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Article: Jackson Hole; Beautiful, natural, and rich: is Wyoming's paradise too good to be true?(PLACES IN THE WEST)
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- August 1, 2005
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With all due respect to heaven, it's got nothing on Jackson Hole at dawn. A.J. DeRosa is heading out on a float trip down the Snake River. A native of Chicago, DeRosa arrived in this corner of Wyoming in 1972. He's been guiding on the river for 27 years using wooden boats handmade from Douglas fir.
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The river is running high, and the boats settle into the current south of the Wilson Bridge. The head of a bald eagle flashes white as it catches sunlight high in the trees. In stretches, DeRosa stops paddling and the boat wheels in lazy circles, creating a kaleidoscopic panorama of Jackson Hole: blue sky, cottonwood forest, and the ...