think they just bypassed town,” Carr said. Grand Teton National Park, on par with expectations, had a record-breaking couple days from Saturday through Tuesday. A traffic report recorded 2,400 more cars than usual on Highway 26 north of Moran, and 4,000 more cars at Gros Ventre Road on Saturday. Saturday was also a record-breaking day at the Craig Thomas Visitor Center. As soon as roads opened at 6 a.m. Monday

morning, traffic had filled in along the western part of Gros Ventre Road. By 7 a.m., traffic was crawling from the National Museum of Wildlife Art to Gros Ventre. Still, GTNP personnel were in high spirits Monday morning. “I’m really excited,” said park ranger Vicky Mates. She had been stationed at the entrance to Gros Ventre campsite and amphitheater since 5:30 a.m. Her job was to direct traffic and distribute official eclipse glasses to unprepared visitors. She also had stickers, reusable bags, park maps and GTNP’s Total Solar Eclipse newspaper to offer. GTNP offered 100 parking passes for the Gros Ventre campsite, where park officials established an “official viewing area” complete with telescopes and narration from Dark Ranger Telescope Tours. Passes ran out by 11 a.m. Sunday, Mates said. But Mates didn’t turn anyone away from the spot. If they didn’t have a parking pass, she just pointed them a little down the road, where there was ample parking close enough for them to walk. Gros Ventre campsite was one of three official viewing sites in the park. Programs at Colter Bay and Craig Thomas Visitor Center warmed park visitors up to the eclipse over the weekend. Dark Ranger Kevin Poe presented two programs at Gros Ventre amphitheater: “Women’s Work: Mathy Maidens Solving Spaces’ Perplexing Problems” on Saturday night and “Syzygy: The Sciences, History and Mythology of Three Collinear Points” Sunday night. Poe also provided the telescopes and projected the eclipse on a big screen Monday. He and his dark rangers travel around the country to educate people during astronomy festivals and celestial events like the eclipse. He joked that he’ll even offer “off-world” discounts to anyone that provides the transportation. Despite the programming in the official viewing areas, many viewers seemed to stay near their cars or on the road. Even passengers from 100 vehicles did not

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No trespassing on private lands. Open alcohol containers are strictly prohibited on Flat Creek. Dogs are prohibited in public parks. No dogs at large. Public urination is prohibited. Please respect private property at all times. Utilize designated public access locations when accessing Flat Creek. Be considerate of neighbors and environment by limiting noise and disturbance to riparian habitat. Respect wildlife. Glass containers are prohibited. Please dispose of garbage in designated receptacles. Float at your own risk – no safety personnel present. Dangerous and swift flowing cold water, low clearance bridges shallow Respect our community! water occur in some locations.

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emergency room has seen, but “paralleled the busiest days we’ve had.” Sunday was busier, Connelly said, with Urgent Care visitation up 15 percent compared to the same day last year. There was also one fatality: 30-year-old John Mione of Garland, Texas, died in an ATV accident Sunday afternoon in Alta, Wyoming. He was visiting for the eclipse. But on a brighter (pun intended?) note, Connelly said no one has visited St. John’s complaining about vision issues yet. She credits meticulous preparation as “key to this being a positive experience for everybody.” Indeed, other than managing traffic once the eclipse was over, Carr said law enforcement had an easy day. “We certainly geared up to be able to handle a lot of different situations,” he said. “It’s nice to be prepared and know that we were there for the community.” Apparently eclipse viewers aren’t as inclined to commit crimes as, say, concertgoers, Carr said. “It was a really great crowd … I don’t think they’re as kooky as I used to think.” Teton County Emergency Planning Coordinator Rich Ochs said perhaps the biggest lesson Jackson has to learn from this is how capable the community is of planning and working together on big issues. “If our community wanted to solve the traffic problem, we can—stay off the road, ride your bike,” he said. “It was pretty incredible … There’s only so much you can do with enforcement to make that happen. There’s got to be a community that wants that to happen, and it did.” Whatever anxiety locals felt about the eclipse largely vanished once it was over. “It’s bittersweet,” Connelly said. “It’s kind of like the day after Christmas … I haven’t talked to a single person who was disappointed.” Back in Gros Ventre grinning earto-ear, Mates said she understood why people chase eclipses around the world. Maybe it’s time to plan her trip to the next one, she said, which will cross the United States from Texas to Maine in 2024. There’s also one in South America in 2019. Coppock is already planning his trip. And when an eclipse crosses Teton County again in 300 or so years? “We’re

fill the amphitheater at the Gros Ventre campsite. Still, when totality hit, the amphitheater filled not with people, but with shouts of excitement and wonder. One viewer counted down the seconds as the moon fully slipped in front of the sun, then erupted into applause at the first moment of totality. “Nobody got raptured!” another viewer shouted when it was over. “That was the shortest two minutes of my life,” another remarked. “It felt like two seconds.” But people planned for years to bear witness to those two minutes. Coppock visited Jackson last summer just to “scope it out,” he said. This year, he drove his RV into Jackson three days early, and took a taxi from his campsite at the Virginian into GTNP early Monday morning to secure his viewing spot. This was Coppock’s eighth eclipse. His first was in Washington back in 1979. “That’s how I got hooked,” he said. He doesn’t know what, exactly, compelled him to chase eclipses after that. Part of it is the wonder of the phenomenon itself. But at least as much, he said, is the opportunity to travel. Eclipses have taken him to Turkey and Gabon. Madagascar in 2002 was his favorite, because he could watch the eclipse fall over the Indian Ocean and sink into the horizon. The journey is half the fun, he said. Across the valley, locals and visitors shared in the wonder of the total solar eclipse. An estimated 250 people gathered at Snow King to watch with Wyoming Stargazers and its guest astronauts. Evan Talker was on the Snake River, where he said it was mostly quiet except for three bald eagles and a flock of unidentified birds “flying very low past me and my friends” just as totality broke. “It was amazing,” he said. There must have been some magic to it because one couple reportedly got engaged, and one reportedly got married. A baby was born at St. John’s Medical Center, Karen Connelly, chief communications officer, said, but the family asked to remain private. Eclipse weekend was not completely accident-free. Connelly said Sunday and Monday weren’t the busiest days the

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hile national media outlets had all eyes on Charlottesville, Virginia, where a motorist that drove through a group of counter-protesters opposing white nationalists killed a woman, Wyoming residents and politicians have kept their eyes on the sky. In Jackson, the events have yet to enter the public dialogue, though they have reignited age-old conversations about race across the country. A recap: the evening of August 11, hundreds of people carrying tiki torches, Confederate and Nazi flags marched through Charlottesville to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. They were met by a group of counter-protestors. Things escalated Saturday morning, prompting Virginia governor Terry McAucliffe to declare a state of emergency. Then, at 1:45 pm, a car drove through a group of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others. The driver, 20-year-old James Field of Ohio, has been charged with second-degree murder, five counts of malicious wounding, three counts of aggravated malicious wounding, and failing to stop at an accident that resulted in death, CNN reported. Two police officers also died in a helicopter crash. Politicians and influencers across the country seized the opportunity to condemn white supremacy, violence and hate. McAuliffe immediately told the protesters to “go home” and “stay out of here.” Congressman Greg Gianforte–R, Montana, who has gained recent notoriety for allegedly assaulting a reporter, spoke out on MTN News, calling “white supremacy, neo-Nazism, racism and bigotry … un-American.” In Wyoming, state representatives took to Twitter—days after the event—to share their thoughts. Rep. Liz Cheney called it a “domestic terror attack.”

White supremacists who marched in the violent Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally have ignited important national discourse, yet local leaders have remained silent.

“Vile white supremacist/neo-Nazi hatred has no place in America,” Cheney tweeted August 13. Senator Mike Enzi echoed Cheney’s thoughts a day later. “White supremacist notions, hate and violence have no place in our society,” he tweeted. Senator John Barrasso was more tepid in his tweet. Unlike Cheney and Enzi, Barrasso did not call out white supremacy, but instead condemned “violence and hatred” in general. In response to an inquiry by PJH, however, his press secretary Laura Mengelkamp provided a more resolute statement from the senator: “I’m extremely saddened by what happened in Charlottesville. Let me be clear, there can be no equivocation. The members of the white supremacist group who organized and participated in the protest, and inspired this hatred and violence, are responsible for what happened in Charlottesville. Racism and bigotry must always be condemned, it can never be condoned.” The latest statement appears to be a direct response to President Donald Trump’s series of reactions to the events, where he first blamed violence “on many sides,” then condemned neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan, then doubled back to his original statement that there was blame on both sides. He argued that “altleft” groups were also “very very violent,” and that among the white supramcists, “not all of those people were neo-Nazis, believe me. Not all of those people were white supremacists by any stretch.” But Barrasso’s statement, however resolute, has not yet been publicly issued,

Mengelkamp said. It has been sent to the Casper Star Tribune and the Associated Press, and now PJH by request. Such has been the statewide response to Charlottesville. Governor Matt Mead had not released a statement, on Twitter or otherwise, and his office did not return requests for comment.

