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D E A R R E A D E R ,

On a recent photo shoot I had the rare treat of making it out to the Mormon Row Barns to do some photography. I readied my equipment and while the models were getting ready in their trailer, I had a few minutes to sit and enjoy the perfection of early Summer in Jackson. I lay down on the grass and using my camera bag as a makeshift pillow I closed my eyes and let the soft Wyoming breeze wash over me. As I enjoyed that few minutes of calm, quiet bliss, my thoughts wandered to when exactly was the last time I had been able to just lie down outside and enjoy a few minutes of rest like this. I couldn't remember it because it had had been so long. Then it struck me, it was 2004 and I was relaxing outside the Roman Colosseum in Rome. Had it really been almost six years since then? Though I am still in my twenties, the reality hit hard: I need to spend more time enjoying life and all that it offers. I doubt I will ever look back at life and wish I had worked longer hours or taken on more projects, however in that moment I wished that I didn't have to go back so many years to remember the last time I had closed my eyes and relaxed in the grass.

This is the Teton Journal's One Year Anniversary Edition. It's been a great first year and we are more excited than ever to continue to bring the positive lifestyle of the Jackson community to print. This Summer make time to relax, spend time with family, and relish the beautiful surroundings that we get to enjoy on a daily basis. I wish you all a relaxing, safe Summer in which you create beautiful memories that will last forever.

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Art9. On Eagle’s Wings: Chester Fields. The bird bronze artistry of Chester Fields.

Food14. Mountain Mama. Mustard Glazed Pork Tenderloin is on the Summer grill!

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Jackson’s Own: TEAM SUPRESSOR“Are you ready Carlos?” Rick Bickner, captain of Team Supressor Paintball asked the sixth grader.

“I was born ready,” says Carlos with a smile. He pulls his mask over his face and charges across the creek with his fully loaded paintball marker. Once past the water, the field is live and the air horns sound signaling game on. The paint begins to fly.

Rick, better known as ‘Sick Rick’ when on the field, established Team Supressor, Jackson’s professional paintball team in 2004. As the owner of Moo's Ice Cream shop in downtown Jackson, he sells a perfect combo of summertime fun: ice cream and paintball supplies. On a recent sunny June weekend, a birthday party of ten sixth-graders left town and drove north to the Team Supressor paintball field located next to Bushwhacker Creek. Turning at Cunningham Cabins and proceeding down the dirt road, two large white tents emerge and Rick stands with mask and smile on. The boys and girls gear up, cross the creek and scramble to their respective bunkers. Air horns blast and the kids are sprinting and diving from one tree to the next. Laughter and the popping of shots resound against blue skies.

The boys are playing Woodsball, the most popular form of the game, played in a natural setting with bunkers made of downed trees and stacked like Lincoln Logs. Players use the bunkers

as hiding spots, dashing from one to the next to take protection from getting ‘tagged’ by their opponent. The Team Supressor field consists of 60 acres with close to 4,000 bunkers. All bunkers are non-permit structures created exclusively from deadfall after clearing and performing a fire patrol.

Team Supressor is a ten-man professional paintball team that in 2009 competed in the SPPL (Scenario Professional Paintball League) and won the titles of World & Overall Series Champions. Currently Team Supressor

competes in the UWL (Ultimate Woodsball League) as well as a form of the game known as a scenario in which hundreds of people participate in weekend long games. Team Supressor flies to places as far flung as Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, & California to play both recreationally and competitively.

Speedball is an entirely different style of game than Woodsball, proceeding at a quick pace, sometimes lasting only seconds. The athletes run and dive between different inflated bunkers.

The bunkers are arranged uniformly and precisely so neither team has an advantage. There are multiple leagues: amateurs, masters, elite, semi-professional, and professional. Team Supressor owns a speedball set-up with bunkers but are currently looking to find a space in the valley they can use seasonally or year-round to allow for more practice. They envision a field free of charge that would be open to the public for the Jackson community to play on.

