Jackson Hole Underground

Just another evening in the Tetons.

This is the view from the base of Shadow Mountain last night. Shortly after the photo was taken, the full moon rose in the opposite direction. Choose your splendor.

More on this later.

Will this bucolic pasture be home to a major new development? Not likely.

The sale of the 78-acre Lloyd property at the mouth of Cache Creek Canyon has residents of east Jackson alarmed.

The prized parcel, much of which is marsh land bordering the creek, was bought by developer and Jackson Hole native Jamie Mackay late last year, with backing from others in the community.

Mackay has not revealed his plans for the land, which borders the Bridger-Teton National Forest and sits outside the city boundaries. But the prospect of 40 to 50 housing units — a figure floated by his attorney — has the resistance organizing.

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Paul DeBoer, the mounted menace whose run-ins with users of Game Creek Canyon have had him in and out of court since 2003, faces four new criminal charges that finally may land him on the trail to jail.

In papers filed Friday in 9th Circuit Court in Jackson, DeBoer was charged with three counts of reckless endangering and one count of reckless driving for allegedly buzzing three mountain bike riders with his truck on July 1, 2006.

DeBoer was on probation at the time for a previous conflict in the Game Creek area. The charges, all misdemeanors, carry a maximum penalty of three and a half years in prison and a fine of $750.

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Trail-riding vigilante: DeBoer, right, with attorney Bob Horn

Game Creek Horseman of the Apocalypse Paul DeBoer escaped jail time and left the courthouse smiling Wednesday, after Judge Tim Day gave him another free pass for a run-in on the trail.

But DeBoer may not be smiling for long. Deputy County Prosecutor Brian Hultman is weighing whether to press charges for a more serious offense.

This time, the self-appointed marshal of trail justice who has railed against mountain bikers and dogs may find himself in deep doo-doo.

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… and the creeks, the fish, the elk and the fresh air we breathe.

Today is the last day to submit comments on the Bridger-Teton National Forest plan.

The plan is being revised to guide use of the forest for the next 10 to 20 years. It’s possible (although not probable, with your input) that more than half of the 3.5 million acres could be opened to oil and gas drilling.

Comments can be e-mailed to: btnfplanrevision@fs.fed.us.

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