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Grand Tetons
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region 5: eastern
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Yellowstone Country
jefferson county historical museum
Driggs. This is a winter wonderland for all.
The Jefferson County Historical Museum features 14,000 square
feet of exhibitions from the pre-electric and early electric era, the
history of Jefferson County, and early photography. Local inventors including Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television,
are also profiled. The first television tube, Indian artifacts,ancient
Egyption artifacts from biblical days and animal trophies are on
display. It also features local writers such as Vardis Fisher, who
wrote Mountain Man, which was made into a movie with Robert Redford called "Jerimiah Johnson."
Grand Targhee Resort
3300 E. Ski Hill Road
Alta, WY via Driggs, ID 83441
Jefferson County Historical Museum
118 W. 1st S.
Rigby, ID 83442
(208) 745-8423
Grand Targhee Resort
Grand Targhee Resort is located on the west side of Wyoming’s
majestic Teton Range and receives 500 inches of snow annually. This full-service resort is famous for spectacular snow and
magnificent scenery. Targhee offers skiers two mountains totaling 3,000 acres. Four chairlifts on Fred’s Mountain give access
to 1,500 acres and 2,200 vertical feet. A high-speed quad on
Peaked Mountain opens up 500 acres for skiing with an additional 1,000 acres reserved for snow cat skiing.
Tubing, backcountry tours, snowshoeing, sleigh ride dinners,
and spa services make for a complete winter vacation. Lodging is
available on site or with vacation rentals between the resort and
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Grand Teton National Park
Just over the Idaho border, you will find one of the most spectacular of America’s National Parks. Magnificent mountain scenery
and abundant wildlife await visitors to Grand Teton National
Park. Activities including fishing, camping, whitewater raft trips,
rodeos and golf are just a few of the ways you can spend your
days here. Dude ranches, resorts, and restaurants to fit every taste
and pocket book complement the other outdoor activities.
Grand Teton National Park
P.O. Drawer 170
Moose, WY 83012
(307) 793-3300
Harriman State Park
Located 18 miles north of Ashton, Idaho, Harriman State Park
lies within an 11,000-acre wildlife refuge in the greater Yellowstone Ecosystem that is home to moose, elk, sandhill cranes and
trumpeter swans.
Known for some of the best fly-fishing anywhere, the Henry’s
Fork of the Snake River meanders for eight miles through an
ancient volcano’s caldera. More than 20 miles of trails are available for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross county ski47