In Like A Lion

Yet another March has come in like a lion to Western Wyoming. The past week has seen nothing but winter weather, with a large storm just last night dropping 6" of snow in the valley, and another 15" or more in the high country. Rachael offered to stay home with the kids this morning while I went searching for some pure Teton gold. Scott Smith and I had an incredible morning of powder skiing at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort...thanks Scott, great day today! The water content in the Snake River drainage is back up above 110%, which is still great news. March can often be one of our heavier snow months, so it will be interesting to see just how much more snow we will get. It is shaping up to look like a mirror image of last season, with area rivers likely running high until mid-July or later. After skiing today, I took the family to the National Museum of Wildlife Art, just North of Jackson. For those of you that have not been there, put it on your list the next time you are in town. There is a great collection of original oils and watercolors as well as sculptures of some fantastic wildlife images. The view from the parking lot of the National Elk Refuge was perfect: hundreds of elk meandering the banks of Flat Creek.

Check out the latest issue of The Drake Magazine There's a great article on how urban hairstylists are integrating fly-tying hackles (chicken feathers) into hairdos. Local fly-shops around here cannot keep Whiting Hackles in stock. Orders are coming in from all over the country to local fly-shops for their feathers. Stylists are charging $40 or $50 per strand to be tied into a customers hair...seriously. The entire saddles only cost $40 or $50, so these guys are making a killing. Hilarious. Enjoy a recent shot of a Grand Teton sunrise. More soon.