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Women Who Hike can help get you outside
If my wife doesn’t get to go out for a long hike every so often, she gets antsy. She needs to strap on the hiking boots, throw on a pack, and just truck out through […]
Month: May 2026
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I’m still searching my property for burrowing owls
A few years ago, I drove all over southeast Wyoming, looking for burrowing owls. I followed tips from others to find where there were suspected burrowing owl burrows, but I never found any. The closest […]
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The Pony Express is delivering the mail again
Way back in the old days, when I was in elementary school in Riverton, I had to do a history project on something that involved Wyoming. I chose the Pony Express, and I learned a […]
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Don’t forget to apply for limited-quota licenses
If you want to hunt in a limited-quota area for elk or deer, or anywhere for antelope, you need to get your hunting license applications in. And they’re due on June 1. That’s not a […]
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Happy Memorial Day to you
This day has become the unofficial beginning of the summer, even though it won’t truly be summer for another month. But the weather is getting nice enough to get away to the hills, and the […]
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Check out ‘The Band of Beavers’
Back in 1948 in Idaho, the town of McCall, Idaho, was booming. It’s a beautiful area, surrounded by mountains, forests, and nestled next to the picturesque Payette Lake. However, the same scenery that attracts humans […]
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My Memorial Days are not spent relaxing
I envy people who talk about their Memorial Day plans that include camping, fishing, or just sitting in a camp chair at the lake. That’s not what my Memorial Day has been like for as […]
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Teach your dog to avoid snakes
Over the last several years, veterinarians have been having a harder and harder time getting their hands on snakebite antivenom. Part of the reason is that rattlesnake venom is being used in more medications all […]
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I need a little Wind River time
Watching my oldest son graduate from the University of Wyoming last weekend, I got to thinking about the things they don’t tell you when you accomplish those milestones. The speaker at the graduation talked about […]
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It’s May — where’s the mud?
We didn’t get any snow to speak of through the winter, and we’ve only gotten one good spring storm so far. And looking up at the mountains, it doesn’t look like the high country fared […]