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Locally, a group of concerned residents took to the streets last week in solidarity with Charlottesville. But the events have yet to enter a political public dialogue. Neither the town council nor the board of county commissioners have talked about Charlottesville—not for lack of interest, said County Commissioner Board Chair Mark Newcomb, but for lack of time. “I want to review everything that happened,” Newcomb said. “None of my board members have said that they’d like to [make a public statement], partly just because we were overwhelmed this week. I’m not going say no, I just don’t know exactly what we would do.” Newcomb says any condemnation or position at this point would be “playing with politics,” but also fears the consequences of failing to take a stand. “I’m deeply concerned that we have neo-Nazis making such an impact now at this national level,” he said. “To not immediately react, and state flat out that neo-Nazis represent an ideology that is the farthest from my ideology, is really problematic.” Newcomb also wonders if Jacksonites feel a sense of immunity to such issues.

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But racism, hate, violence, all the things that erupted in Charlottesville, are absolutely things that affect Wyoming, Gillette resident Tanya Krummreich said. Krummreich founded the group “Gillette Against Hate” as after the construction of a mosque in Gillette fueled protests from anti-Islamic residents who didn’t want “Jihadis” in their neighborhood, NPR reported. Krummreich says she is not surprised by what happened in Charlottesville. “I have watched these forces of hate become increasingly angry and emboldened,” she said. “Here in Wyoming we have seen some blatantly hateful activity, and an incredible number of people sadly indifferent to it.” So what does Wyoming have to learn? “I think we have to alleviate the fears that drive both hate, and indifference to it,” Krummreich said. “Fear of change and loss is especially strong here.” Even if Jackson feels largely disconnected, or insulated, from the ills that plague the rest of the nation, local pastor Inger Hanson says Jackson residents cannot forget their existence in the world at large. “We all have connections to the wider world,” Hanson said. Which is why she chose to talk about Charlotteville in her sermon at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. Borrowing ideals from famous theologian Karl Barth, Ingor said she always preaches “with the bible in one hand, and a newspaper in the other. My faith is relevant to my life as I live it. It’s not disconnected, not an escape from my world at all.” Hanson recognizes that much of the national discussion around race right now “happens on a black-white narrative.” That might not resonate with Jackson’s demographics, she said, but that doesn’t mean it’s not relevant. “With both our tourist community and our modern world’s network, even though Charlottesville is very far away, its experience still affected Jackson,” Hanson said. “I do hope that in my parishioners’ and my own future conversations about race, we engage the needs and concerns of the demographics of our region and town.” PJH

“There might be a sense of, ‘oh that can’t happen here,” he said. But the events in Charlottesville have forced him to reflect on how these things transpire, both nationally and in small communities like Jackson. “That’s my concern, where, as a nation, from the top down to very local institutions, are we creating a situation where young people think it’s the right thing to do to become a neo-Nazi?” Newcomb said. And then, he added, what institutions can counteract that? “I ponder family structure, I ponder local educational and religious institutions, I think there must be something that we can do better.” “The thing I emphasize over and over is supporting opportunities for everybody to pursue well-being,” Newcomb continued. “Creating that space for individuals to thrive.” His job as an elected official, then, is to “protect our community from any one group threatening that.” County Commissioner Paul Vogelheim, chair of the Teton County Republican Party, did not respond to PJH’s request for comment. Mayor Pete Muldoon confirmed town council has not collectively discussed Charlottesville, but as mayor, he has his own message: “The Ku Klux Klan, white supremacists and those who sympathize with them are beyond the pale of any decent society,” Muldoon said. “Let’s all make a renewed effort to reach out to those members of our community whose very humanity is being denied by these groups and remind them we are all brothers and sisters, that we stand with them, and that the people of Jackson are unafraid to fight for the rights of all Americans. Silence is complicity.” But not everyone is so concerned. Bob Culver says his board at Jackson Hole Tea Party has not discussed the events, nor will they. For his part, Culver has been too busy preparing for the eclipse, and volunteering in town helping to direct lost visitors. “It has been a non-topic,” Culver said. “It’s really one that doesn’t affect us. That kind of stuff doesn’t occur around here.” Besides, Culver said, only Fields, the driver of the car that killed Heyer, should be responsible for what happened. “That act by that individual should not be accountable to, or reflect upon, either of the two groups,” Culver said. “The one group egged [Fields] on to do something irrational. He rose to the insults that were being thrown at him. Free speech didn’t cause that person to drive that car.”

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n Friday afternoon, Doug Peacock stood wearily on a Montana riverbank in the stark August sun. At his feet lay the carcass of a young grizzly bear. A fisherman had discovered the animal’s body a day or so earlier. It wasn’t clear what had killed the bear; natural causes were possible, but so was poaching. Peacock found himself remembering a moment earlier in the season. Hunkered on a windswept ridge with his daughter, he had a stunningly close encounter with a mother grizzly and her yearling cub. As the wind ripped past them, they crouched in the shelter of a boulder, watching the bear, hardly 30 feet away, rear up on her hind legs to catch a whiff of them. After a few long minutes, she determined they were no threat to her or her cub. Sauntering past the human visitors, she laid down on the scruffy hillside. Peacock was astounded by what he saw next. It was something he’d never seen a grizzly in Yellowstone do in the presence of humans—the bruin began nursing her cub. The moment was full of trust and sharing it with his daughter etched it in his memory. As Peacock stood along the river, he found himself hoping that the lifeless grizzly was not the same cub from that encounter. “Just for a second it crossed my mind that this could have been the yearling cub that came up to us two months ago; could have been the same

animal. Suddenly I realized what a vested interest, what stock I had in not seeing that grizzly bear poached. If they open a hunting season, that mother grizzly and her yearling were only eight miles from the northern border of the park. And they trusted us,” he said.

On the final day of July, the grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem lost the legal protection they’d held since 1975. With a population dwindling below 150, the bears were granted protection under the Endangered Species Act. Today, the bears’ management has been returned to the hands of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, a shift that spurs questions about their fate. Indeed, the decision—championed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a badge of successful population recovery—is receiving criticism from people in biological, cultural and economic spheres. A broad constituency made up of conservationists, Native American tribes, hunters, business owners and wildlife enthusiasts agree that the decision is not only premature and poorly planned, but also may have large scale ecological consequences. While the debate is deeply local and intrinsically bound to the Yellowstone ecosystem, it is a part of rising national tensions about managing the spaces that belong to the public, and how those spaces should be shared with wild inhabitants.

THE RESISTANCE

Peacock has been fighting against the delisting of the Yellowstone grizzly for years. From working with the Obama administration to leading a presence at the recent March for Science on behalf of the bears, he’s been on the front lines of advocacy. But now, “the fight for the Yellowstone griz, at least temporarily, is in the

WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project also filed 60-day notices of intent. Native American groups and individuals are taking a slightly different approach with their complaint. The plaintiffs, including the Crow Indian Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Piikani Nation, Crazy Dog Society, Hopi Nation Bear Clan, Northern Arapaho Elders Society and more, claim that the delisting and subsequent hunting of grizzly bears is an affront to their religious and spiritual freedom. Moreover, they argue that hunting will prevent grizzlies from returning to their historical habitat range, part of which is comprised of tribal lands. This prevention, the tribes assert, is a violation of treaties, as the lands are “culturally and spiritually significant homelands.” The legal road to protecting the grizzlies of GYE will be long, but it’s clear that many, in the name of ecology, ethics and spirituality, are ready to fight.

