Compass Points

For most anyone drawn to knee-deep powder, abundant wildlife populations, and a laid-back rural mountain lifestyle, Teton Valley is one of the easiest places to choose to move to … or, in our case, move back to.

While Teton Valley is its own version of paradise, many residents like to hit the city from time to time. For some, this means heading to bustling coastal metropolises or international destinations.

I’ve always appreciated the personal connections we make while traveling. When traveling, we’re exposed to other cultures on an individual scale by seeking out experiences and connection with other people, places, and ways of life.

Until you see its two remarkable, gorge-spanning bridges, the Ashton-Tetonia Trail is slow to reveal its railroad-rich past. Railroad ties, spikes, switch posts, abandoned railcars—evidence of the Teton Valley Branch from more than a century ago—seem strangely absent to the casual observer. The 29.6-mile-long pathway cuts a mostly straight line through open, rolling farmland and […]

Idaho provides winter enthusiasts with an abundance of ski runs, ice fishing spots, and backcountry powder to enjoy. Teton Valley residents looking to add some variety to their wintry routine will find it in spades sixty miles north at the 11,000-acre Harriman State Park, historically known as the Railroad Ranch.

Thinking about days on the river invokes images of summer: sunglasses, fishing, sandy beaches, wide hats, craggy sun-drenched rock walls. But the trip that hooked Teton Valley author Molly Absolon on a life on the water didn’t start with those things.

During the summer of 2015, Penfold Farms was growing a healthy crop of weeds. At least that’s what everyone in the neighborhood thought when they passed a particular field on Darby Canyon Road.