My great grandpa, Lamoin Hatch, homesteaded in the town of Victor. It is located in a mountain valley on the Idaho side of the Teton Mountains. The peaks of the Grand Tetons can be seen from the valley. There are pine forests and Quaking Aspen groves and lush meadows. The streams are filled with salmon and trout with fresh watercress along the banks and wild chokecherries and huckleberries. The winters are unbelievably harsh though. To travel from Victor to Jackson Hole in the winter took two...
Published on January 10, 2010 17:45