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When Lewis and Clark traversed the North American continent more than 200 years ago, grizzlies populated a wide swath of the landscape, from the Pacific Ocean into the Great Plains. At the time, there were likely 50,000 bears. But, like the bison and so many other wild inhabitants of the West, they were enthusiastically butchered by trappers, settlers and other tendrils of European civilization. What was once a robust population spread across contiguous habitat shrank and became fractured. Today, less than 2 percent of the historic population remains, existing in a diminutive 1 percent of their once-expansive range. By 1975, the grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem numbered somewhere around 135, and they were entirely isolated from other populations. To salvage the remaining animals, they were listed as threatened, a federal designation that protected them from hunting and encouraged special monitoring of the population. By many measures, the efforts were successful. On January 9, 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service attempted to remove the bears’ endangered status, and were met with litigation by conservation groups. The case ultimately resulted in a win for bear advocates. This was because the courts failed to consider the decline of whitebark pine, a key food source. Grizzlies retained their federal protections, until now. Since the late 1970s, the number of bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has rebounded, and though the area’s bears are still not connected to other regional populations, they are no longer teetering on the brink of complete decimation. However, the

magnitude of this success and the grizzlies’ status is not clear cut. Still, some champion the decision. Dan Ashe, former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, defines the grizzly bear’s population recovery as “a great story of success under the Endangered Species Act.” He interprets the species’ status as evidence of an unequivocal win. “The population is fully recovered, and we need to recognize that and let the Endangered Species Act work on other species that need its protections,” he said during a recent interview with National Public Radio. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke agrees: “As a kid who grew up in Montana, I can tell you that this is a long time coming and very good news for many communities and advocates in the Yellowstone region,” he said. “This achievement stands as one of America’s great conservation successes; the culmination of decades of hard work and dedication on the part of the state, tribal, federal and private partners.” The federal government is glad to transition management of Yellowstone area grizzlies into the hands of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. And the states are taking the reins with zeal. In stark contrast to these statements, many biologists, conservationists and communities around the GYE are gravely concerned about what this decision will ultimately mean for these animals and others in the ecosystem. Peacock has witnessed the past decades’ changes in the grizzly population firsthand. But his connection to these animals goes beyond scientific data or population statistics; Peacock believes the grizzlies of Yellowstone saved his life. After his service in the Vietnam War, Peacock returned home troubled, and had serious difficulties connecting with other people. He sought solace in the natural world, and discovered an unlikely savior. “I encountered my first grizzly family in Yellowstone almost 50 years ago. I was a Green Beret Medic in Vietnam, and I came back from that war and, like a lot of other vets, I couldn’t be around people. I was really out of sorts. So I went to the one place that I’m really comfortable, and that’s the wilderness.” He spent a summer traversing the mountains of Wyoming, ending up in Yellowstone where he first encountered the bruins. It forever changed him. “I wasn’t looking for them, but they were there. And they just command your attention.” But Yellowstone was far from Eden. “I noticed that even a whacko ‘Nam vet out in the wilderness could tell the bears were having tremendous problems, back starting in the late 60s,” Peacock said. The genesis of these struggles? The bears’ food sources. And today, Peacock’s concerns ring true.

courts,” he said. A constellation of tribal and environmental groups has taken the torch, litigating the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s decision. While the outcome of these cases is years down the road, each notice of intent was filed immediately after the delisting was official. Earthjustice, a national legal organization for whom Peacock is a star witness, is representing the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and National Parks Conservation Association. The attorneys level an array of claims against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Among them are concerns about food sources, mortality and the movement of bears across the landscape in search of nutrients. For example, Earthjustice asserts that the bears’ shift to a meat-centered diet places them and their cubs at risk of human conflict and predation by other bears. Advocates also argue USFWS is dismissing the threats bears face from climate change, genetic isolation, habitat degradation, and inadequate regulatory mechanisms. “This irresponsible decision ignores both science and the majority of Americans who want our wild animals protected,” Andrea Santarsiere, a Victor, Idaho, senior attorney for the Center of Biological Diversity, said. The Humane Society also filed a notice of intent to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The organization cites trophy hunting as one of its major concerns: “The federal government is for all practical purposes handing over the bears to the whim of fish and game agencies hell-bent on allowing private citizens to slay these majestic animals for the thrill of the exercise.” Even before the bears lost their federal protection, the Humane Society claims wildlife agencies in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming had already adopted frameworks to authorize trophy hunting as early as this fall. “They’ve been polishing their rifles and loading up for years, regardless of the bears’ numbers and the range of other threats that imperil their long-term viability.” “Indeed, the states have already divvied up the hunting allocations, with the lion’s share going to Wyoming (58 percent), followed by Montana (34 percent) and Idaho (8 percent). Grizzlies spending most of their lives in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks will be at risk, since they frequently roam across park boundaries in search of food. The states have no plans to prohibit hunting along the peripheries of these parks. The HSUS filed two lawsuits in state court challenging the hasty and illegal process Montana and Wyoming used to adopt these shortsighted hunting frameworks,” the Humane Society said. “With trophy hunting now looming, the bears will face a full-on assault, including spring hunts in 2018 targeting female bears with infant cubs.”

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Opponents of Yellowstone grizzly delisting have myriad concerns about factors that were not sufficiently weighed, from the Fish and Wildlife’s failure to consider the impact climate change and invasive species are having on traditional food sources to increased bear mortality over the past few years. Additionally, there are concerns that hunting and isolation of the population will lead to such little genetic diversity that that population will again plummet. All in all, the delisting rule does little to consider the large-scale forces and influences in the overarching ecosystem and the consequences that hunting grizzly bears might have. “Recently, the grizzly population has been faced with the loss of two of its most important food sources in the Yellowstone region—whitebark pine seeds and cutthroat trout—due to changing environmental conditions driven in part by climate change,” reads a statement from Earthjustice. While the delisting decision notes that monitoring grizzly food sources in the area will continue, conservation groups feel this is inadequate. Whitebark pine seeds have been a critical source of food for grizzlies, but in recent years, the trees have been victim to increasing disease and fire. Climate change is a driving factor for both these challenges to the whitebark, and the long-term trends are not yet fully understood. The science isn’t scarce. The report, Whitebark pine vulnerability to climate-driven mountain pine beetle disturbance in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, explores the uptick in beetle infestations in trees that were once in locations too high and cold to be susceptible to the bugs. Climate change, however, has made these once-safe stands prime pickings for beetles, leaving less for bears. Likewise, studies have demonstrated that hotter, lower-moisture conditions make whitebark pines more vulnerable to blister rust,

a pathogen that infects and kills the tree. Ultimately, with the year-to-year dynamics of vegetation, moisture and fire patterns in flux, data to draw certain conclusions is not yet available. Cutthroat trout have long been an important element of the Yellowstone grizzly’s diet. Once, the cutthroat was the dominant species in the area. In recent decades, their numbers have diminished. Another primary food, the army cutworm moth, is clearly at risk, explained the local conservation group Wyoming Wildlife Advocates in its written comments critiquing the delisting rule. “This finding in the proposed rule is truly astonishing. It notes that the moths congregate at high elevation, yet does not acknowledge that warming trends will affect them, only stating that ‘GYE plant communities have a wide elevational range.’ In the face of ongoing warming trends, one must wonder how much higher elevation habitat exists above the alpine zone where these moths are found!” In other words, it’s clear that climate change is impacting the plant species that live at high elevations—the plants that army cutworm moths depend on. It’s not difficult to imagine what this portends for the future of this critical grizzly food source. In a recent article, Peacock agreed: “The threat of global warming should be enough in itself to preclude delisting. But the federal government is not impressed by climate change. As evidenced by a recent lawsuit over wolverines, Fish and Wildlife administrators dismiss the predictions of climate models as unreliable. The government wants accurate climate predictions out to 2085 before they act. That’s crazy: Nobody has a clue if the bears, or their human constituencies, will even be around in 2085.” As these traditional food sources diminish, primarily due to the ravages of a rapidly changing climate, bears must travel further for sustenance. Is it any

surprise, then, that their hunger-driven wanderings lead them beyond the invisible boundaries of park and wilderness and into areas that are grazed by livestock? Or across busy roads? Supporters of delisting argue that the appearance of grizzlies in areas that were previously not occupied by the bears is evidence of a population explosion. It’s the result, though, of the animals being forced to spread out over more land simply to find sufficient food. In conflicts with humans or livestock, the grizzlies inevitably lose. The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) confirmed that 58 grizzlies died last year in GYE. Thirty-nine of those deaths were humancaused. Nearly 70 percent of the bear mortalities were due to interactions with livestock, people or vehicles. The IGBST report lists 12 additional fatalities as “under investigation,” which means the number of human-caused deaths could be even higher. So far, this year, six grizzlies have been killed because they’ve harmed livestock in GYE. All six were in Wyoming. Meanwhile, 17 grizzly mortalities have been confirmed in the area so far this year, 76 percent of which have been in Wyoming. Conservationists argue these mortality rates are unsustainable, and the dynamic influences on the population are too significant to consider exposing the species to new pressures in the form of hunting. In addition to concerns about the population’s vulnerability from a food availability and mortality standpoint, conservationists say reducing the grizzly’s numbers will impact their genetic diversity. Since the Yellowstone grizzly is isolated from other grizzly populations, increasing overall bear mortality could have serious impacts on the long-term genetic health and resilience of the animals. Living bears are also, by any measure, worth more than dead bears. Millions of people flock to

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in hopes of seeing a grizzly bear. They spend millions upon millions of dollars to do so. A 2012 study The Economics of Roadside Bear Viewing provides some fascinating data and insights into the dollars that bears generate for local economies. More than 80 percent of visitors say bears are their top priority when listing wildlife they hope to see. If bears were no longer viewable from roadsides, the paper estimates that 155 jobs, and millions of dollars of revenue would not flow into the area—money spent in restaurants, hotels, on guides, souvenirs and more.