Because there are no big money purses in the sport as yet, all of the players work full-time jobs. Rick is a prime example, owner of Moo’s Ice Cream. “My wife calls herself a paintball widow,” Rick says with a laugh. Between running the business and a passion for paintballing, Rick is a busy guy. The team plays purely for the love of the game. “It’s good enjoyment and relaxing. A road rage release,” quips Rick. When played honorably with no wiping off of paint and sprinting hard between bunkers, “it kicks your butt,” says Rick.

The characteristic that sets Team Supressor apart from others is their local talent and spirit. Every player resides or has resided here in Jackson. Often times, teams will recruit pro players to become stronger competitors but not Team Supressor. With the outdoor action sports Jackson offers year round, it’s no surprise the players are all fit and excel in other outdoor



sporting activities. Often Team Supressor will hold winter practice in the backcountry via their Snowmobiles.

Apart from Woodsball and Speedball, paintballers find a huge thrill in a style of the game called a ‘Scenario,’ as mentioned above. Rick recently returned from a six hundred person scenario in Pennsylvania. The scenario game typically begins early on Saturday morning and can be played through the night, sometimes until two a.m. and then resumes all day Sunday. In the scenario mode, once tagged, a player can re-enter the game after a ten minute time-out or even with a tag of the base flag (think capture the flag). The rhythm of continuous play makes for a spectacular game for the die-hard paintballer.

Paintball is still widely misunderstood by some who don’t know the details of the sport. It is, surprisingly, the safest action sport in the world due to the strict enforcement of mandatory masks by all referees. The paintball subculture hopes that an upcoming episode of the hit show “Community” -- “A Fistfull of Paintballs” -- will give the sport a boost. However, there has been expressed concern of the don’t-try-this-at-home variety because the players in the show apparently do not wear masks. Rick stressed that proper mask

attire is mandatory to the game in any venue.

Research published by the Minnesota Paintball Association claims that paintball is one of the statistically safest sports, with 20 injuries per 100,000 players annually, and these injuries tend to be incidental to outdoor physical activity. While many believe getting popped in the eye is a serious safety hazard of the sport, more eye injuries occur in basketball, baseball, hockey, and racquetball.

Critics of the sport who argue it is not eco-friendly, may not be aware of the vast improvements in paintball technology. At Team Supressor’s Woodsball field all paintballs contain paint made of fish oil, gelatin, and vegetable dye that dissolves within two days. Nor are the colors esthetically obtrusive. “Out here, we try to use paint that will blend in with the colors of the natural environment,” says Rick of the paint choices he offers. Team Suppressor likes to win while allowing the natural environment to win too.

With five magazines dedicated to covering the sport and over six million people playing, the paintball community continues to grow. “All I want to do is build the sport,” states Rick. His actions speak louder than his words as he has invested unflagging effort and resources into the team and

the sport. For $15 Rick supplies participants with everything they need: paint, CO2, the use of a marker, a mask, and the field for the whole day. Because of the costs associated with supplies and equipment, the recession did take its toll on the paintball community. “We looked outside the box,” states Rick, despite the tough economy. He has sought out sponsors and proven Team Supressor to be an inventive team with “recognized and respected uniforms.” The Jackson team is the only professional paintball team with big corporate sponsors like Bud Light Lime and Coca-Cola.

When ‘Sick Rick’ and Team Supressor travel to different paintball tournaments and scenarios they set up a compound where they can get geared up and talk strategy. There is one rule Sick Rick is determined to instill at his camp which embodies Team Supressor’s work hard, play hard attitude: “You always bring a smile into our camp.” For laughs, for great exercise, for emotional release, for the joy of being ten years old again, head out to the Woodsball field and fire off a few shots of paint. Rick will be there, with a smile and mask on. TJ


