By Paul Johnson

Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a place of staggering beauty and endless outdoor adventure. World-class downhill and cross country skiing. Snowshoeing. Trail riding. River tubing. Kayaking. Hot air ballooning. Hiking to hidden hot springs, swimming in sunlit alpine lakes. Golf, hunting, parasailing, fly fishing, snowmobiling. And the list goes on. All of it takes place within an Eden-like realm of towering mountains, deep wilderness and wide open plains. The air in Jackson Hole is sweet and dry as Champagne, the snowfall is positively epic, and Class-1 trout streams beribbon the valley floor. Heaven, as they say, on earth.

And yet this wild wonderland is just as stylish and sophisticated and as anywhere in the world. Jackson Holers don't see much point in putting up walls between nature... More...