Hints for Easy Family Camping
Keep your gear stowed. My family stores our camp stove, lanterns, frying pan, beat-up utensils, and other stuff in several large plastic totes, with the tent and sleeping bags nearby. That way, we can...
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Aug 07, 2009
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Majestic Medicine Bow Peak
At 12,013 feet, Medicine Bow Peak is far from being Wyoming's highest mountain, but this broad, beefy massif is unquestionably the monarch of southern Wyoming. Just reaching this compelling mountain...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Home in the Heart of Pinedale, WY
Secluded in mature trees, a private drive welcomes you to a contemporary Pinedale home with Pella windows to frame your breathtaking townscape views whether you're looking out from living room,...
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Apr 02, 2009
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Tetons for Two: A Moderate Hike to Solitude Lake
Don’t let the hordes of people at South Jenny Lake, the starting point for this hike, fool you. Most never make it more than a mile from the parking lot: that’s how you can actually have some solitude...
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Aug 07, 2009
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Wyoming's Fall day trips: Rawlins to Canyon State Park
Head northwest out of Rawlins on U.S. 287, watching for pronghorn leaping along the lightly traveled road. At Muddy Gap Junction, you might want to drive 12 miles east on state Highway 220 to see the...
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Aug 07, 2009
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Backpacking: Camping the way it was Intended
It's been more than five miles since I've seen any signs of human life. It's been three miles since I've seen any semblance of a trail. It's been one mile since I've lost my mind. Venturing solo into...
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Aug 07, 2009
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MyWyoming Stories: Sixteen Hours of Bliss
My husband and I were in and out of the car for 16 hours driving around looking at all the breathtaking scenery and walking every trail we could find. The up close and personal experience with the...
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Nov 03, 2009
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Mother Nature's Oddities: Parting of the Waters
Deep in the Teton Wilderness, I have one foot in the Atlantic Ocean. The other is in the Pacific. I turn 180 degrees. The foot that had been in the Atlantic is now in the Pacific and the Pacific one...
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Aug 07, 2009
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Mountain Man Rendezvous
A campfire crackles in front of you, its smoke mingling with the sharp mountain air. In the near distance, horses and mules paw at patches of grass. Your traveling partner sits across from you, using...
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Feb 05, 2009
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Hiking at Old Faithful
We hiked up the trail above Old Faithful to the Observation Point. This was in October 2008. There was about a foot of freshly fallen snow on the ground. Steam was belching from the areas around Old...
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Aug 13, 2009
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