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There’s still some snow up in the hills
Up at 8, 9, or 10,000 feet or higher, Wyoming’s still a winter wonderland. Some areas are blanketed by a couple feet of snow, and the fishing’s still no good, unless you want to drag […]
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Welcome to chain season
My dad taught me the value of a good set of tire chains at a young age. I was probably eight years old, riding along with my dad on a spring bear hunt, and we […]
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Welcome to Spring (he says with a chuckle)
My calendar says today’s the first day of spring. I can’t remember if that means spring actually started late last night, or if it doesn’t start until midnight tonight. I can never get that straight. […]
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Snowstorms help me get my to-dos done
This has been a strange winter. We haven’t gotten much in the way of snow, though that’s not terribly unusual. We normally don’t get the real snowstorms until spring around here. But it never really […]
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We finally got a little bit of winter in Wyoming
Winter in Wyoming isn’t always the snowscape you see in other parts of the world. I can’t remember the last time we actually had a white Christmas. But even when it’s not dumping piles of […]
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This winter’s been extremely strange
We need some snow. Looking up into the mountains, they’re a lot less white than they should be by this time. That has ramifications that’ll last all year. And it’s not just a lack of […]
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Give me cold and snow over sunny beaches
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 layer […]
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Get ready for mud season
Ask any wild turkey hunter what season it is, and they’ll all agree it’s mud season. Springtime in Wyoming isn’t the beautiful time of rebirth and new growth it is in other parts of the […]
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Sledding is even more fun as an adult
When my boys were just little guys, we used to love to go out to one of the hills in our pasture and spend hours sledding. As they got bigger, we had to go find […]
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Winter is my favorite season
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 layer […]