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For one of America's most successful wildlife artists, it has been a generous dose of persistence, devotion to detail, a fanatical work ethic and an eye for the beauty and awe of nature's precision. Chester Fields has soared near the top of the Western and Wildlife art scene on the wings of his signature works of bronze: Eagles in action. Fields' eagles are not static and austere. They radiate the fierce strength of a hunter, the regal grace of power and the elegance of creatures, which have been revered and worshiped for thousands of years. Today, Fields' bronze eagle masterpieces, wearing such action-packed titles as "Splashdown," "Thunderbird" and "Attack," grace boardrooms and outdoor plazas of some of the most influential corporations in the world: Anheuser-Busch, Chevron, Harley-Davidson, to name a few. His work also adds important dimension to the major collections, having been selected for the 1986 Birds in Art national tour by Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau , Wisconsin , and to individual art collections: the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, The Appleton Museum of Art, The Sultan of Brunei, and more. An 18' monument of Majestic Courtship stands as a centerpiece to a private collector's mansion. As a child, growing up in the rustic ranch country of the Canadian and American Pacific Northwest, Chester Fields knew instinctively that two things would be a part of his destiny. He knew that some day, somehow, he wanted to become a professional artist. And he knew that the beauty and the drama of nature, which was a constant part of his childhood, would remain a center for his life. To prepare for the first, Fields devoted hours of his childhood playtime to watching, drawing and painting his surroundings...butterflies, wildlife, nature. That preparation helped ensure the second portion of his destiny. As he watched and observed, Fields' eye for detail and his appreciation for the delicate, powerful faces of nature were honed to a fine edge. While he may not have considered himself lucky at the time, an opportunity appeared shortly after his graduation from a college graphics design program. It came disguised as a draft notice. As a staff artist on an American Army base in Germany , Fields used the off-duty hours of his two-year military tour to study art as only the Masters can teach it. Roaming the halls of the greatest museums and galleries on the continent, he studied the techniques of da Vinci, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Van Gough…every detail and definition of Rodin and Michelangelo. It was not formal training in today's sense of an art education, but for one who already owned a passion to learn, the masters were his tutors. Upon returning from his military tour, Fields spent a short period as a commercial designer. The pause provided him the time he needed to refocus on his dream of a fine arts career, to marry and start a family, and to leap from that springboard into a career that would outstrip even his own dreams. That was the mid 1970s. From then on, there was no looking back and no stopping. The subject matter Fields chose was the natural one…the birds, animals and people who nurtured his talent as he grew up. The medium he chose originally, canvas and paint, produced immediate recognition in the art world that here was a startling new talent, and it won him invitations to prestigious shows and displays such as the invitation only Cowboy Hall of Fame. And throughout the development of his career, his wife, Cathy, and his children, Mike and Christy, have remained an important part of his life. He nurtured the creative talents of both his children, so that today they join him as artists in their own right. Mike is already establishing himself as an accomplished sculptor and assists in the marketing and operations of Chester Fields Bronzes Inc. Christy chose the pictures painted with words and ideas through her career in marketing.

Working by night in his home studio, he settled into an artists' life of creating and showing his work, and challenging all of the barriers to fame that pervade the modern art world. To capture the excitement and reality of the American West, Fields used the knowledge he acquired during his childhood and combined it with an inborn energy, technical skill and attention to detail. He devoted hours to painstaking research to produce the creations that were his flawless works of art.His initial offerings--sometimes delicate, sometimes powerful--moved tempera and acrylic from a medium to a mirror, reflecting reality and impressionism in a single image. He received early recognition for his paintings from the Western Artists of America and sold his works regularly in shows and galleries all over the west and expanded his subjects to explore some new and related fields of interest. A passion for the strength and ruggedness of the original mountain man, who conquered the wilderness of the West, found reflection in some paintings. A fascination with the depth of the spiritual relationship that the Native American shared with their natural surroundings led to the creation of a series of critically acclaimed paintings of the Shaman rites of the Algonquin Indians. His first sculpting effort, "Splashdown," swept the Wildlife Art world with such explosive force that it required only three years to reach its final selling phase for the edition of 75 plus 10 artists' proofs. Small wonder. Splashdown is an amazing combination of precision, balance and movement, dramatizing the strength of a magnificent Bald Eagle as it snatches a German Brown trout from its watery home. Splashdown created excitement and appreciation wherever it was shown, and acquired a long list of critical accolades and awards nation-wide, including the coveted Best Sculpture Award from the C. M Russell Art Show, 1995. Not to be overcome by initial success, Fields returned to his studio at regular intervals of four to six months, producing one astounding piece after another. From small tabletop bronzes to magnificent monuments, the eagle that throughout history has represented power, courage and triumph dominates the list of his success. Splashdown was followed by even more spectacular work. Most recently, the regal grace of the trumpeter swan, "Elegant Flight" (a single bird) and "Elegance" (a pair of swans) joined Fields' family of exquisitely--and lovingly--created birds in bronze. As the viewer closely examines each piece, he can appreciate the extravagant devotion to detail that characterizes all of Fields' work. Each feature is carefully researched for its purpose in the bird's overall physical makeup, and then individually created with a precision that is seldom found in any medium. Working in clay and fiberglass on the original piece, every aspect of the bird is balanced, formed and finished into exactly the right position. Standing back, a broader perspective expands the viewer's appreciation of a Fields sculpture. The meticulous details suddenly flow together into major expressions, seeming to freeze motion into a breathtaking illusion of continuous movement. Fields initial fascination with the eagle, leading to the creation of over twenty variations of the birds in bronze, began with his concern for their survival. In the 1960's and 1970s, eagles were on the endangered species list, and although they have since been removed from that list they still require protection.

