Great Outdoors
To tie or to buy? That is the REAL question
I’ve finally crossed that point as a fly-caster where it makes much more sense to tie my own flies than to buy ‘em. There are a few reasons for that. First of all, I’m still […]
Month: April 2023
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WYDOT to Remove Eight Twitter Accounts due to API Policy Changes, Fees
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is removing eight of its Twitter accounts after the social media platform recently announced changes to its application programming interface platform. The API platform allowed WYDOT to send automated tweets […]
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Kifaru is another Wyoming outdoor gear company
On our way back from Georgia last month, my wife, youngest son and I were in the rat maze line for security at the Atlanta airport. We kept coming even with a couple other guys […]
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Select Yellowstone National Park Roads Open to the Public on Friday
Beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public, weather permitting. Roads routinely open this time of year and remain open until November 1, when they close […]
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The F-22 Raptor isn’t outdoorsy, but it’s incredible
I know this isn’t really very Great Outdoorsy, but it was cool. We were down in Colorado Springs last week while my son was shooting in the Junior Olympics, and I went down to the […]
Great Outdoors
I’ve found yet another new addiction
My son started doing precision shooting with the American Legion Post 6 shooting team down here in Cheyenne, and he got really good really fast. The Post 6 team has a bunch of equipment the […]
Great Outdoors
I’m now officially a precision shooter parent
It’s official. I’m now a precision shooter’s father. My son Logan competed last week in the Junior Olympics National Championship. If he wasn’t already hooked on air rifle shooting, he certainly is now. He qualified […]
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Happy birthday to a very understanding woman
It’s my wife’s birthday today, and I want to wish her the happiest birthday of her entire life. It’s the least I can do. Really. I can’t get her a present, because I’ve spent all […]
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Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel Spring 2023 Opening Delayed
Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel spring 2023 opening has been delayed until the wastewater treatment system in the area is completed and operational. Due to the heavy winter and difficult construction conditions, the new […]
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Casper Man Sentenced to 170 Years on Child Pornography Charges
32-year-old Salvador Salas, Jr., of Casper, was sentenced to 170 years in prison, with 10 years of supervised release to follow if he were ever to be released from his term of imprisonment, for possessing […]