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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 […]
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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 everyone who spends any […]
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Protect yourself from the diseases ticks carry
Ticks aren’t just creepy little crawling arachnids. They also carry some really bad diseases. The big three are Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme disease, and tularemia. All three come with fever, headache, fatigue, chills, aches, […]
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Here’s hoping you have a special getaway place
I don’t get the chance to go home to Riverton much anymore. The day job tends to get in the way, and the kids seem to be in every activity that’s offered. Our weekends and […]
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The summer is 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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Don’t follow the advice of those travel blogs
I don’t get to travel as much as I’d like. I wish I could take the time to go fish every blue-ribbon stream in Wyoming each summer, and broaden my experiences with forays to Iceland, […]
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Mornings this time of year are magical
I love to fish, but I’ll admit I’m not very good at it. In fact, I’m absolutely horrible. It doesn’t matter what I use for a lure – fish just don’t want whatever it is […]
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Do not try this at home
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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Happy Mothers’ Day to all you moms
Here’s to mothers. Especially to those mothers who aren’t afraid to work a worm onto a hook for a kid or help score targets at the county archery shoot. Mother’s Day is Sunday, so don’t […]
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Mind the weather — it’s spring, after all
It’s not the winters in the West that make the people who live here tough. It’s the springs. Winters here are pretty mild. Sometimes they’re awfully cold, but for at least the last decade or […]