Chester’s work can viewed at Grand Teton Gallery, off the square in Jackson.For more information please contact Grand Teton Gallery at 307.201.1172 or visit them online at www.grandtetongallery.com.

Chester Fields: On Eagle’s Wings

TJ


By Jon Bloom

Being Amazed at Answered Prayer

Pastor John gave me the topic of prayer as a personal journey. In my life, prayer has even rivaled the Scriptures in stirring my affections towards

God. I know that Jesus loves me because the Bible says so—God, you love

me that much! But I know he loves me because of the way he answers my

prayers. Just five minutes ago backstage, pleading with God, “How do I

share what you and I have been through all of the years!? How do I

communicate that? Do you love everyone this much? I see it so much in

how you answer my prayers.”

Whenever I have money in the bank, I want to give it to people in need.

But this one time I wanted to take my family on vacation and I pleaded

with God and made it known. And I prayed and waited. A few days later

my wife called me at work and said we got a cashier’s check in the mail for

$2,000. All it had on it was a Post-It note that said, “Spend it on your

family.” Wow! God is so good in answering my prayers.

Another time, my wife and I were talking. She was saying how she just

loves our life and loves how simply we live. But she said, “You know, I just

want to be more generous.” We have always wanted to be the kind of

people who just write checks to people. We just are not those people

though, so we prayed for wealthy people to be raised up in the church who

just don’t care about their stuff. We also prayed that God would make us

wealthy to give it away. And just last year, we made about $2M off of sales

from Crazy Love. None of it comes to us but to a fund and we get to write

checks to people.

Prayer is a way of walking in love. I love God so much because of how

God has answered my prayers. Sometimes even we pray the wrong thing

and we are so grateful and amazed that God did not grant those prayers.

But when you look at Scripture, don’t we see that prayer is what sets us

apart from other religions? The story of Elijah, God is the one who answers

prayer. He is not a block of wood. He answers the prayers of his people.

One thing I have done is writing in prayer journals. I write my prayers on

one side and then go back and write on the other side of the page when

God has answered that prayer. It is so good to go back and remember how

God has answered prayer. We so easily forget what God has done. This is a

serious power that we have here in prayer.

Another time I was cleaning out my garage. I didn’t want to do it. I wanted

to do something that would last for eternity. So I prayed that God would

help to do something eternal in it. So I was cleaning out my garage and my

neighbor stopped by. He said he had been wanting to talk with me and

asked that I pray for him. It was great!

Believing in the God of Power

Every time I experience answered prayer, I am just in awe of God. Why do

I do anything but pray? The only thing that ever differentiates between me

and some other religion is that God is my God who answers prayer. When

I talk to someone on a plane or somewhere, I pray that God would show

up in power, otherwise I will just sound like one of these other religions.

He has to work and do something.

When an unbeliever walks into your church, don’t you want him to walk

away saying, “Man, that guy, those people, are connected to God!” Is that

what they see? Is that what comes across in your church? Isn’t that what

we want? We want to show how great God is through our connection with

him.

