Cutter racing has roots in Thayne, Wyoming
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Light in the Barn
I’d rather clean the barn than clean the house.
Lewisia rediviva: Legendary Native Plant
Pursh gave it the species name rediviva, which is Latin for revived, or live again.
A Cow Horse I Once Knew
He seemed to think it was part of his big-sky-cow-horse persona to buck; even at his ripe old age of 26
Mountain Goats of Wyoming
The goats’ ability to easily traverse treacherously steep terrain is legendary.
Wyoming Rock Art
The specific meanings of the images seem less important to me than the awareness of humans passing through and leaving symbols of their passing
Carrying the Silence
…an unfathomable silence that has the power to re-form you…
People of the Past
I wasn’t looking for artifacts, I was just hiking along an old Wyoming two-track. Finding flakes and flake tools was not a surprise: artifacts are scattered all across the high plains of Wyoming, sometimes in surprising density, and sometimes, like this time, a single deposit. Medicine Lodge, a site in northern Wyoming, has been inhabited…
A Few Grey Hairs
Yes, he has a few grey hairs on his muzzle, but his eyes are just as keen as ever. He’s chased cattle and gathered sheep and has been my constant companion of late. He can’t speak, but he can talk. He talks with his eyes, or with his ears, and he’s been known to tap…
Uitwaaien
Uitwaaiend. The dutch word for “going out in the wind to clear your head.” Plenty of opportunity for that today in central Wyoming. Over the years I have developed a practice when those windy days start to get on my nerves. When I notice I am walking with my head down, sort of hunched over…
Curious Pronghorn
During the Pronghorn’s brief mating season in September, they are a little less wary and getting a decent photo is a bit more likely. Even so, they are usually heading over the hill by the time I get my camera out. A quick little whistle can often make them stop and look back.
Falling Yellow
As summer winds down and fall approaches, the majority of wildflowers are shades of yellow.
Wyoming Life 