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conceptualization of wilderness. For many, predators like wolves and bears represent the mystery and awe-inspiring power of the wild. Wild lands, and their occupants, are a source of shared identity and renewal for many Americans. Still, others see an unruly beast to be conquered, defeated to demonstrate one’s own power and authority. In the haze of a modern hangover of Manifest Destiny, many see wild lands as spaces to be tamed, stripped down to their most fundamental parts and divvied up for human consumption. The grizzlies of Yellowstone are emblematic of these divergent concepts of wilderness. Although the bears are deeply bound to a specific ecosystem, the tension between the desire to protect and the demand to hunt them represents a larger dynamic in the nation. “Of the many things grizzlies are,” Peacock said, “the greatest thing they are is a reminder to the most arrogant, destructive species on this planet that we are not apart from nature. It’s the one animal that keeps us in our place, and I would not want to live in a world that doesn’t have a few grizzlies in it.” He is saddened by the possibility that this is how the cub he saw just weeks before, joyfully romping the hillsides with his mother, met his demise. “I will fight like a sonofabitch just because of that.” PJH

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area’s population of grey wolves from the Endangered Species List, precisely what it just did with the grizzlies of GYE. The states that acquired management authority over the wolves intended to expose them to hunting. Essentially, USFWS deemed a small pocket of wolves recovered “enough” to be hunted, even though the species overall was still protected. The court, however, disagreed saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had failed to consider what removing protections for one population of wolves might mean for other protected populations of wolves. However, victories like this have not been overlooked by lawmakers on the national level. Sen. John Barrasso–R, Wyoming, has introduced legislation entitled the HELP Act—Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act. It’s not as helpful as its title would imply. The act would not only return the management of Wyoming wolves to the state permanently, it would also make any legal challenges to the move illegal. In other words, conservation groups would be barred from suing to protect the animals from hunting. Indeed, Republican lawmakers see the protection of species as an unnecessary hurdle to expanding America’s extraction economy. Too many rules protecting the habitats of bears, wolves, sage grouse and other creatures slow down oil, gas and mineral development. Under the guise of “modernizing” the Endangered Species Act, Washington is working hard to roll back vulnerable species’ protections. It is a battle at odds with the American

It’s clear trophy hunting grizzly bears strikes many as unethical and morally indefensible. Beyond this repugnance, however, lie potential consequences for the long-term health of the bear population, the larger ecosystem and even the regional economy. And while this story is deeply local and intrinsically connected to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, it is not unique to the area. As multiple plaintiffs mentioned in their notices, further narrowing of the bears’ genetic diversity could be catastrophic for the overall population. If Yellowstone’s grizzlies are hunted and confined to the safety of the national parks, there is little hope they would reach other populations to the north and successfully breed. If—due to hunting, loss of genetic diversity, decimation of food supply or any combination thereof— grizzlies’ numbers again diminish, it’s not clear what the trickle-down impact on the rest of the ecosystem might be. Considered a keystone species in the GYE, they play an important role in the overall health of the region. Especially as Chronic Wasting Disease knocks at Yellowstone’s doorstep, the prospect of losing one of the region’s most important predators is deeply concerning. Predation by wolves, bears and coyotes is one of the best defenses that elk herds have against the ravages of disease; predators target and remove sick animals before they can spread pathogens among herds. “The issue that really scares me is the effect that CWD will have on elk and deer populations in the region, and the follow-on effect it will have on grizzlies,” Kent Nelson, founder of Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, said. “Nobody has looked at this issue. The Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy is entirely silent on CWD, even though the spread of CWD among GYE deer and elk populations is more than just predictable … it has already started.” While the legal efforts to keep grizzlies, and thereby the larger ecosystem, protected will be an uphill battle, a recent ruling in the Great Lakes region is promising. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the

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THIS WEEK: August 23-29, 2017

WEDNESDAY,AUGUST23

n Art For Exhibition 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Audiovisual Computer Programming 10:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379 n Vertical Harvest Tours 1:00pm, Vertical Harvest, 307201-4452 n Tech Time 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Raptor Encounters 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $15.00 - $18.00, 307-203-2551 n Docent Led Tours 2:30pm, Murie Ranch of Teton Science Schools, Free, 307-739-2246 n Read to Rover 3:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Jackson Hole People’s Market 4 pm, Base of Snow King, Free, n Information Open House for Interested Single Moms 4:00pm, Climb Wyoming Office, Free, 307-733-4088 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-739-5386 n Rebecca Ryan 5:00pm, The Deck at Piste, Free, 307-733-2292 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-733-5386 n Dine to Music at the Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Dornans Chuckwagon, Free, 307-733-2415 n Open Studio Modeling: Figure Model 6 pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10, 307-733-6379 n Jackson Hole Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free n Disc Golf Doubles 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 307-733-2292 n The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6:30pm, The Jackson Hole Playhouse, $37.10 - $68.90, 307-733-6994 n Creating Confident Communicators 6:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201

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n The HOF BAND plays POLKA! 7:00pm, The Alpenhof Bistro, Free, 307-733-3242 n Bob Greenspan “Down in the Roots” 7:00pm, Moe’s BBQ, Free n North Face Speaker Series Films from the Field 7:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $10.00, 307-733-1500 n Screen Door Porch, Whipporwill, Georgia Parker & Jackie Myers 7:30pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Teton County Fairgrounds, $15.00 - $35.00, 307-733-7927 n KHOL Presents: Vinyl Night 8:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n Karaoke Night 9:00pm, The Virginian Saloon, 307-733-2792 n Jack Nelson 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 n Art For Exhibition 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379 n Community Volunteer Day 9:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3379 n Elevated Yoga on the Deck 9:00am, Top of Bridger Gondola, $25.00 - $30.00, 307733-2292 n Yoga on the Trail 10:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Audiovisual Computer Programming 10:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-2164 n Storytime 10:30am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-6379 n Storytime 11:00am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-6379 n Raptor Encounters 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $15.00 - $18.00, 307-203-2551 n Docent Led Tours 2:30pm, Murie Ranch of Teton Science Schools, Free, 307-7392246 n Girls Who Tech 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, 208-787-2201

Compiled by Caroline LaRosa n Writer’s Club 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, 208-787-2201 n Tween Metalsmithing 4:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $100.00 $120.00, 307-733-6379 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-739-5386 n Josh Riggs 5:00pm, The Deck at Piste, Free, 307-733-2292 n REFIT® 5:15pm, First Baptist Church, Free, 307-690-6539 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-733-5386 n Dine to Music at the Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Dornans Chuckwagon, Free, 307-733-2415 n Jackson Hole Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free n The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6:30pm, The Jackson Hole Playhouse, $37.10 - $68.90, 307-733-6994 n Jackson Hole Community Band 2017 Rehearsals 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, Free, 307-200-9463 n Free Country Swing Dance Lessons 7:30pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, Free, 208-870-1170 n Canyon Kids 7:30pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Derrik and the Dynamos 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n The Center Presents An Evening with Randy Newman 8:00pm, The Center Theater, $95.00 - $125.00, 307-733-4900 n Salsa Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n Jack Nelson 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n Dennis Jones Band 9:30pm, Mangy Moose, $10.00, 307-733-4913

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

n Open Studio Modeling: Portrait Model 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307-7336379

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Caravan of Glam titillates valley with drag bingo and two shows. BY SHANNON SOLLITT @ShannonSollitt

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Self-expression. “A lot of my performers perform what they’re feeling,” he said. “They create numbers around the angst they’re going through at the moment, if they’re depressed, if they’re happy, if they’re sad.” To be a passionate performer, Buckles said, you have to draw from your own experiences. Buckles’s show tours through 14 Western states, and keeps growing. He can only remember one occasion of resistance from a local. It was in Montana, and a woman with five kids in her car rolled down her windows to shout slurs at Buckles and his performers. “We smiled, and waved, and told the kids not to be like their mom.” Otherwise, “we’ve always been embraced,” he said. Jacksonites have a handful of opportunities to hang out with the Caravan of GLAM. Drag bingo is noon, Saturday, August 19 at The Rose. There are two Caravan of GLAM shows Saturday night: one at 7 p.m. for people 18 and older, and another at 10 p.m. for the 21-and-up crowd. Before any of that, however, you can look for them Friday night. They’ll be out and ready to mingle. “Expect to see a scene on the streets Friday night,” Buckles said. “We might be seven-foot-five in 9-inch heels, but we’re really nice.” PJH