Yes, God is sovereign and he could use an unbeliever to preach the gospel

with authority. But don’t you want to be connected to God so people are

pointed to God? Remember Sunday School as a kid? You would walk out

thinking and believing that your God can do anything! You would read

and hear about all these great things God has done and would believe it.

But now that we’re older, we are no longer amazed by the miracles that

God does. Instead, we’re amazed by a communication style and by

knowledge.

Maybe we need to get back to preaching those great stories of God’s

greatness in the Old Testament. We need to remind our people that our

God can do anything. Do you still believe it? Do you still believe that God

is able to do anything? We have lifted up Moses and Elijah as super heroes

but they were just men like us. They have nothing on us. If they were here

today, we may be in awe of them. But they are no big deal! We have a

nature just like them. They prayed fervently. We could pray that we could

do that.

Cry Out, He’ll Answer

I am now getting so used to God answering my prayers that I have to

pause and think about it more when he doesn’t. I have to think harder

about why he doesn’t heal that person. I have to think if I’m praying with

wrong motives or if I’m not treating my wife well or what is going on. I

want to point you to Isaiah 58:5-9.

There were people who were pleading with God for certain things, but

because of their disregard for his commands, of course he was not going to

listen to them. But as soon as they start doing them, he says, “Here I am.”

There are times when I marvel at the Lord because I don’t pray as hard and

long as some people. I feel spoiled because of how he answers when I just

pray quickly or just think about it. This passage says he will answer. Just

cry out.

If you abide in Jesus, he will abide in you. This is probably my biggest

failure. It is so easy to get busy in the ministry and my prayer life just turns

into, “Do this. Do that.” It lacks abiding in Jesus. It takes faith though to sit

and abide in God. I neglect the most important thing, which is prayer as a

way to walk in love. I fail to just commune and talk with God.

I fear that many of you focus so much on the work of God that you neglect

the person of God. If you abide in him, there is much fruit. Think about it.

The great things that have happened in your ministry—were they a result

of your great planning or strategy or did something just fall in your lap? It

is always the grace of God. Just abide in God.

The One Thing

I have been camping out on this verse for the past several weeks, Psalm

27:4. What is the one thing you keep asking of the Lord? If I read a

transcript of your prayers, what would I see is the one thing you keep

asking for? Would it be, “Let me dwell in your house all the days of my life

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and gaze upon your beauty”? Is that what I

would read? Joel said last night, “If you want

to humble a man, ask him about his prayer

life.” What would it be?

The context of this passage is danger and crazy

things happening in the life of the psalmist.

The Enemy wants us looking at all the things

that are going on around us and to be anxious

about the future and all the chaos. If he can get

us fearful and worried about the things around

us, no one will be amazed by God. But the

psalmist says that God is the stronghold of his

life.

Other things become our stronghold. We rest

on our great staff who can pull off anything. Or

we look forward to a day off or vacation or a

great conference like this as our stronghold.

Maybe you come here not desiring God but

you are desiring Desiring God. Or maybe you

are desiring Piper. We begin to find our

stronghold in other things beside God. But

when you are alone with God and baring your

soul to him, there should be sweet fellowship

and abiding.

When you face the stressful and terrible things

of life, you should be able to have a “Go ahead,

make my day attitude.” You should have a

confidence. Why? Because of the one thing you

have asked of the Lord. Because you are in

God’s presence, communing with him. Who

will attack you as you commune with Lord?

That’s ridiculous! Just dwell with the Lord and

things will be fine.

Think about it. If there is only one sovereign

Being who is over all things in the universe,

then if I just abide him all things will be taken

care of. Right? We would say that we believe in

the sovereignty of God, but the question is how

is that fleshed out in your life. Does it result in

a peace that surpasses all understanding? Even

when it seems like there is nothing else going

for you, you have the sovereign God who is

your refuge.

