History and Mystery
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

History and Mystery

A passion for storytelling, history, and ghosts, Alma has found a way to incorporate all three into a way of engaging with people and sharing a sense of community.

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Build a Longer Trail
Mandy Fabel Mandy Fabel

Build a Longer Trail

The Central Wyoming 4x4 Club was born out of a couple of guys who had a love of recreating in off-road vehicles such as jeeps, rock crawlers, and side-by-sides. They rode all the trails they could find on public land and championed a message of riding responsibly.

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Elk Yeah!
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

Elk Yeah!

Carston’s first memory was likely following his stepdad on a hunt in the surrounding mountains of Dubois. From the moment he was able to walk they went on hunts together, and he was taught different strategies, breathing skills, and how to become a great hunter.

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Padding the Pantry
Amy Grisak Amy Grisak

Padding the Pantry

What happens when the power goes out for days because of a storm or a local or national emergency? How long can you feed your family without depending on an outside source?

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More Than Just Maps
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

More Than Just Maps

Just outside of Sinks Canyon State Park in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains is Central Wyoming College’s Alpine Science Institute (ASI). This Institute is a one-of-a-kind, educational and recreational center that also serves as a model for environmental stewardship featuring solar-paneled buildings, a recycling program, and a composting facility.

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Smoke + Salt with Blaine
Blaine Limpus Blaine Limpus

Smoke + Salt with Blaine

Say goodbye to summer dresses and BBQ messes. It’s the season of pumpkin spice lattes (yuck), turtlenecks (if those are still a thing), and warm-spiced comfort dishes!

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Transits for Life
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

Transits for Life

Since 1894, Brunton has set the gold standard in precision equipment for field-based professionals and outdoor enthusiasts, beginning with the invention of the first pocket transit by DW Brunton, a mining engineer, in Aspen, Colorado. This year marks the company’s 130th anniversary.

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Publisher’s Note
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

Publisher’s Note

Fall usually brings peace of mind with its warm days, chilly nights, garden harvests, and vivacious colors. It’s a nostalgic feeling for most – a time to reflect on the busy summer days that flew by and the process of settling in for the cold months to come.

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The Heroes Behind Lander Search & Rescue
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

The Heroes Behind Lander Search & Rescue

Safety in the great outdoors should always be a top priority for anyone, regardless if it’s while scaling the side of a mountain, backpacking into the wilderness, or riding an ATV. Lander Search & Rescue (SAR) is a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides search and rescue services to Lander and the greater Fremont County area.

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YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT
Cyd Hoefle Cyd Hoefle

YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT

The late Wyoming Senator Hank Coe, who passed away in 2021, was a true pioneer and a relentless advocate when it came to air travel for the state. For over three decades, he fought diligently, taking his ideas to major airlines and the Wyoming Legislature to improve airports and travel service.

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Smiles for Miles
Mandy Fabel Mandy Fabel

Smiles for Miles

When Gabe is racing, he sets an alarm on his Garmin watch for every 30 minutes to remind him of two things: to eat and to smile. The quick bite of food is clearly necessary to sustain physical activity for 20+ hours, but Gabe will argue that smiling is just as crucial.

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Smoke + Salt with Blaine
Blaine Limpus Blaine Limpus

Smoke + Salt with Blaine

Well everyone, we have officially reached the season of backyard barbecues, good company, cold beer, and sweltering heat. So, naturally, this issue felt like it needed a classic, backyard shindig of grilling massive hunks of meat.

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publisher’s note
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

publisher’s note

At the beginning of this year, I told Blaine that I want to be braver. By that I don’t mean watching scarier movies, but to say “no” less often. To not immediately doubt myself. To try hard and not be disappointed. It’s not easy, but it’s working.

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The Bearded Bandit
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

The Bearded Bandit

“When my mom passed away, I was looking for the next thing to do with my life and was basically fishing all the time,” Shane said. “One of my friends suggested going to guide school, and it just made sense.”

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Trekking the Continental Divide Trail
Amy Grisak Amy Grisak

Trekking the Continental Divide Trail

Stretching from Silver City, New Mexico to either Goat Haunt Ranger Station at the southern end of Waterton Lake, or the Chief Mountain border crossing, the CDT extends 3,100 miles and ranges from 4,200 feet in elevation at Goat Haunt to 14,270 feet at Gray’s Peak in Colorado.

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The Return of the Local Marketplace
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

The Return of the Local Marketplace

Steve Doyle and his family operate a 200-acre farm, Red Roof Meat Company, in Riverton and found the entire selling process to be very difficult. He and a group of local farmers started Fremont Local Foods Farmers Market fourteen years ago.

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Smoke + Salt with Blaine
Blaine Limpus Blaine Limpus

Smoke + Salt with Blaine

Piperade (pronounced pip·er·odd) comes from the French/Spanish Basque region and, at its core, is a sauce with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and Espelette (which is a red French pepper) for seasoning; it’s quite straightforward.

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Modern Day Cowboy
Mandy Fabel Mandy Fabel

Modern Day Cowboy

Tobey Manganiello of Lander, Wyoming may not put on cowboy boots to go to work each day, but her life is a modern-day tale of the cowboy legacy.

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Adventurers Treating Adventurers
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

Adventurers Treating Adventurers

Fremont Orthopaedics staff and physicians are important partners in the overall health of Fremont County’s communities. Their team is passionate about providing excellent, personal care to help patients of all ages and activity levels recover from pain and injuries.

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Finding Their Stride
Melanie Limpus Melanie Limpus

Finding Their Stride

Traci McClintic was sheltering from a storm in the Dubois Branch Library when she first saw the handsome cowboy and his signature smile. Her immediate thought was that, like herself, he must be a reader. Turns out, the only reason Joe W. Hargrave entered the library that day was for research to find the latest harvest numbers posted online by the Wyoming Game and Fish.

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