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gigs there. So he decided to create his own show, and take it on the road. He grew up in a small town on the Oregon coast, and remembers being awe-struck by the “midget wrestling show” that came through town once a year. “It was the most amazing thing in the world,” Buckles said. So when the time came for him to produce his own show, he wanted to emulate that wonder for people who might not otherwise have the chance to experience it. “The focus has always been going into cities that don’t have this type of entertainment,” Buckles said. Audiences are hungry for it, perhaps without even realizing it, he said. “People want that escape. It doesn’t matter the age or demographic … people just want to have a good time.” And good times abound. The Caravan of GLAM isn’t your everyday drag show. It’s a burlesque show. It’s a musical. It’s Cirque du Soleil, in heels. And it’s interactive. “Don’t be surprised if you’re pulled up on stage,” Buckles said. Before performers take the stage, it’s customary wherever they go to hit the town the night before. Jackson’s no different. The performers will be out on the square Friday night to hand out bills, take pictures, and meet their audience to make themselves visible. Because visibility, Buckles said, is important everywhere, to everyone. “All my performers live out and proud,” Buckles said. “None of us are afraid to be who we are, live how we want to live, or dress how we want to dress. We carry on every day how we do.” His shows, then, are merely extensions of those identities. But then, isn’t every form of expression? Because that’s what this is, Buckles said:

hen Justin Buckles and his cast go out in the small towns they visit, they often catch people trying to sneak photos of them. Standing more than seven feet tall in 12-inch high heels, they’re hard to miss. But they want the attention. It’s why they tour through small Western towns like Jackson—to give locals a taste of something new. Whenever they catch someone hiding behind a camera, they invite them to take a photo together. “Seeing a drag performer walking down the streets of San Francisco, or Seattle or Portland, no one blinks an eye,” said Buckles, a resident of Portland, Oregon. “Take drag queens into Jackson Hole, people want to know what the hell is going on. A lot of people have never really seen a drag queen in person.” Buckles and his crew, the Caravan of GLAM, will perform on the Pink Garter stage Saturday night. This is their third appearance in Jackson, but veteran audience members can expect a “brand new show,” Buckles said. Ringleader Spyke Naugahyde will also host drag bingo Saturday morning in The Rose. Buckles doesn’t fully understand why bingo is as popular as it is, but in the show’s four years on the road, “everybody asks about bingo. It’s the weirdest thing.” Drag bingo, Buckles clarified, is “not your grandma’s bingo.” It’s crude, often inappropriate, and fueled by mimosas and bloody marys. But grandmas are welcome. At a recent show in Newport, Oregon, Buckles said a 92-year-old woman came with her great granddaughter. “She loved every second of it,” he said. Buckles founded the show four years ago. After an extensive Los Angeles career in production for shows like American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, he moved to Portland and realized he was “overqualified” for most of the production

n Art For Exhibition 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-7339212 n Audiovisual Computer Programming 10:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379 n Friday Float with Feathered Friends 10:30am, Teton Raptor Center, $69.00 - $79.00, 307-203-2551 n Summer Grilling Series 11:00am, Jackson Whole Grocer, $5.00, 307733-0450 n Vertical Harvest Tours 1:00pm, Vertical Harvest, 307-201-4452 n Raptor Encounters 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $15.00 - $18.00, 307-203-2551 n Docent Led Tours 2:30pm, Murie Ranch of Teton Science Schools, Free, 307-739-2246 n Read to Rover 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, 208-7872201

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MUSIC BOX

Jay Cobb Anderson

Last Hurrahs of Summer Fruition’s Jay Cobb Anderson delivers a juicy trio and Mojo Green funks up Concert on the Commons. BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch

hen Jay Cobb Anderson jumped from the small pond of Lewiston, Idaho, to Portland, Oregon, to form rock band Fruition nearly a decade ago with a hundred dollars in his pocket, he had no idea that he’d be living out of his truck eight years later to support himself. As the load of sacrifice became evident, so did the ability to swallow anything that didn’t contribute to the progression and health of the muse. For Anderson, a prolific songwriter, the tunes that didn’t fit with Fruition had piled up by the dozens, eventually nudging him to release a solo LP in 2012, I’m a Rambler, I’m a Fool. From his “along the riverbed” folk tunes to heartland Americana ballads to loud, grimy rock and roll ragers, Anderson whittled

down a hundred songs to 12. So when Fruition has a break from crisscrossing the country playing festivals or recording, Anderson hits the road with his solo band. This time around, Jay Cobb Anderson Band (JCAB) is a trio featuring Fruition rhythm section Jeff Leonard (bass) and Tyler Thomson (drums), the latter bandmate also being the co-producer of the album. “It’s funny cause I feel like it’s completely different even though the band is three-fifths of Fruition,” said Anderson, who is a precision guitarist and a showman at heart. “I think what makes Fruition is every individual player playing together. Take one away from the equation and it’s just not the same. Also, there are two other songwriters. There are many songs I write that don’t quite fit with the band— they don’t lend themselves to harmonies, or are a bit too heavy. Before Fruition I was mostly in rock ‘n’ roll bands, so I got that rock ‘n’ roll in me and the JCAB is a good way to get it out.” Growing a band in Portland is not an easy undertaking, though many seek its fertile talent bed of like minds for the possibilities unknown. It’s become such a mishmash of styles and venues that music fans and musicians tend to keep an open mind. Besides Fruition and JCAB, Anderson’s other projects include The Bellyboys and Rose City Thorns (formerly known as the Villains). “Portland is very community oriented,

WEDNESDAY Whippoorwill, Screen Door Porch, and Jackie Myers & Georgia Parker (Mangy Moose) THURSDAY Randy Newman (Center Theater) FRIDAY Dennis Jones Band (Mangy Moose); Gary Small (Silver Dollar) SATURDAY Jay Cobb Anderson with Aaron Davis (Town Square Tavern); The Fritts Project (The Rose) Mojo Green

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TUESDAY One Ton Pig (Silver Dollar); Open Mic (Virginian)

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Aaron Davis is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, member of Screen Door Porch and Boondocks, audio engineer at Three Hearted Studio, founder/ host of Songwriter’s Alley, and co-founder of The WYOmericana Caravan.

MONDAY Isaac Hayden (Mangy Moose); Open Mic (Pinky G’s)

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Heavy horn funk and soul comes in the form of Mojo Green, the seven-piece Reno, Nevada, powerhouse that will close Concert on the Commons this Sunday. The ambassador of the band, guitarist Tim Bain, notes the band’s hiphop flavor that sets the band apart from similar projects that also share the love of vintage soul and funk music. There’s also a mindset of seven that makes Mojo Green a democracy rather than a dictatorship. “We all write and contribute our parts to the song, that’s the beauty of Mojo Green,” Bain said. “It’s a collaboration of all players. For the most part, one player brings an initial idea and it’s usually built on from there. My personal favorite writing technique is when we start with a funky drum beat, add a deep pocket bass line, I layer in some funk guitar, the horns start working lines and Jenes [Carter] starts writing down lyrics as we flush out the music. Then it all comes together.” Mojo Green, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, August 20 at the Village Commons, free, all-ages. JacksonHole.com PJH

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and the music scene is no exception,” Anderson said. “So the musicians here play in many different projects, and experiment in all different styles. We also look out for each other and try to put together bills of our friends. Some of my favorite shows have been a hodgepodge of genres, like a bluegrass band and then a rock band and then some hip-hop and then a DJ. It’s a very accepting and eclectic place.” The downside is that in the local ‘zine scene, a lot of great music is swept under the rug depending on what the people that run the magazines deem to be the current musical trend, he added. For a songwriter of Anderson’s output level, it’s a wonder what would happen if he could handpick a co-writer, a hero, to join him on a session. “There are so many writers that I love, respect and admire,” he said. “I’m a huge Beatles freak so co-writing a song with Paul McCartney would be an absolute dream come true. When it comes to a more realistic goal, I’d love to co-write with David Rawlings and Gillian Welch. I love everything they’ve ever done and I love their lyrical imagery. Oh also, Tom Waits is one of my heroes and I’ve always loved his lyrical imagery too.” Jay Cobb Anderson Band with this columnist as special guest, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 18 at Town Square Tavern, $10.