Do you get to the point where you just want to

stay with God and stay in his presence? That’s

what this verse is about—just gazing upon his

beauty and spending those sweet moments

with him. It doesn’t have to be somewhere

special. I spent two hours at an IHOP eating

pancakes, communing with God. Sometimes in

the middle of the night I will just count my

breaths and be amazed that God has given me

another breath. It should stun us that the God

of the universe will listen to us in prayer. What

is better than that?! He listens and hears and

loves. Let this be the one thing you ask.

The Pitfall of Assumption

Everyone has been talking about me leaving

my church in Simi Valley. I moved to San

Francisco three weeks ago and everyone’s

asking what I’m going to be doing there. But

not one person has asked, “How is your prayer

life?” It’s because everyone assumes that you’re

doing that. I think people assume that I am

doing that. Maybe they think it is silly to ask

me if I’m praying. I wish more people would

say, “I hope you haven’t started anything

without praying first.”

We’ve all done that, right? We’ve made

assumptions about staff people or congregation

members. And then we find out later what they

have been dealing with and wrestling with. So

I don’t want to assume anything this morning.

I don’t want to assume that you are walking

closely with God right now. My prayer is that

your boast is in God and that you are about

God and that people see that in you.

It takes so much faith to abide in Christ and to

dwell in the house of the Lord. I pray that you

get there. That is what people want to see when

they come to your church. They want to see a

man of God who is connected. Elijah was a

man just like you, just like me. He was

connected to God. I want you to be connected

to God like that. TJ

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Honestly, sitting down to write an article about the best five hikes in the Jackson Hole area isn’t easy. It’s been written before. However, I want to recommend hikes in a way that will compel you to go out and love them with a theme in mind. Make each hike you take, whether it be one of these or not, a memorable, exhilarating, and thoughtful experience. Because, really, what else could they be here in the Jackson Hole valley?

Taggart Lake. For Wildflower Lovers.

This is usually the first hike I embark upon once the sun pops up in Teton National Park. There is a simplel approach up to the small lake with splendid views of the Grand. Once you are upon the lake, the range opens up and the water glitters with reflections of vibrant, sunlit pine trees. It’s a lovely beginner’s hike as you don’t gain or lose much elevation and the whole hike is only three miles round trip. It can be entirely grey and overcast in town, but on Taggart Lake it always seems as though one can find sunshine. Once you get to the top of the approach where the lake comes into full view, sit on a rock and enjoy the picaresque mountains before you. If you’re lucky, you’ll see an eagle fishing or a moose sipping on the clear waters. In 1988, fires tore through the area and it’s fascinating to observe the land rejuvenating itself. If you find you have more energy, you can loop Taggart Lake and Bradley Lake together and this is when the fun begins. For access, park at the Taggart Lake Trailhead located about two and half miles past the park entrance.

Bradley Lake. For Bear Lovers.

When I decided to loop around Bradley and Taggart on a solo hike, I just kept walking. I didn’t think bear spray was pertinent for a casual Sunday afternoon jaunt. In a blur of adrenaline and shock, I was charged by a Grizzly when approaching Bradley Lake. If you end up taking this hike, please take bear spray with you. It can be bought in town and is worth your money. Once you’ve skirted Taggart Lake, continue on the trail toward Bradley Lake. There are helpful signs at forks in the trail allowing you to choose if you want to engage in a longer outing or take the shorter route back. If you decide to embark on an adventure around Bradley Lake as I’m sure you will after visiting the beauty of Taggart, it’s about six miles round trip. You can pick up this hike at the Taggart Lake trailhead. The parking lot is about two and half miles past the park entrance.

Hidden Falls/ Cascade Canyon. For Water Enthusiasts.This may be one of the more popular routes in the park, but for those of you who want an array of activity, it’s great to grab a seat on the Jenny Lake Ferry and enjoy some time on the water as well as on

foot. Although it’s almost cliché, the hidden beauty of the hiking opportunities around Jenny Lake reside past Inspiration Point. Once you hike through the forest, the canyon opens up on you in such glory and intensity it is difficult to describe. It is two miles up to Inspiration Point from the ferry drop-off where you can look over the vast waters of Jenny Lake, and it is another 1.2 miles from the ferry drop-off. If you want to spend more time hiking, walk back to the South Jenny Lake parking area, where the ferry departs, on the trail that wraps around Jenny Lake. It’s about two and half miles back. For those looking for a seven mile endeavor, sweep all the way around Jenny Lake. When finished, you can look back on the lake and admire it’s beauty as well as your own tenacity to make your way around the whole thing. You can purchase tickets for the ferry at the South Jenny Lake boat dock and there’s plenty of parking for those packed, sunny days.

