Teton Valley ranch passes to new owners, who plan to preserve its history

NEAR CHOUTEAU — Along the Rocky Mountain Front, where mountains rise straight from the prairie, Deep Canyon Guest Ranch has welcomed generations of visitors into the quiet of the backcountry.

Now, after nearly five decades of ownership, longtime stewards Chuck and Sharon Blixrud have handed the reins to a new family; one they say will preserve the land, the history, and the heart of the place they built.

Madison Collier reports - watch the video here: Teton Valley ranch passes to new owners, who plan to preserve its history

Rather than an ending, the Blixruds call it a new beginning. Sharon says, “This is exactly what he’d hoped and prayed for, for a long time.”

Chuck and Sharon have spent 66 years working in the canyon, running both an outfitting operation and the guest ranch. The