On the Road Again

Jim Stanford wrote this on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Willie Nelson performs at Snow King Mountain in Jackson in 2005 -- photo © by Jim Stanford

He may have cut his hair, but Willie Nelson will never stop doing what he loves: making music with his friends.

Fans from around the Rockies will converge in Jackson Hole on Saturday as Willie and family perform at the base of the slopes at Snow King Mountain. The country crooner, who has toured through Wyoming many times in his career, last played Snow King in 2005 before a capacity crowd that gushed with love for him.

Willie also visits Big Sky, Mont., on Friday night and Red Rocks in Colorado on Sunday. The tour makes its way to Boise and Salt Lake City next week.

The show at Snow King is the centerpiece of a weekend of music in the Tetons. Willie’s son, Lukas Nelson, a ripping guitarist in his own right, performs with his band, Promise of the Real, on Thursday and Friday at Grand Targhee, along with pioneering punk rockers The Meat Puppets. On Sunday, another country-ish crooner with a gift for storytelling, J.J. Grey, plays with his band, Mofro, in a free concert at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

To purchase tickets for the Willie Nelson show in Jackson, click here or visit Tobacco Row or Global Treasures. For a review of his 2005 concert at Snow King, click here.

Casting 4 A Cure Hooks Concert at Spud

Jim Stanford wrote this on Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Casting 4 A Cure Hooks Concert at Spud

Last year we reported on the largeness (of trout) and largesse (of donations) netted in the inaugural Casting 4 A Cure fly fishing competition. The events in Steamboat, Colo., and Teton Valley, Idaho, raised money [...]

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A Raft of Conservation

Frederick Reimers wrote this on Thursday, August 19th, 2010

A Raft of Conservation

Raft guides call it Angry August — when the water gets low on the river you’ve been working since May. The trip that used to take an hour and a half at high water now [...]

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First Descents Camp for Cancer Survivors

Andy Fleming wrote this on Saturday, August 14th, 2010

First Descents Camp for Cancer Survivors

Sometimes in life something crappy happens. Sometimes it rains when you are going biking. Sometimes it rains when you are going running. Sometimes it even rains when you are going skiing.
Sometimes one is diagnosed with [...]

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Cloudveil Readies Fall 2010 Line

Jim Reilly wrote this on Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Cloudveil Readies Fall 2010 Line

First, I’d like to thank all the people that have inquired about Cloudveil over the past couple of months. We took over Cloudveil about five months ago and have made every effort possible to continue [...]

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Paying to Play

Craig DeMartino wrote this on Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Paying to Play

I’ve been doing this climbing thing for going on 23 years. That’s a long time, and it really should be something I’ve got pretty well figured out by now, and in a lot of respects [...]

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The Overhero Debate

Frederick Reimers wrote this on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

The Overhero Debate

(Did this dog request a rescue? The author springs to action.)
As a kayak guide, my friend Adam had hero issues. Meaning, he liked to do heroic stuff, whether or not people wanted him to. Case [...]

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Watersheds Film Contest

Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, July 16th, 2010

Watersheds Film Contest

Perhaps this epic adventure story will be an entry?
Ecotrust, the conservation and entrepreneurial group based in Portland, Ore., invites aspiring filmmakers to participate in its Stories from our Watersheds film contest, which seeks 10-minutes-or-less [...]

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Four Miles.

Mark Scholl wrote this on Friday, July 9th, 2010

Four Miles.

Life is all about perspective.
Our satisfaction with the things we do and experience is directly related to our expectations. Whether it’s the big summer blockbuster movie we go see, or our performance in the local [...]

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Nature News: Summer Arrives in All Its Glory

Cathy Shill wrote this on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Nature News: Summer Arrives in All Its Glory

(The house wren defends its territory near the nesting box.)
Cool, wet weather dominated June until the summer solstice. On June 21, the weather changed and warm, sunny days made it to the Tetons. [...]

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Riding the Owyhee

Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, June 25th, 2010

Riding the Owyhee

Last year Congress designated as wilderness some 300,000 acres along the Owyhee River in southwestern Idaho. The high desert is pocked with steep basalt canyons eventually winding toward the Snake River in Oregon.
Earlier this month, [...]

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