Oh, if the walls could talk. Fort Laramie National Historic Site would have some stories. Wild, western stories. Fort Laramie — called Fort William and Fort John in previous iterations — was originally established in 1834 as a fur trading post. A bastion of civilization in the middle of the…
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There’s a decent metaphor in Jason Zeller’s tale. Jason and his family make candy. Honey candy, specifically. Which they’ve been gathering from bees themselves for over 40 years in Lovell, Wyoming. It’s a job that requires hard work and thick skin. Jason’s taken his share of stings over the years…
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Ten Sleep Brewing Co. advertises a straightforward motto. “Good beer for good people.” It’s a worthy aspiration, and exactly what you feel when you step inside. But the new in of Ten Sleep Brewing Co. comes from an even simpler premise. “So my dad (Cole Smith) thought, ‘Hey, I’ve got a…
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Photographer, Amy Collett, shares why she thinks Wyoming is a photographer's paradise. Wyoming is unlike anywhere else, you're going to get the scenery and the animals. There's nothing better than finding that kind of stuff to photograph. I definitely feel an itch at certain times of the year…
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David Vela, former Superintendent of Grand Teton National Park, says he was forever changed when, as a child, his family road-tripped from Texas to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. They traveled on a tight budget, but the experience was monumental. “We didn't know what national parks…
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Upon meeting the Sanchez family, some things are obvious: They’re charismatic, adventurous and incredibly supportive of one another. What’s not immediately evident, especially while in the wild of Wyoming, is that two of the children have Down syndrome. Family climbing in Wyoming with Teton…
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Joe Riis is a migratory species. He travels the world as a wildlife photographer, trained biologist and — above all — core conservationist. National Geographic once sent him to Mongolia to photograph the world’s rarest bear. He got the shot. For the past seven years, Joe’s world has been…
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Rebecca Walsh stands on a section of the Continental Divide Trail between the Battlepass and Deep Jack trailheads in southern Wyoming, taking in the view. “The landscape is beautiful,” she says. “A good mix of pine trees and high alpine tundra, some streams, lush evergreen forests. We hiked…
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Back when Dusty Tuckness was 12 years old he didn’t sneak out to ding-dong ditch or teepee the neighbor’s yard. He snuck out to fight bulls. His parents found out, of course. But they didn’t ground him or take away his cowboy hat. “My dad realized there probably wasn’t going to be a whole lot of…
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Wyoming represents the untamed spirit of the West. And it could plausibly be argued that no place comes closer to bottling that spirit than the family-owned Backwards Distilling Company in Mills, Wyoming, just outside Casper. Backwards is a craft distillery that produces spirits ranging from…
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