We at Powder Mountain Press are happy to welcome Christina Shepherd McGuire as the new editor of Teton Family Magazine. Christina is a freelance writer, blogger, and brand strategist who works in the outdoor, fashion, and natural living industries. Among other magazines and websites, she has written for Action Outdoor & Bike, The Nest, typeF.com (the website of Tyra Banks), Arizona Central Living, and Teton Family Magazine. The mother of Olivia, 7, and Shea, 4, she moved to Teton Valley in 1995. 

Last June, eighteen-year-old Eli Hagberg was hiking alone on Teton Valley’s popular Aspen Trail when he encountered a large black bear. Apparently startled, the bear charged. In an attempt to get away, Hagberg scrambled into a tree and the bear followed, tearing off the young man’s shoes and biting his feet and lower legs. The bear then fell out of the tree, but took along the branch supporting Hagberg’s feet, leaving him hanging from another small branch, which soon broke.