Posts Tagged American West
A couple days ago, Jackie and I met our friend Steve Remich, who’s working in Gilette, and decided to drive out to Hole-in-the-Wall, Wyoming, an old hideout for Butch Cassidy and other assorted Western outlaws. Driving out there was an adventure in itself (30 miles on dirt roads, then 10 miles on a set of [...]
I’ve started working on a project with our energy reporter, Jeremy Fugleberg, about Jeffrey City. I’ve driven through the old uranium mining town a few times before and always wanted to do something long-term there. We’re not quite sure yet the angles we’re going to cover, but for now I’m content with just hanging out [...]
I attached a GoPro to a Wild Horse Racer earlier this week during the Central Wyoming Rodeo. Basically three guys try to saddle a wild horse and ride it. Trust me, it’s harder than it looks.
Back in 1957, at the height of the Cold War, a uranium mine was discovered in Wyoming. It brought thousands of people to the area, many looking for high income jobs at the mine. Jeffrey City started to boom. Businesses thrived. Residents went to church and sent their kids to school. Workers mined the valuable [...]
The West really is one of the most beautiful places around. Wide-open, good light, and heck, even the people are pretty nice. Some other highlights from my trip to Casper, Wyo.: • I bought a pair of cowboy boots from a local store that’s been around since 1919. The salesman helped me get the right [...]
Grabbed a beer at Rimrock bar after a rousing (really) school board meeting in Midwest, Wyo. Nothing was on tap, and I didn’t take many pictures because we were too busy talking with the locals. Wyoming bars = awesome, and full of “Wyoming Character.”