PLANET PICKS

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SEE CALENDAR PAGE 22 n FREE Friday Tasting 4:00pm, Jackson Whole Grocer & Cafe, Free, 307-733-0450 n Friday Tastings 4:00pm, The Liquor Store, Free, 307-733-4466 n Friday Night Bikes 4:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, $10.00, 307-733-2292 n Costa Slam: Women’s Fly Fishing Film Night! 4:00pm, Center for the Arts Lobby, Free, 208-787-0082 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-739-5386 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 $35.00, 307-733-3370

n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-733-5386 n Jackson Hole Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free n The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6:30pm, The Jackson Hole Playhouse, $37.10 - $68.90, 307733-6994 n Chanman - SOLO 7:00pm, Moe’s BBQ, Free n Art Opening: Payton Speer “Subtle Sonder” 7:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, Free, 307-733-1500 n Ian McIver 7:30pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913

n Gary Small and the Coyote Bros 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Teton County Fairgrounds, $15.00 - $35.00, 307-733-7927 n Free Public Stargazing Programs 9:00pm, Rendezvous Park, Free, 1-844-996-7827 n Jack Nelson 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n Hi-Fri DJ Night with Souly Hitz, E.R.A & Friends 10:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, Free, 307-733-1500

n Free Entrance Day GTNP & Yellowstone, Free, 307739-3300

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

n Farmers Market 8:00am, Town Square, Free n REFIT® 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $20.00, 307-733-6398 n Elevated Yoga on the Deck 9:00am, Top of Bridger Gondola, $25.00 - $30.00, 307-733-2292 n Teton Toss Disc Golf Tournament 9:00am, JH Sports, $5.00 $20.00, 307-733-2292

n Town of Jackson Eclipse Clean Up Event 9:00am, Phil Baux Park, Free, 307-739-8010 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Women’s Free Fly Fishing Day and Gear Symposium 11:00am, Snake River Sporting Club, Free, 208-787-0082 n Drag Bingo 11:00am, Pink Garter Theatre, $10.00, 503-706-2335 n Wild West Skateboard Contest Series 1:00pm, Jackson Skate Park, 307-733-6433

n Vertical Harvest Tours 1:00pm, Vertical Harvest, 307201-4452 n Raptor Encounters 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $15.00 - $18.00, 307-203-2551 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-739-5386 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-733-5386 n Jackson Hole Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free

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n Caravan of GLAM (America’s Got Talent) 6:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, 503-706-2335 n The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6:30pm, The Jackson Hole Playhouse, $37.10 $68.90, 307-733-6994 n Gary Small and the Coyote Bros 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307732-3939 n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Teton County Fairgrounds, $15.00 $35.00, 307-733-7927 n Jack Nelson 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n The Buffalo Ruckus 9:00pm, Mangy Moose, $5.00, 307-733-4913 n The Fritts Project 10:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, Free, 307-7331500 n Jay Cobb Anderson Band 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, $10.00, 307733-3886

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27

n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-7339212 n Page & Co. Collection Trunk Show w/ ColorFreakJina 10:00am, Elevated Grounds Coffeehouse, Free, 307-264-2388 n Summer Sunday Brunch 11:00am, Westbank Grill, 307-732-5000 n Forging Metal, Body & Spirit: Yoga & Silversmith Workshop 1:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307733-6379 n Symphony on Sunday 4:00pm, Driggs City Plaza, Free n Concerts on the Commons 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons, Free, 307733-5898 n Whiskey Mornin’ Duo 5:00pm, Top of the Bridger Gondola - the Deck @ Piste, Free, 307-733-2292 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-7333370 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free, 307-733-4407 n Screen Door Porch 7:00pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307732-3939 n Hospitality Night 8:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307-733-1500

MONDAY, AUGUST 28

n Nature Explorers 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307733-6379 n Photo Journaling 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-7339212 n Docent Led Tours 2:30pm, Murie Ranch of Teton Science Schools, Free, 307-739-2246

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CINEMA Freedom of Choice Good Time makes superlative cinema out of bad decisions. BY DAVID RIEDEL @DavidmRiedel Robert Pattinson in Good Time

here is one quiet scene in Good Time, and it’s the first, as Nick Nikas (co-director Benny Safdie) is asked to play word association with a social services psychiatrist (Peter Verby). The camera cuts back and forth in tight shots between the two of them, with the shrink gently pressing Nick more and more to explain his answers, and Nick becoming emotional—a single tear rolls down his cheek—as he is unable to explain himself. Nick is developmentally disabled, the psychiatrist is (likely) court-appointed, and moments later Nick’s degenerate brother Connie (Robert Pattinson) bursts in. He chastises the shrink for making Nick cry, then herds Nick out of the office and into a life of crime—and Good Time puts its foot to gas and never lets up. This is a movie about decisions, and two main characters who make only bad decisions populate it. One always makes the best bad decision, and one always makes the worst bad decision. Every time. The first bad decision Connie makes— after taking Nick from people who could help him—is to rob a bank with Nick’s help. We see them standing in a teller’s line, wearing masks designed to make them look like black men. They also have bright orange vests on to make it appear as if they’re working construction nearby. The bank robbery goes off well enough, until Connie makes another bad decision—probably the best one under the circumstances—to have the teller go to the vault to take more money. Although Connie and Nick ditch their robbery attire

and masks and even have a livery driver waiting to take them to Port Authority in Manhattan, they don’t count on the anti-theft pack hidden with the cash. It explodes and covers them in fluorescent puce powder, rendering most of the money useless. Connie hauls Nick to a fast food restaurant to get cleaned up—Nick uses toilet water to get the powder off him at first— and stuffs the bag in the bathroom ceiling. Then, back on the street, nearly clean but clearly covered in anti-theft powder, Nick and Connie are chased on foot by cops until Nick crashes head-first through a glass door and gets arrested. Note: I’ve described only Good Time’s first 15 minutes. The rest of the movie is so bonkers, so completely unpredictable—I was unsurprised by only one plot twist out of approximately a dozen—that it’s completely exhilarating. There’s little character development, but plenty of plot to keep it hurtling forward as Connie tries in vain repeatedly to bail Nick out of jail, yet it never feels episodic or disjointed or inorganic. It exists as a piece of pure cinema; all it asks is that you accept it and go along. Keep in mind, Connie only makes bad decisions. If you grimace at four-letter words, fist fights and the occasional screaming match between mother and daughter—the daughter, Corey, is played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, and she’s Connie’s sugar mama—Good Time ain’t for you. But if you’re willing to let Good Time

roll, it’s something to behold. It sounds cliché, but “hanging on the edge of your seat” is a phrase that applies. Whether Connie is scamming Corey, pleading with a bail bondsman, or dealing with characters who make worse bad decisions than he does—and there are several—there’s no letting up. The script by Ronald Bronstein and co-director Josh Safdie has Connie tumble from one bad situation to the next, and Sean Price Williams’ cinematography is a wonderfully skittery jumble of handheld shots, extreme close-ups and static work that changes with Connie’s mood and circumstances. Daniel Lopatin’s emphatic electronic score ramps up tension or eases it at just the right moments, and there’s isn’t a false note from the actors. Pattinson’s performance is worlds away from Edward the vampire, but he’s been turning in dynamite under-the-radar stuff, such as Maps to the Stars and The Rover, for years. Buddy Duress, who’s so good it’s almost like he’s not acting, pops up halfway through the movie as the guy who makes worse decisions than Connie, and Benny Safdie is heartbreaking as Nick. There hasn’t been such a thrill ride in what feels like a decade. It’s one of the best films of the year. PJH

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“Heaven Knows What” (2014) Arielle Holmes Caleb Landry Jones R

FOR COMPLETE EVENT DETAILS VISIT PJHCALENDAR.COM n Maker 3:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Chanman - SOLO 4:00pm, Snake River Brew Pub, Free, n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-739-5386 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-733-5386 n Hootenanny 6:00pm, Dornan’s, Free, 307733-2415 n Jackson Hole Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free

n The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6:30pm, The Jackson Hole Playhouse, $37.10 - $68.90, 307733-6994 n Isaac Hayden 7:30pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Donnie Evetts Band 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 n REFIT® 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $20.00, 307-733-6398 n Nature Explorers 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379

n Photo Journaling 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, 307-733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Toddler Time 10:35am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-2164 n Toddler Time 11:05am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-6379 n Docent Led Tours 2:30pm, Murie Ranch of Teton Science Schools, Free, 307-7392246

n Tech Time 4:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n EK Reedy Hosts Chamber Happy Hour 4:00pm, Reedy Urban, Free, 307-739-9121 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-739-5386 n REFIT® 5:15pm, First Baptist Church, Free, 307-690-6539 n Bar J Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Bar J Ranch, $25.00 $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $38.00 $46.00, 307-733-5386

n CHANMAN - SOLO 5:30pm, Huntsman Springs, Free n Dine to Music at the Chuckwagon 5:30pm, Dornans Chuckwagon, Free, 307-733-2415 n Jackson Hole Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free n Teton Trail Runners Run 6:00pm, Different Location Each Week, Free n The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6:30pm, The Jackson Hole Playhouse, $37.10 - $68.90, 307733-6994 n Stackhouse 7:30pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913

n Bluegrass Tuesdays with One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Donnie Evetts Band 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207

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Local is a modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson’s historic town square. Serving locally raised beef and, regional game, fresh seafood and seasonally inspired food, Local offers the perfect setting for lunch, drinks or dinner.

