Great Outdoors
It’s still snowy up in the hills
Up at 8, 9, or 10,000 feet or higher, Wyoming’s still a winter wonderland. Some areas are blanketed by a couple feet of snow, and the fishing’s still no good, unless you want to drag […]
Year: 2017
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The summer hasn’t even started and it’s already booked
How do I do this every year? Before the summer even starts, I’ve already committed myself for every minute of vacation time I have available. I guess I ought to point out that not every […]
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I didn’t know there was a 5 o’clock in the morning on non-hunting days
I’ve been getting up early the last few months. Real early. For most of my life, I didn’t even know there was a 4 o’clock in the morning. At least not on days when there […]
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Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Memorial Day to you. Today’s really all about remembering the people who did great things, whether it was for our country or just for the people they were closest to. It’s a day to […]
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Cheyenne Student Wins Contest Naming New Statewide Assessment
WDE 5-26-17 The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced today that Aiden Weinzierl, a sixth-grade student at Anderson Elementary School in Cheyenne, has won the contest to name the new statewide assessment with his submission, […]
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Now that’s a weird way to kill a snake
I’m no fan of rattlesnakes. OK, so maybe snakes in general aren’t my cup of tea. I wasn’t always afraid of snakes. I used to like to catch garter snakes and bull snakes and let […]
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Would a sniper’s skills transfer to hunting?
My closest friend from high school enlisted in the Army shortly after we graduated. He rapidly went from infantry to Airborne, and then he jumped straight to the Green Berets. He learned a bunch of […]
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Highway Patrol Asks People to Move Over and Slow Down
WHP 5-24-17 The Wyoming Highway Patrol will be participating in a national safety campaign on May 26th to bring awareness to the dangers first responders face in the performance of their duties at roadside. Since […]
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Crash Causes Structural Damage to Bridge Near Laramie
WHP 5-24-17 On Saturday, May 21st, 2017 around 1:05 a.m., a commercial truck left the highway and crashed into a bridge at milepost 314 on Interstate 80 near Laramie, Wyoming. The crash caused significant damage […]
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Still in search of burrowing owls
I took a trip up to Riverton earlier this month in order to take some prints up to Wind River Gallery and to see if I could get some pictures of wild horses. I accomplished […]