String Lake. For Leisurely Strolling.

If you want to grab hold of a lovely view of the Tetons without having to break too much of a sweat, String Lake is your hike. This is a hike for anyone and everyone. It sits above Jenny Lake and offers a lot of different opportunities for full day-long hikes if you choose to segway onto longer routes, or a nice loop all the way around the lake for an afternoon adventure. You will travel 3.7 miles on a roundtrip hike of String Lake with small amounts of elevation gain. Traveling through burn areas, you get up close and personal with Rockchuck Peak and Mount St. John.

Bear Paw Lake. For Lovers of the American West.

This is an eight-mile round trip hike offering a different experience than looping around lakes. Follow Teton Park Road to the String Lake Trailhead turnoff. There will be a sign directing you to Leigh Lake. Begin the hike following the forested shore of Leigh Lake. This will lead you to smaller lakes and offers exemplary views of Mount Moran. If you’re an individual especially interested in Moran, you’re guaranteed a delight as the trail seems to follow Moran like the moon does the sun. The mountain is named after Thomas Moran, an American western frontier artist. It rises about 6,000 feet above Jackson and dominates the range with it’s massive base. The pilots of the C-47 cargo plane that flew into the side of the mountain in 1950 were not as excited about it’s enormity as you will be, but make sure to look for the wreckage of this plane on Moran when doing this hike on a sunny day.

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Directions:To access any of these hikes from town square in Jackson, head North out of Jackson on 191. Turn left down Teton Park Road at Moose Junction. Taggart Lake Trailhead (where you are able to access Bradley Lake as well) will be about two and half miles down the road on the left. To access String Lake Trailhead, South Jenny Lake parking area, and the Bear Paw Lake hike, continue driving down Teton Park Road and turn left at South Jenny Lake Junction. The South Jenny Lake Parking area will be on your left a bit down the road. Continue down Teton Park Road past South Jenny Lake Junction to access the String Lake Trailhead and Leigh Lake Trailhead (for Bear Paw Lake hike).

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It’s summer! School is out and life should be mellow and relaxing, right? Not for me! If you’re a mom, you know what I mean. Sport practice may be over, but now you’re running your children from friend’s house to friend’s house, to the pool, hiking trails, rivers, and more. Unfortunately, summer doesn’t always mean rest for all of us. During this busy time, you need recipes that will please friends and family of all ages. Let me share one of my favorite “go-to” recipes with you. You will love my delicious Mustard-Glazed Pork.

So the next time you need just a bit of a break in your summer, put the tenderloin on the grill and prop your feet up, and enjoy a few minutes of well-earned relaxation.

Mustard Glazed Pork1 Pork Tenderloin1/3 Cup Orange Juice2 Tbsp. Creole Seasoning 1 Cup Dijon Mustard1 Meat ThermometerStir ingredients together.Pour over pork tenderloinCover and sealRefrigerate for 30 mins. or moreLeave covered and cook at 350 - 400 degrees on Grill 10-12 mins on each sidePork is done when meat thermometer reads 155 degrees

Look for more recipe’s from Mountain Mama in each issue of Teton Journal!

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Summer has arrived. The kids are out of school. The Spider Man sprinkler is on, and the Snoopy snow-cone machine is ready for action. Knowing that these precious summer months fly by, how can you and your family make the most of them? Psalm 127:3 says, “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.” Here are some simple and inexpensive activities to help you enjoy your children for the gifts they are (and have some fun yourself while you are at it!). Some of these you may have heard of or participated in, but notice the twist we have placed in each. So put away your electronic devices, turn off the television, and engage in the following:

• Play the Thankful Game. While you’re walking, driving, eating a meal, or just hanging out in the backyard, each take turns sharing something for which you’re thankful. See how long you can continue this game and notice how attitudes change.