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East Meets Brunch Asian food outpost delivers dim sum delights to the daytime dining sphere. BY SHANNON SOLLITT @ShannonSollitt

DON’T JUST D SHOW US YOUR BRUNCH. Eat, drink and write about it. The award-winning Planet Jackson Hole is looking for food and drink writers. email inquiries to editor@planetjh.com

escriptions of dim sum brunch are ripe with innuendos, my date pointed out at Teton Tiger one Saturday morning: Spicy. Sticky. Sweet. Indeed, it’s hard to deny that dim sum is a sensory experience. The traditional Chinese cuisine is an offering of bite-sized foods delivered on a cart in steaming tin dishes. The flavors, the textures and the presentation invite all five senses to fully participate. Traditionally, dim sum brunch is served with tea. I traded tea for a Thai bloody mary, clinging to a familiar brunch favorite even while trying to immerse myself in something totally new. But even the bloody came with an unfamiliar twist: a combination of chili-based hot sauce, cilantro and

Lucky Buddha rice lager gave it a more immediate, but short-lived, kick and a sweeter aftertaste. “It tastes kind of like salsa,” my date remarked. Good thing I eat salsa like it’s the last thing on earth. For strangers to dim sum, the experience may feel hard to navigate at first. At Teton Tiger, there are two things happening at once: a server will come by the table to ask if you want anything “from the kitchen.” In addition to the dim sum offerings, the kitchen also dishes out some of Teton Tiger’s better-known dishes: Mama’s Midnight Ramen, Tom Kha, Korean Street Ribs. I ordered some wasabi devilled eggs, again clinging to the familiar amid all the new. Meanwhile, a cart comes around every 10 minutes or so full of dumplings, pork buns, wontons and other small-plate offerings. The ingredients are simple, and many of the dishes are closely related, distinguished only by the edible vessel that carries the protein inside. Shumai, for example, is a dish of pork and shrimp wrapped in wonton paper. Har Gao is rock shrimp encased in a rice dumpling. If there is a strategy to dim sum brunch, we did not know it. We tried to pace ourselves and, completely without method, chose two dishes per cart visit and sampled almost everything on the menu. My date favored the tiger

dumplings: chicken and shrimp swaddled in dumpling dough. I preferred the BBQ Pork Bun, perhaps more for the sweet, sticky, doughy bun than its juicy BBQ filling. Next, a gyoza, or Japanesestyle dumpling filled with pork. Sauces also come from the kitchen and cost a buck each, or $4 for all five. In the spirit of thoroughness (and indecision), we got them all: sweet and sour, Chinese spicy mustard, ponzu (like soy sauce), avocado wasabi and hoisin. I wished there were something like a pairing guide that suggested which dish to dip in which sauce, but I found myself gravitating toward the hoisin most often. Like the BBQ pork bun, hoisin is thick and equal parts sweet and salty. We saved the custard bun for last, which was a lucky accident because it tasted like dessert. Instead of a savory meat filling, the bun is full of sweet egg-based custard. Then it was time to tap out. While the dishes are individually tiny, collectively they are a force to be reckoned with. I couldn’t imagine making room for even one more tiny dumpling. A scorecard of sorts tallied how much we ate: one of almost everything. We missed the nori dumpling, a seaweed dumpling filled with chicken, because it was out of stock. And we ran out of room for another pork dish, HK pork. That’s at least two reasons to go back. PJH

Great Grapes What nuances coalesce to make exemplary wine? BY TED SCHEFFLER @Critic1

bottles off the wine-store shelf and hope to get lucky. First, most wine made today is pretty darned good. Modern winemaking practices and technologies mean that the chances of running into really lousy wine are minimal. But, as I said, there is good wine and then there is great wine. One thing all great wine has in common is that it originates with great grapes. What I mean is that the cornerstone of all superb wine is mature, ripe fruit. They are invariably made using low-yield viticulture practices with fruit that is ripe and ready. Unripe fruit makes for nasty wines. So, knowing something about various different winemakers and how they treat their grapes can tell you a lot about what’s going to wind up in the bottle. While it may be a little tricky to get a handle on, all great wines are expressive of a particular place—what the French call terroir. Distinct soils and microclimates can actually be tasted in good wine. The first time this really hit me was when I tasted an Australian Shiraz that was brimming with eucalyptus flavors. When I mentioned this to the guy who imported the wine, he told me that the

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particular vineyard where this Shiraz came from was surrounded by eucalyptus trees, which imparted those unique flavors to the grapes. That’s terroir. The ability to age and evolve is another hallmark of great wine, especially reds. Many good wines are ready to drink upon release. Great wines usually benefit from cellaring for years and even decades. They improve over time, whereas when the wine is young, it is often one-dimensional and uninteresting. Complexity and nuance develops with time. Great wines are well-balanced, just like great foods prepared by talented chefs. Out-ofbalance wines may be too tannic, too sweet, too acidic, too fruity, too oaky, too heavy, etc. But a great wine is one that is harmonious, where texture, flavors, aromas, intensity and body (the way the wine feels in your mouth) all come together in a glorious symphony where the wine becomes more than just a sum of its parts.

Elizabeth Kingwill,

The “it” factor: What I u s u a l ly tell wine drinkers— especially those without a lot of wine knowledge or tasting experience—is that you will know a great wine when you encounter it. There is something slightly indefinable about truly great wines—a uniqueness and, for lack of a better term, quality that just can’t be denied. You might not be able to explain it, but you’ll know when you taste it. It’s a voilà! moment. Thankfully, great wines don’t have to have a great price. Excellent, flawlessly made wines can be had for $30 or less from producers such as Bucklin, Charles Krug, Hall, Ramey and Beringer, just to name a handful. The fun is in finding the great stuff on your own. PJH

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ackling the topic of what makes a great wine great is a little like discussing modern art or music: You might not be able to explain it, but you know what you like. And wine tasting is nothing if not a subjective sport. I’ve said it before: When it comes to wine, don’t let anyone—me included—tell you what to like. Whether it’s white Zinfandel, first-growth Bordeaux or Mountain Dew, you should drink whatever pleases you. I do. However, there are some characteristics that all great wines have in common. And it’s helpful if you know them, particularly if you enjoy wine enough to take how it’s made seriously. Knowing some common features of good and great wine can lead to a lifetime of wine-drinking pleasure. Or, you can just randomly pick

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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!

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ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI

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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) 787-8424, tetonthai.com.

TAKE OUT AVAILABLE Dining room and bar open nightly at 5:00pm (307) 733-2460 • 2560 Moose Wilson Road • Wilson, WY

A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965

THAI ME UP

Home of Melvin Brewing Co. Freshly remodeled offering modern Thai cuisine in a relaxed setting. New tap system with 20 craft beers. New $8 wine list and extensive bottled beer menu. Open daily for dinner at 5pm. Downtown at 75 East Pearl Street. View our tap list at thaijh.com/brews. 307-733-0005.

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

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Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30am-10am. Coffee & pastry 10am-11:30am. Lunch 11:30am-3pm. Aprés 3pm-5:30pm. Dinner 6pm-9pm. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call 307-733-3242.

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ALPENHOF

160 N. Millward

A Jackson Hole favorite for 39 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Early Bird Special: 20% off entire bill between 5:30 & 6 p.m Must mention ad. Reservations recommended, walkins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com

PICNIC

Our mission is simple: offer good food, made fresh, all day, every day. We know everyone’s busy, so we cater to on-the-go lifestyles with

quick, tasty options for breakfast and lunch, including pastries and treats from our sister restaurant Persephone. Also offering coffee and espresso drinks plus wine and cocktails. Open Mon-Fri 7am-5pm, Wknds 7am-3pm 1110 Maple Way in West Jackson 307-2642956www.picnicjh.com

ELEANOR’S

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

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

LOTUS ORGANIC RESTAURANT

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. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner starting at 8am daily. 140 N. Cache, (307) 7340882, theorganiclotus.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.

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Fogg, Moe’s Original Bar B Que features a Southern Soul Food Revival through its award-winning Alabama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood served with two unique sauces in addition to Catfish and a Shrimp Moe-Boy sandwich. A daily rotation of traditional Southern sides and tasty desserts are served fresh daily. Moe’s BBQ stays open late and features a menu for any budget. While the setting is familyfriendly, a full premium bar offers a lively scene with HDTVs for sports fans, music, shuffle board and other games upstairs. Large party takeout orders and full service catering with delivery is also available.

