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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 […]
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Keep yourself safe if you encounter a bear
If you’re wandering around the woods, making noise and doing everything you should do to keep from startling a bear, chances are you won’t see one. But even the best precautions don’t always work. But […]
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Know the rules before going shed hunting
Quite a while ago, Wyoming enacted regulations on shed antler and horn hunting. That law banned collection of shed antlers west of the Continental Divide during the winter. The purpose of the law was to […]
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I have my own way of packing my truck, thanks
I’m constantly on the lookout for good tips and tricks to make getting to the backcountry easier or less likely to result in a stuck truck or an expensive repair. There are great articles in […]
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The fishing bug is biting pretty hard at the moment
Man, I’m ready to go wet a line. It’s almost spring, and the fishing bug is biting hard. And repeatedly. And with the pandemic still causing havoc back in the real world, it’s even harder […]