- Date Of Birth: January 29, 1945
- Date Of Death: March 19, 2021
- State: Idaho
Eric Ingebreth Soyland, a long-time resident of Teton Valley, passed away on March 19, 2021, at the age of 76.
Eric moved to Alta, Wyoming, in 1979, after fifteen years in Hawaii, where he had studied oceanography and worked as a pilot and professional diver. He brought his business skills and experience in aviation to his work at the Driggs airport, where he founded Teton Aviation.
Eric’s love for the outdoors, and his deep attachment to the Teton Valley, were expressed in several books, including two containing photographs he had taken himself. Our Land Our Soul and A Circle of Majesty will be well-known to many Valley residents. Several books also recounted adventures that he had pursued in extensive travels, undertaken very much in the spirit of his father, Ingebreth Soyland.
Eric was an avid conservationist and environmentalist.
After his passing, due to Alzheimer’s, he is survived by a niece and nephew.
