Located in northeastern Wyoming, Devil’s Tower is a powerful astounding geologic feature protruding out of the prairie 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River – more than four football fields tall. The tower is America’s first national monument put in place on September 24, 1906 by US President Theodore Roosevelt. The monument’s boundary encloses an…
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Cheyenne, Wyoming | State Capitol
Cheyenne, Wyoming is the oldest and largest city in Wyoming with a population of 62,448. Established July 4, 1867, it is considered the nation’s rodeo and railroad capital – home to museums, historic hotels, mansions, steam engines, western-themed attractions, shopping, resorts and ranches. The city’s name was derived from the Cheyenne Native American people and is…
The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming
Located 2 miles southwest of Big Horn, Wyoming and 15 minutes from Sheridan, Wyoming is The Brinton Museum located on the Quarter Circle Ranch, formerly known as the Bradford Brinton Memorial Museum. This 620-acre ranch was built in 1893 by William Moncreiffe, a Scottish immigrant and businessman. In 1923, Bradford Brinton, a machinery manufacturer, purchased the…
Pflueger “Medalist” Fly Reel
In 1881, Ernest F. Pflueger first started manufacturing fish hooks called “The Enterprise Manufacturing Company”. When his son E.A. Pflueger took over his father’s company, he expanded the business to all aspects of fishing tackle and gear. Recently, as I browsed through the isles of the “Best Out West” antique store located on North Main…
Winter Fly Fishing Tips to the Patient Angler
By Carl Conrad Fly fishing throughout the cold winter months takes a high level of tolerance. Unlike the spring and summer months, where trout have increased energy and healthy eating habits, patience, is the name of the game when fishing winter conditions. New to winter fly fishing, I visited Fly Shop of the BigHorns in…
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is south of Yellowstone National Park, 30 minutes to Jackson, WY, 1.5 hours from Dubois, Wyoming and 3 hours from Cody, Wyoming. This park spans 310,000 acres so a fraction smaller than is adjoining neighbor Yellowstone. Grand Tetons National Park was created in 1929 by President Calvin Coolidge with the Teton…