Great Outdoors
The nightly lightning shows are back
By about the middle of the spring, I start to take the nightly lightning shows for granted. I’d like to say I retain my awe of these amazing natural spectacles, but I have to admit […]
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Springtime in Wyoming ain’t for wimps
Winters here are pretty mild. Sometimes they’re awfully cold, but for at least the last decade or so, they haven’t been bad at all. But we’re a little over a month into spring, and that’s […]
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Jeep Rubicon would be fun in the mud left by recent storms
Back before Mother Nature decided to give us our winter’s worth of snow in the first few weeks of spring, I was handed the keys to a 2016 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Hard Rock. It was […]
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Spring storms leave plenty of mud
It’s simple science. When snow melts, it turns to water. When water soaks into dirt, it turns to mud. But usually, that mud lasts a short time, and then it becomes dirt again. So why […]
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It’s almost spring — prepare for winter storms
Some of the worst weather I’ve ever encountered has hit me out of the blue this time of year. Back before I had the responsibilities of a job, a wife and kids, I couldn’t wait […]
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Summer’s nighttime light shows are spectacular
Like much of the West, we could often stand to get a bit more rainfall. That’s not really the case this year, because we’ve had more than our fair share. We’ve had quite a few […]