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 [...]
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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 [...]
Keep your eyes open when you’re outdoors
I was out feeding the horses on Sunday morning, and a turkey vulture flew down into the pasture. As I watched, it landed just out of my view over the lip of a little rise. I [...]
Photography challenge gives me another excuse to get outside
With the kids involved in 4-H and school sports, and with all our other obligations, it seems to get harder to get outside all the time. So anytime I find a good excuse to [...]
Chance encounter with a fox provides another excuse to get outside
While I had the Power Wagon to drive last week, I was looking for any excuse to take it out and get it dirty. At the same time, I just plain needed to get out to the hills. [...]
For once, I’m ready for the ice to thaw
Now don’t get me wrong, I love winter. I love snow. I love the cold. But winter around these parts often comes with gale-force winds and ice that doesn’t melt for months [...]
New gear rekindles drive to get outside
When I left my day job, I realized I needed some new camera gear if I was going to do my photography full-time. I didn’t need much. I already had enough to make a pretty [...]
Let it snow … but you can keep the wind
In my opinion, you just can’t beat winter. The colder and snowier, the better. As for the cold, I say bring it on. I love it. I enjoy getting bundled up in layer after [...]
These beautiful days are killing me
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 [...]
I return to the Wind River every spring, if only in my memory
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 [...]