Winter at Triangle X Ranch
For its first 3 decades of operation, the Triangle X was completely isolated during the winter months. There were no plowed roads providing access by motor vehicles to this area of Jackson Hole. Trips to town for supplies or appointments involved horse-drawn sleighs and thus occurred only a couple of times each winter. The Turners...
Read MoreLouise Mapes Turner: Matriarch and Heart of Triangle X Ranch
Louise Mapes Turner was the ideal partner for John Turner in building and operating the Triangle X Ranch. Raised by Catholic nuns in a convent in San Antonio, Texas, Louise nevertheless developed a love of the outdoors early in life. She often visited school friends on their Texas ranches, where she learned to ride, shoot...
Read MoreLIVING WITHOUT ELECTRICITY – 100 YEARS
Want a hot cup of coffee before heading out to do winter chores? In the early days, that was no simple task. After crawling out of bed in a house that had cooled considerably overnight, the first order of business was to light a fire in the kitchen’s wood cookstove. It took at least half...
Read More100 Years – Harvesting Ice
Prior to electrical power, keeping perishable foods from spoiling during the summer months was a challenge. This persisted for the first 25 years at Triangle X Ranch. Milk, eggs and meats were stored in the traditional “ice boxes”. It took a considerable effort during the winter to prepare for summer refrigeration . When surface ice...
Read More100 Years – Winter Travel, Before It Was “Easy”
“Living in Jackson Hole is 95% survival, and 5% getting ahead in life”, noted an early timer. Only a few roads were plowed in the winter months and so many folks were isolated. For the Triangle X, the nearest motor vehicle access was at least 12 miles away. Miles separated families from the neighbors. Long...
Read More2025 Wine Pairing Dinners
2025 Winter Wine Pairings Wine Pairing Dates: January 25th, February 1st, February 15th and March 8th Dinner Menu For each wine dinner the menu will be a variation of: First Course Grilled Octopus Salad with Fingerling Potatoes and Castelvetrano Olives on Frisee Second Course Potato Leek Soup with Pancetta and Crisped Sage Third Course Bison-Stuffed...
Read MoreWine Pairings Dinner Menu – Winter 2024
2024 Wine Pairing – Dinner Menu Wine Pairing Dates: February 3rd, February 17th and March 2nd First Course Tapas – Marcona Truffle Almonds, chorizo filled dates wrapped with bacon, fingerling papas bravas with smoky aioli Second Course Grilled sea scallops & pan seared branzino (European sea bass), with sauce romesco Third Course Valencia style paella,...
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Triangle X Summer 2019: Howdy from our Head Wrangler and Assistant Head Wrangler!
Letter from Head and Assistant Head Wrangler! Winter has come and gone and now it’s time for Triangle X employees to start heading back to the ranch! Yesterday, it was snowing and today, there’s not a cloud in the sky! We know that the extra snow and rain during April and May are good things...
Read More2018 Wine Pairings
2018 Wine Pairing Dates: February 17th, 2018 & March 3rd, 2018 Please call us at 307-733-2183 to make your reservations. We will post the menu when it has been set. Hope to see you this winter!
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