MILLION DOLLAR COWBOY STEAKHOUSE

Jackson’s first Speakeasy Steakhouse. The Million Dollar Cowboy Steakhouse is a hidden gem located below the world famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Our menu offers guests the best in American steakhouse cuisine. Top quality chops and steaks sourced from local farms, imported Japanese Wagyu beef, and house-cured meats and sausages. Accentuated with a variety of thoughtful side dishes, innovative appetizers, creative vegetarian items, and decadent desserts, a meal at this landmark location is sure to be a memorable one. Reservations are highly recommended.

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Under the Pink Garter Theatre (307) 734-PINK • www.pinkygs.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

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. Handtossed, 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 2012-2016. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, strombolis, 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.

PIZZERIA CALDERA

Jackson Hole’s only dedicated stone-hearth oven pizzeria, serving Napolitana-style pies using the

freshest ingredients in traditional and creative combinations. Five local micro-brews on tap, a great selection of red and white wines by the glass and bottle, and one of the best views of the Town Square from our upstairs deck. Daily lunch special includes slice, salad or soup, any two for $8. Happy hour: half off drinks by the glass from 4 - 6 daily. Dine in or carry out. Or order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com, or download our app for iOS or Android. Open from 11am - 9:30pm daily at 20 West Broadway. 307-201-1472.

Lunch special Slice + Side Salad = $8 Happy Hour 4-6 PM DAILY

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.

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.

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Vespa newbies? Verizon subsidiary Two-balled weapon Dangerous African biter News story sources Absorb, as with toweling Brief outline Produce chapter and verse? Development areas #1 rodeo competitor? 1995 Cecil B. DeMille Award-winning actress 120 Marilyn’s birth name 121 Swear 122 Gp. that includes Venezuela 123 Golf shoe feature 124 Like some construction sight markers 125 Current 126 Geometry function 127 Accomplishments 128 Act with passion 129 Acorn, essentially 130 Laryngitis docs

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Ones pressed for drinks Grint who plays Ron in Harry Potter films 3 Portugal’s region 4 Overwhelm with noise 5 What manuscripts may be submitted on 6 Caber toss garb 7 Shortly, casually 8 Songlike 9 Scrooge’s opposite 10 Craving 11 Crux 12 Show appreciation, in a way 13 Boxer’s brand? 14 With 113-Down, precipitously 15 Draft providers 16 Savvy shopper’s cry 17 Ruckus

18 74-Across season 28 Fire __ 29 Makeover 30 Swabby’s need 34 Collector’s item 35 Compassion 37 Part of Q.E.D. 39 Ticket word 40 Home furnishing purchase 41 Estonia neighbor 44 Paul Anka’s “__ Beso” 46 Silent affirmation 47 Montana’s __ Falls 48 Band performance 49 “__ dreaming?” 50 “Forbidden” perfume 51 Ideal places 52 Appears suddenly 56 Harley, e.g. 57 “Make it quick!” 58 Industry VIP 60 Bermuda’s ocean: Abbr. 64 Successor to Claudius 66 High-tech worker 68 Emulated a street performer 69 Investment acronym 70 Guiding principles 71 Decline 72 [It disappeared!] 76 Require meds, maybe 77 Sault __ Marie 78 Dangerous African biter 79 Military unit 80 It might be tapped 82 Since Jan. 1, in P&L reports 84 Article in rap titles 85 “No __!”: “Easypeasy!” 86 Prepare to store, as a blueprint 88 Under-the-hood type

90 Slim swimmer 93 Novelist Bellow 94 Church greeter’s target 95 Like small star fruit 96 Slope apparel 101 Wonder on stage 103 Lazy 104 Half of bowling’s worst split 105 Of immediate concern 106 Compassionate, creative, submissive sort, it’s said 108 Small change 110 Undercut 113 See 14-Down 114 Den, for one 115 Bond adventure with Honey Ryder 116 Drop 117 Was in the red 118 Clock readout abbr. 119 “Good one, matador!”

Lingering Shadows and Light

Principle No. 1

A chair is a chair, an accident is an accident, losing a job is losing a job, a tree is a tree. The minute we interpret and/or project our opinion about a person or event, we create a story. Whether it is true or not, that story of ours informs the universe to bring more of what matches our story into our experience. Whenever possible, practice holding off your reactivity and opinions. Not judging is so freeing. Then you can calmly see what’s true and accept that it is what it is.

Principle No. 3 Life is not personal. This notion can be challenging to grasp because our psyche automatically rushes in to interpret that everything must be “about us.” It is only the ego aspect of our psyche which takes everything personally. It does this in an automatic effort to protect us from what, in its limited perspective, it thinks is a danger. However, the ego then takes us on a diversionary and never fulfilling ride. Taking things personally leads to an abyss of self-doubt, self-criticism, self-blame, none of which may be true. But it can feel true, and then you are either a victim or seeking revenge. Both are ego responses, which only perpetuate more of the same discontent. Keep in mind that how people feel, react, don’t react is about them. If someone is not kind to you, it’s helpful to assume they are having a hard day. In fact, sometimes kindly saying, “You must be having a hard day,” is the magic icebreaker. The person will likely be grateful you noticed. For that moment at least, one is relieved of his or her burden, making space to be friendly again. After all, everyone wants to be seen, cared about, and acknowledged. The ego reacts. The soul knows. The heart is wired for compassion. Learn to pay attention to the greater wisdom of your heart and soul.

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Tips along the way You might hold an intention that changes in your life can occur with grace and ease. If you like, also add this affirmation to your repertoire: “In my open human heart, I choose love.” PJH

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The universe rearranges itself to accommodate our conscious and unconscious beliefs and fascinations. Our consciousness is in a 24/7 feedback loop with the universe always. It reads the frequencies of our spoken and unspoken thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and actions, and then returns to us events, people and opportunities matching those energies we have communicated. The universe does not judge. It lovingly and abundantly accommodates the “requests” that our frequencies indicate. Here’s a simple example: Getting excited about getting a new car? You will suddenly start to see that exact car everywhere; it’ll be on TV and on the street. Why? Your fascination signals the universe to bring it to your awareness. It can be a telling moment to observe that what you have in your life reflects what you are knowingly and

Principle No. 2

he effects of a solar eclipse are enduring. The build-up stimulates personal and planetary energies for three to six months before it occurs. (Did you feel the intensity building all summer?) Then the eclipse triggers changes for a year or more afterwards. Either you are aware that some things in your life are no longer working for you and need to change and/or the message is more obvious because things are falling apart. Making space for the new includes anything and everything from clearing closets, to changing your diet, to completing friendships, to ending unfulfilling relationships, to needing a new job or career, upgrading a living situation, changing unhealthy lifestyle habits, and anything not listed here which might be between you and opening to more expansive and happier options in your life. Here are three important metaphysical principles which are keys to the next steps in your personal growth, if/when you are ready. These are some of the life-changing “rules of the game” explaining how our consciousness interacts with the universe to co-create what we call “real.” Applying these principles, we can intentionally change what’s possible in our lives.

unknowingly indicating you want the universe to match and deliver. When you change your beliefs (it won’t work if you are only pretending) you’ll change what shows up in your life. Make space in your life, and new things will present themselves.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) What I wish for you is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders might sound paradoxical, and yet they’re quite possible and exactly what you need.

waters”? In my opinion, it wouldn’t even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.” If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets. How about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.” Here’s another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Psychologist James Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.” That description should provide good raw material for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra. Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives. So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Welcome to Swami Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint No. 1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session and dew collected before dawn. Hint No. 2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. No. 3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!” No. 4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. No. 5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You are currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks. Just kidding! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Stockbrokers in Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of ten goats in a parking lot. But their “magic” failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) One of my favorite Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs. Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness and my optimism despite defeats and loss.”

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

The Witwatersrand is a series of cliffs in South Africa. It encompasses 217 square miles. From this area, which is a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined. I regard this fact as an apt metaphor for you to meditate on in the next 12 months, Leo. If you’re alert, you will find your soul’s equivalent of Witwatersrand. What I mean is that you’ll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches that will nurture your soul as it has rarely been nurtured.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) In the coming days, maybe you could work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon” into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,” or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) The coming weeks will be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story. Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) I invite you to eliminate all of the following activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring and brawling. Why is this my main message to you? Because the astrological omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love and understanding. The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little—and would probably undermine it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A reader named Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.” That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings. You’ll get more health-giving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual. Some gifts could be big, complex and catalytic, though others might be subtle, cryptic or even covert. While some might be useful, others could be problematic. So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings. You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them. For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing” that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

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