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Don’t waste this three-day weekend
If you get Monday off for Memorial Day, take some time to pay tribute to people you’ve loved and lost. It’s a day for remembering those who fought for our country, as well as those […]
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I’ll just stick to giving rattlesnakes room, thanks
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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My dad is a big part of the reason I’m the way I am
The best memories I have from my childhood all involve the outdoors. And most of those also include my dad, because he was usually the one who took me out into the wilds. Sure, as […]
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My maps are calling to me to get outside
There I was, perched in front of my computer monitor, trying to come up with ideas for a week’s worth of radio shows, when a noise started picking at the edges of my consciousness. I […]
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My dad’s ‘Lower Pasture’ was a magical place
My dad has a piece of land that stretches down to the Wind River outside of Riverton. Most of that land is cultivated farmland, but there’s a piece of it that isn’t any good for […]
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I must be getting old. I’m watching the weather.
When I was younger, I used to laugh about how obsessed adults were with the weather. They were always talking about it, complaining about it, and watching TV or listening to the radio to find […]
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A bear on a treadmill seems like a bad idea
As I was going through my emails on Sunday, one message caught my attention. The preview showed a video of a grizzly bear running on a treadmill. That video did what it was intended to […]
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Happy birthday to the world’s most patient 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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I’m more glad than ever I live here in Wyoming
For an early celebration of our 25th anniversary, my wife and I flew to Washington, D.C., last week to start our East Coast tour. We arrived at the perfect time to see the peak of […]
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Explore new places and find new favorites
You don’t have to go to the same place every time you go fishing. When you find a good spot to fish, it’s nice to know you can go back there and catch fish. But […]