Canyon geology
Commuters who live in Alpine but work in Jackson probably have another word for it, but Highway 89 from Hoback Junction south to neighboring Lincoln County passes through a true geologic wonder.
Alpine Canyon, aka the Grand Canyon of the Snake River or just the Snake River Canyon, slices through hundreds of feet of sedimentary rock to mark the boundary between the Snake River Range on the north and the Wyoming Range on the south. The topography includes precipitous cliffs, avalanche-prone gullies, and peaks topping out at over 9,000, 10,000, even 11,000 feet. And the Snake River, the force that continues to carve the landscape, attracts tens of thousands of rafters, kayakers, anglers and others each year.
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High Mountains Helicopter Skiing planned to start flying powder freaks to unskied peaks at the south end of the Teton Range and the adjacent Snake River Range. Pilot Floyd Kjerstad would ferry Robin âBoomerâ McClure and his skiers to virgin peaks such as Creampuff, Hoback and Ramshorn.
⢠Yellowstone National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest created the
largest ânatural burnâ area in the country, where naturally caused fires on nearly 2.3 million acres would be allowed to burn under certain conditions. Although both agencies had allowed lightning-caused fires to burn over the past several year, the joint plan was unique in that it allowed fire to cross boundaries from one agencyâs land to otherâs.
F&G looks to significantly reduce deer, elk tags hunting tags near Palisades
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DRIGGS Idaho Fish and Game officials are proposing to significantly reduce archery and rifle hunting tags for female elk and deer this fall in the Palisades Zone. The area includes the Bighole Mountains, the Snake River Range south of Teton Valley and the west slope of the southern Teton Range in Idaho.
The Upper Snake River Regional Wildlife Manager Curtis Hendricks said the proposals in hunting zones 64, 65 and 67 for female elk and deer have been drafted to “quickly increase” the herd populations that have been impacted by waning winter ranges, livestock impacts and development growth, particularly in the Swan Valley area.
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