Everything’s all wacky this year. COVID-19 has caused all sorts of mayhem. The people who are working are working harder than ever, and the people who aren’t are working [...]
The Wyoming Bioblitz is this weekend. I told you earlier this week that it’s a great justification for getting out of the house for a couple of days, but it’s also a [...]
I can’t stand heat. I’d rather be cold than hot. Part of it is just how I’m wired. I just don’t do well when I’m overheated. If I’m doing any kind of exercise, I [...]
I’m constantly looking for excuses to get outside. When I was a kid, I didn’t need any excuses. That was back in the days before Xbox and Nintendo, and if I hadn’t [...]
I’m happiest when I’m outside. Out in the woods, with no walls around me and no roof over my head, other than the occasional canyon and the clouds or stars. When I [...]
Fishing season is finally here. The die-hards have been hitting the water for the last several weeks, but now even a lot of the higher country is free of ice. Be careful, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]