Review: Mill Iron Ranch, Jackson, Wyoming
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Mill Iron Ranch has exceptional food and company. We’ll be back.
Absent-minded Veteran Forgets To Change Profile Pic To Military Uniform
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cheyenne, WY—John McCaye forgot for the second year in a row to change his profile picture on Veteran’s Day, and now he’s not getting the recognition that he deserves.
Review: 22-Mile Day Hike to Picturesque Paintbrush Pass
Reading Time: 7 minutes Paintbrush Pass is an easy hike for people who get lost easily but are in shape, and it offers stunning views of the Cathedral Group. Being in the Tetons, it’s always going to come with crowds.
Review: Beauty & Ennui Hiking Grizzly Lake
Reading Time: 13 minutes Grizzly Lake offers some nice fall colors, but isn’t worth the hike in any season. A trip to the first pond on the hike might be worth it.
Review: 19 Miles Hiking Simpson Lake, Plus Dead Horse, Long, and Union
Reading Time: 28 minutes Simpson Lake holds a great deal of value: the walk is easy, the fish are plentiful, and the people aren’t to be found. It also has some fantastic history and decent scenery.
Review: 10-mile Overnight Hike to “Harmful” Jade Lakes, Brooks Lakes, etc.
Reading Time: 16 minutes Jade Lakes, Rainbow Lake, and Upper and Lower Brooks Lakes are easily accessed and quite tame as a day or overnight hike. There are some important downsides to the area, however.
Review: Stupendously Short Overnight Hike to Lost Lake, WY
Reading Time: 11 minutes Lost Lake is a very short hike to a picturesque, colorful lake. It’s good for people who aren’t in shape, or for families with little children.
Review: Kayaking Two Ocean Lake, Grand Teton National Park
Reading Time: 2 minutes A lesser-used lake that’s a bit out of the way, but it still has nice views of the mountains.
Review: 9 Miles Hiking Gypsum Creek Lakes, Wind River Range
Reading Time: 14 minutes What a blessing. The most value/mile of any short hike in the Winds or Cloud Peak Wilderness.
Review: Kayaking and Paddleboarding Spalding Bay, Grand Teton National Park
Reading Time: 4 minutes A quiet place with beautiful views in Grand Teton National Park? We were shocked to find out that such a thing exists.
Review: United Flight 409 Crash, Snowy Mountains—1.5 Mile Walk
Reading Time: 3 minutes The wreckage of United Flight 409 is an easy nature walk that most everyone should do!
Review: Easy 8 Miles to Upper Silas Lake (Day Hike!)
Reading Time: 6 minutes Upper Silas Lake is one of the few hikes in the Winds that can be an honest, easy day-hike. You won’t be rewarded with staggering scenery, but it’s better than being stuck in town, and the fishing is still fun!
Review: 29 Miles to Twin Lakes, Pyramid Lake, and Mount Hooker
Reading Time: 16 minutes Pyramid Lake was rumored to have golden trout, so we decided to tackle it and look at the Hooker, too.
Review: Fall Day Hike to Donald Lake, Wind River Range
Reading Time: 6 minutes Donald Lake has excellent fishing for brookies and is a very low-use area of the Wind River Range. It’s also one of the easiest hikes you can do and only has a low number of miles. Most people looking for a hike of this distance will probably want to do this as an overnight hike in order to maximize time at this picturesque lake.
Review: Exploring the Cirque of the Towers in the Snow
Reading Time: 11 minutes Visiting the Cirque of the Towers in the fall is a real pleasure, since all the bugs and instagrammers are gone! I had it all to myself.
Review: Quick Overnight Hike to Deep Lake (Temple Basin with Snow!)
Reading Time: 11 minutes Temple Basin is probably the easiest hike in the Winds for an overnight, and it’s also one of the downright prettiest!
Review: Overnight, 12-Mile Hike to 7 Brothers Lakes
Reading Time: 15 minutes 7 Brothers Lakes is what I’d consider an “average” hike, on par with Blue Lake in the Wind River Range. It’s a nice little walk if you’ve only got one evening to spend away from work.
Review: Hiking Gorgeous Lost Twin Lakes, Cloud Peak Wilderness
Reading Time: 13 minutes This is a high-use trail to Lost Twin Lakes, but I had it all to myself for 2 days thanks to bad weather. I loved the fishing!
Review: Hiking Downs Mountain, Bomber Basin, Mile-Long Lake, etc., Plus a Crashed B24
Reading Time: 34 minutes This hike features stunning scenery and incredible history, but I have suggestions on how you can make it far more worthwhile. My favorite part is the crashed B24 bomber.
State Days of Mourning Declared as Montana, Wyoming Close Bars
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s estimated that roughly 30% of Montana’s population will die in the next two weeks from delirium tremens (DTs).
Review: Shirley & Valaite Lake, Twin Lakes, & Lake Gadsby (Ugly + Boring)
Reading Time: 20 minutes 15 miles, 6 lakes, and some nice views. Is the hike to Lake Gadsby worth it? This is one where I was left very conflicted.
Rated R and 5 Stars: Septoplasty and More
Reading Time: 10 minutes If you’re considering surgery on your schnozz, boy do I have a show for you! Videos may be the most helpful, but I hope this assists you in making your decision.
30 Stunning Miles: Coffeen Park to Loomis Lake
Reading Time: 83 minutes From Coffeen Park through Geneva Pass, to Crater Lakes and over mountains, I ended up at Loomis Lake, discovering the most scenery-per-mile that Wyoming offers.
Global Warming Alarmists & Climate Change Deniers: How to Have Impossible Conversations with Terrible People
Reading Time: 6 minutes “There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value. Conservation means development as much as it does protection.”…
Rockhounding Locations in WY, MT; UT. (Rough Draft, 05/02/2021 Revision)
Reading Time: 9 minutes This is a rough draft with interactive map of rockhounding and interesting geologic locations that I’ve found, both on and off the beaten path. It includes locations in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana.