NEWSPAPERS
To find out the lastest and greatest in Jackson Hole, turn to the local newspaper for scheduled events and news. Jackson is served by three newspapers in the valley. Two are weekly newspapers that publish every Wednesday and contain only local stories or stories about the region. The Jackson Hole News & Guide sells on the rack for .50 cents and will contain the most thorough news about the area. The JH Weekly is an alternative publication that focuses heavily on the arts and is available for free.
The Jackson Hole Daily is published Monday - Saturday and is available for free. The Daily is filled with Associated Press stories focused State, National and World news, and typically contains one local story. The JH Daily is a good resource for that days event calendar. The Jackson Hole News & Guide, and the Jackson Hole Daily are published by the same company.
AREA WEBCAM
Webcam for scenic photographers is a great resource to help quickly find out what the weather is doing in a different part of the valley.
For the past 10 years I've effectively used the webcams to give me an insight into cloud cover on the mountains, without having to drive north out of town to see for myself. This is also a great asset when trying to decide if sunset might happen and the likelyhood of clouds for more spectacular skies.
OTHER GREAT RESOURCES
Weather Reports
If you don't like Jackson Hole's weather, wait 15 minutes is how the old saying goes. After a while anybody can tell what the weather is doing because you can see it coming 50 miles away. But when it comes to really forecasting the weather, I tend to go to local Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey and his website Mountain Weather. It's a crazy thing weather in JH so trust the local over the national reports
www.MountainWeather.comCamera Shop
D & D Camera Corrall is the last of the great local camera stores stocking the needs for a professional. The store contains a nice selection of Nikon and Canon equipment, bags, tripods and kiosk printing. Oh yeah...they also sell that thing called Film.
www.DDCameraCorral.comAnimal Tracker / Photo Guide
Tenley Thompson has been tracking the wildlife in the valley for the Teton Science School and now provides guided trips through The Four Season Resort out at Teton Village. Call her for private trips to learn the location of specific wildlife at that time of year.
www.DailyJacksonHole.Wordpress.comLocal Blogs
A showcase of outdoor content mostly created by blog writer David Gonzales
www.TheSnaz.com
Writer, photographer, river guide Jim Stanford writes about the things that matter to him the most when it comes news in the valley.
www.JHUnderground.comPhotography Workshop
Photography at the Summit is a yearly fall workshop that brings some of the best photographers in the industry into Jackson Hole at the peak of the fall colors. Usual faculty included National Geographic photographers and Wildlife photographer/local Thomas Mangelsen, providing one on one feedback and instruction in the classroom and field.
www.PhotographyAtTheSummitt.com
JH PHOTO GUIDE
I've compiled a map of the most popular shooting locations through the Jackson Hole Valley with easy to read locations on an area map
Please feel free to use this as a resource to make your photography in Jackson Hole memorable. My suggestions is to combine this JH Guide Map with the Grand Teton National Park map, to give a more detailed information about the area roads.
Below, download the PDF for easiest viewing.
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Grand Teton Park Map
Once you enter Grand Teton National Park they provide you with one of the best maps in the area for free.
For years I've marked up these maps for tourist giving them the must see lists of the region.
Included below is a link so you can download a full size map to help in your pretrip planning. Map Courtesy of our tax dollars and the National Park Service.
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Yellowstone Park Map
A guide to Yellowstone National Park is a whole other world to explore for another website, to tackle.
Below is a link to the official Yellowston National Park map that you get for free once you enter the park
This PDF of the map can serve as a great resource for preplanning your trips and to give you a better understanding of the World's First National Park
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