• Munch on Mystery Meals. With everyone else out of the kitchen, the cook (mom, dad, older child) prepares a meal of finger-foods (the slimier and weirder the foods, the better!). When the meal is ready, the cook blindfolds each family member and leads them to their plate. As they eat, they must guess what each item is. The blindfolds may not be removed until each food is identified. Loads of fun!

• Gather for a Game. Whether it is Uno, Scrabble, Twister, Frisbee out back, or baseball at the park, the goal is to cheer on one another. This isn’t necessarily about dominating the game, but rather enjoying one another. Laugh together, and especially be willing to laugh at yourself. Congratulate the winner, even when it isn’t you!

• Enjoy the Encouragement Chair. Sit in a circle with one chair in the middle. One at a time each family member sits in the chair. While in the chair, the person must just listen and accept an encouraging word from all of the other family members. Be specific in the encouragement, pointing out the special gifts and characteristics of the person in the chair. A word of encouragement is powerful for both the receiver and the giver.

• Sneak in a Special Surprise. Together, pick a person outside your family who is in need of a boost. Plan how to make their day. For example, when they aren’t home, mow their lawn. Slip an envelope of money or a gift card under their door. Leave flowers or balloons on their porch with a special note. Get creative; the idea is to be secretive, teaching your children that you don’t always have to get credit for a good deed.

• Take a Bike Ride. Frequently switch who is in the lead. At each corner, a different family member chooses whether to go right, left, straight, or turn around. It is always a surprise where you will end up!

• G.T.O. What is this? you may ask. It stands for Give To Others. Each family member takes a garbage bag and heads to his/her room. The goal is to fill up the bag with toys that are no longer being used. Then donate the toys to a local mission or a family in need (a bonus of this activity is a de-cluttered home!).

• Build a Fort. What kid doesn’t love a fort?! Using sheets, blankets, chairs, and clothespins, together build a fort in your living room or backyard.

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Ahead of time, purchase a book of short stories, poems, jokes, or Bible stories to read aloud inside the fort. Snacks are fun for the fort as well!

• Boogie Down with a Dance Night. Take turns selecting the music, and dance and sing until you drop. This is a good time to be goofy. Dance as couples or dance alone. Choose a family song to close each dance night. Also, a disco ball can be purchased for pretty cheap at K Mart.

• Set Up a Stand. Sell lemonade/Kool-Aid/iced tea on a nearby corner. Give all proceeds to a local mission, church, or charity of your family’s choice.

• How About Hide and Seek? You can play parents versus kids, boys versus girls, or everyone for themselves. Give awards (a candy bar or sticker will do) at the end of the game for the best hiding spot, most creative spot, smallest spot, etc.

• Take an Evening Walk. It doesn’t matter where you walk. Just enjoy God’s creation. Pause to gaze at the stars. Listen to the evening noises. (Insect repellent highly recommended.)

• Camping, Anyone? Whether in a trailer or a tent, get away and get outdoors. Each family member plans one simple meal for the trip. Go on a scavenger hunt for who can find the most unusual rock or prettiest flower. If you are not much of a

camper, just build a campfire in your backyard fire pit. Roast marshmallows for s’mores (add Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to your s’mores for an extra tasty treat!).

• Take Me Out to the Ball Game. With snacks in hand, pop into a local sporting event. Pick a team to cheer for, and yell loudly. High-five one another throughout the game. Initiate the wave. Encourage both teams at the end of the game.

• Pray Together. There is an old saying, “The family that prays together, stays together.”(A bit cheesy, but it is true.) Each family member has an opportunity to pray for what is on their heart. Be authentic; no fancy words are needed. Colossians 4:2 says, “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Pray and watch for how God will answer…and be thankful.

These are just a handful of simple ideas that we have personally enjoyed in our family time. We have found that not only are we making special memories together, we are also building attitudes of love, generosity, thankfulness, service, and kindness. However you spend your summer months, spend them together because your family matters.

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