wyoming - Wild Westish.

Are you an optimist?

7 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West adventure bikes camping cows forest fire optimism smoke trout weekend whiskey wyoming

If you find the last dispersed camping spot in the canyon are you bothered by the dust, noise, and lack of privacy? Or are you grateful that the canyon is beautiful and the camping free?

Hams Fork, Again

7 years ago 3 min read Fish Stories adventure akbash brook trout camping cowboys cows fly fishing forest fire hams fork rainbow trout wyoming

My previous post on Hams Fork is by far the most popular on this blog so far. I have no data on whether what I wrote was useful, but it made me think about how odd the valley was last time we went, and so we took another trip there last weekend.

Why Fish, Part 1*

8 years ago 4 min read Fish Stories adventure fishing fly fishing smallies trout wyoming yellow stimulators

I have been fly fishing for just about 2 years, and within this particularly passionate world that means I am basically a beginner. Fortunately, I feel like a beginner, even in terms of understanding why I like to fish at all.

What About Wyoming?

8 years ago 4 min read Things To Do Outside Fish Stories fly fishing adventure gin gros ventre range jackson tetons trout whiskey wyoming wyoming range

What do you think of when you think about Wyoming? Yellowstone, the Tetons, Jackson Hole, maybe the Wind Rivers? All of those exist in the western half of the state.

Rutted dirt road on the way to Smithsonian Butte.

Dirt Roads are the Best Roads

8 years ago 4 min read Stories About the West best roads cabin dirt roads dogs micro bus utah wyoming

Gravel, finally. RK releases his seat belt, windows go down, the dogs perk up, lift their heads and stick noses out the window. Gravel and dirt lead to the good places: