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was populated with a number of outlet stores, but today most of those have been pushed
out by more sophisticated boutiques. There are so many fascinating little shops to pop into,
from gorgeous high-end art galleries to the few remaining tacky but fun T-shirt and tchotch-
ke shops.
For an independent bookstore,
Valley Bookstore
(125 N. Cache St., 307/733-4533,
www.valleybookstore.com
,
9am-9pm daily June-Oct., 9am-7pm Mon.-Sat. and 10am-6pm
Sun. Nov.-May) is pretty great and has been providing local readers with fabulous books
and stellar recommendations for nearly 50 years. The owners grew up in Jackson and have
a superb local and regional section.
For top-of-the-line women's and children's clothes in a spacious, almost Zen-like set-
ting, visit
Terra of Jackson Hole
(105 E. Broadway, 307/734-0067, 11am-6pm Mon.-Sat.,
noon-5pm Sun.), which would not be out of place in Manhattan or San Francisco. Another
glorious place filled with beautiful things is
Bella Cose
(48 E. Broadway, 888/733-3338,
www.bellacose.com
,
10am-6pm Mon.-Sat., noon-5pm Sun.), which offers elegant home de-
cor as well as kitchen and dining items; it clearly caters to the second-home crowd.
Fishing
Surrounded by abundant rivers and streams, including the Snake River and its myriad
mountain tributaries, plus Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, Jackson has be-
come something of a fly-fishing mecca.
The best-known trout stream in the region is the Snake River, which winds more than
60 miles on lazy flats and then blasts through the Snake River Canyon, which offers more
white-knuckle rafting than graceful casting. The Upper Snake, much of which is in Grand
Teton National Park, is characterized by braided channels with cutbanks and log jams, and
the water holds native cutthroats. Drift boating is popular as a way to maximize the water
covered (and scenery enjoyed), but there are ample opportunities to get out and wade-fish.
The section of the river that goes through the canyon is almost exclusively fished by boat
(self-bailers come in handy in the Class II and Class III rapids), and despite the action of
the waves, the fish are more plentiful in the canyon, though not always easy to catch.
Jackson has no shortage of fly-fishing guides or fly shops. Among the best is a small
outfit,
Teton Fly Fishing
(307/413-1215,
www.tetonflyfishing.com
)
, run by Nate Bennett,
who loves teaching his clients about the art of fishing as much as he loves hooking a fish.
He books only one trip daily so that the pace can be less breakneck and far more enjoyable.
Bennett gets his clients on a variety of types of water and, like a good fish whisperer, some-
