Bio: Frank Galey’s Grandson and Junior Wrangler, circa, 1970’s. Descriptor: A Teenager’s ‘firsts’ and lessons learned during two and half summers at the ranch. David’s Story: I worked at the ranch as a “junior wrangler.” We teens lived in a old army mess tent with a pot belly stove, ridiculously uneven floors as the plywood sheets had warped […]
Bio: Dude, 1970’s. Descriptor: Harold Hammond Family Connections and the Galey’s. Seeking information about the White Grass Cemetery. David’s Story: My cousin, Marie Adele Ireland, was Harold Hammond’s first wife – and I guess that’s how my family first came to White Grass. We spent a few summers at White Grass and my brothers and I were campers at Teton […]
Bio: Grandfather Owned Cabin Adjacent to White Grass Pond. Descriptor: Summers at grandfather’s cabin. Robin’s Story: My Grandfather Hans Nolde owned the small cabin a bit away from the ranch, the one with the pond, on 5 acres. My Mom Jeanne Winters and all of her 4 daughters, Nicki, Pam, Denise and myself spent every summer there from […]
Bio: Kid Dude 1953-60; Wrangler, 1961-62. Descriptor: I think I remember Lynn Mitchell from Birmingham. Bernie’s Story: What a strange twist of time that you should write, Lynne, and that I am in your diary of more than 50 years ago. I was 13 that summer also, utterly ignorant about girls–what do you expect from a kid who […]
Bio: Dude at 13 Years of Age, 1957. Descriptor: Things I wrote in my diary, Singing Sam and campfires, ‘young loves,’ and being close to God in the mountains. Lynne’s Story: My mom, dad, younger sister, and I [age 13] stayed at White Grass for a month in the summer of 1957. I still have so many vivid […]
Descriptor: Writing for Share Your Story. Jayme’s Story: I have to thank you for the efforts you have put in penning this website. I really hope to see the same high-grade content by you in the future as well. In fact, your creative writing abilities has encouraged me to get my own blog now 😉
Bio: Dude, 1977. Descriptor: Shooting mice in the BQ (Bachelor’s Quarters). Wayne’s Story: In reading the comments I saw one written by Eric Gerst. I was the friend he went west with in 1977. This is one of those cases that you know exactly where you were when an event happened – this being the anniversary of […]
Bio: Staff, 1982-83. Descriptor: Loved working at the ranch. JM’s Story: Lived and worked there in 82 -83 summers loved it.
Bio: Dude, 1978. Descriptor: My 10 year old son as a ‘Junior Wrangler,’ cold morning cabins, valued family style meals and the glacier-blue water of Phelps Lake. Patricia’s Story: I took my ten-year-old son to the White Grass Ranch in May of 1978. Then, the site was still a working horse ranch as well as a dude ranch. […]
Bio: Ranch River Guide, Early 1980’s. Descriptor: The best summer of my life. Dave’s Story: I stayed there with my family a couple of years back in the early 80’s. I asked Frank if he was hiring the following year? He said for me to put in an application. He called me the following year and asked if I wanted […]