“Snag closes Snake, flips commercial raft”, JHNG

Jackson Hole News & Guide Article
By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Chip Gerdin investigates a fallen tree blocking much of the Snake River near Taco Hole on Monday. Several government agancies responded and cleared the snag while the river was closed. PHOTO COURTESY LINDSEY OVERSTREET

Chip Gerdin investigates a fallen tree blocking much of the Snake River near Taco Hole on Monday. Several government agancies responded and cleared the snag while the river was closed. PHOTO COURTESY LINDSEY OVERSTREET

A large tree that became wedged across the Snake River just below the “Taco Hole” in the Snake River Canyon forced Bridger-Teton officials to close the river Monday while Star Valley Search and Rescue worked to dislodge the snag.

Bridger-Teton officials announced the…