How did I get on the Glamping mailing lists?
I’ve been getting advertisements from a bunch of glamping companies. I don’t have any idea how they got my name for their mailing lists. I am far from their target [...]
outdoors
The magic of my boyhood wilderness is fading
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to go back to Riverton to visit the family. Work, the kids’ activities, and a host of other responsibilities have made it [...]
I’ve fallen into climbing
My oldest son has had a desire to get into rock climbing for more than half his life. My wife and I took him to a climbing gym a few years ago, hoping he’d have a little [...]
Digital cameras make photography easier
If you’re thinking you want to get some photographic evidence of the time you spend outdoors, now’s a great time to buy a camera. The prices on digital cameras have [...]
Drop everything and go fishing
There’s a saying in these parts that rings pretty true. “Fish Wyoming – 300,000 Coloradans can’t all be wrong.” We give our southern neighbors a lot of grief for [...]
A backpack shouldn’t be bigger than the backpacker
When I was a kid, my dad used to take me into the mountains above Pinedale each summer. I was quite young when Dad decided I should carry my own weight – literally. Before [...]
The days are too nice to be inside working
I don’t know how often I look out the window in the spring and wish I was out there, instead of being stuck inside, chained to a computer. That question actually came up in [...]
It’s about time to go camping — but be prepared to get wet
Each year, when school got out for the summer, my dad would haul the dusty old backpacking tent in from the barn and toss it on the living-room carpet. He’d announce that [...]
Get that pretty mountain bike dirty
You don’t have to go to Moab to have a great ride on a mountain bike. Wyoming has plenty of excellent places to ride, too. Just throw your bike on top of your car or in the [...]
Give wild animals some space
Those brochures they hand out at Yellowstone with a drawing of a person getting flung into the air by an angry buffalo aren’t just for the tourists. They’re a warning to [...]