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10 sunny summer sights from Yellowstone and Grand Teton

June 11, 2013

Summer has arrived in Wyoming’s national parks. The visitors have come, but the residents are in shorter supply.

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March against racism supports Native man injured in altercation

March 26, 2013

The demonstration against dozens of small slights Natives experience off the reservation grew with outrage over the attack on Darryn Davis.

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Settlement to remove herds from Wyo. grazing lands riles mustang advocates

March 26, 2013

A settlement between Wyoming ranchers and the Bureau of Land Management over herd management has mustang advocates crying foul.

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WyoFile’s Cold Snap Champ: Rob Koelling

December 25, 2012

Wading through wind chill and snow, this year’s winner caught a glimpse of Wyoming’s biggest industry weathering the storm.

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Tarantino film Django Unchained features Grand Teton scenery

December 25, 2012

Wyoming moviegoers may recognize the snowy backdrop of a few scenes in the major Hollywood movie set for release on Christmas Day.

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Cold Snap Challenge: Focus on Energy

November 27, 2012

Attention Wyoming photographers: It’s time again to send us your best shots. This year, we’re looking for images of Wyoming’s booming energy industry.

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Iceland: The Wyoming of the North Atlantic

October 25, 2012

Iceland has a fierce sense of self-reliance, myriad geologic wonders and financial turbulence. It’s a long way from Wyoming, but it sounds familiar.

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Frankly Yellowstone

September 14, 2012

Dewey Vanderhoff brings his camera with him to Yellowstone Lake, the largest freshwater high-elevation lake in North America and a world unto itself.

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Yellowstone’s Mirror Plateau: A world away from the boardwalks

August 21, 2012

Open to only a handful of overnight hikers, Yellowstone’s Mirror Plateau is one of the most remote and untrammeled areas of the park.

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Going To (Tea) Pot

August 17, 2012

Little remains of the facilities at Teapot Dome except exhausted wells, abandoned buildings, and employees trying to make the best of the resources they’re given.

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WyoFile’s Summer Snap Champ: Kathy Lichtendahl

July 23, 2012

Kathy Lichtendahl was at the right place at the right time when a pair of horseback riders crossed a mountain creek underneath a smoky sky.

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Yellowstone planners set public meetings on ‘complicated’ but ‘defensible’ winter-use plan

July 10, 2012

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk said Thursday that he believes the park’s newly released draft winter-use planis “complicated,” but also “incredibly defensible.”

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Beyond The Boots, and Chaps, and Cowboy Hats: An Audio Slideshow

July 3, 2012

Related story: Central Wyoming College rodeo coaches leave for Cochise College
College rodeo is a team sport. But not every teammate is a fellow student. Many …

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Fantastic Four Wyoming species worth further study

June 12, 2012

When it comes to endangered species, much is said and written about the gray wolf and grizzly bear. But there are several lesser-known species that …

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New reference book offers exhaustive overview of Yellowstone geography

May 22, 2012

Deciding exactly where and what Yellowstone is depends on whom you ask, and what data is used to answer the question. A newly published reference …

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Cowboy Bar in Meeteetse stays true to Western outlaw roots

April 10, 2012

For nearly 120 years, the Cowboy Bar in Meeteetse, Wyo. has been a favorite gathering spot of locals, tourists and more than its fair share …

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Debate over Yellowstone winter use dates back more than 50 years

March 27, 2012

While the ongoing public debate over the role of snowmobiles in Yellowstone Park may seem like a relatively recent development, winter use has been a …

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Home Grown: Land use planning evolves and adapts in unlikely corner of Wyoming

March 13, 2012

Outside-of-Wyoming ideas about land use planning can stir consternation, but when it came time for Sheridan County to grapple with a rural growth spurt, hyperbole …

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Spirited Creatures: The innate presence and power of Rehabilitated Raptors

March 6, 2012

Owly, Gus and Ruby are resident raptors at the Teton Raptor Center — a rehabilitation, conservation and educational facility in Wilson, Wyoming. Each has …

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Snowmobile trip over Sylvan Pass offers adventurous loop through Yellowstone Park

February 21, 2012

Yellowstone Gate editor Ruffin Prevost recently rode along on a 150 mile snowmobile tour of the lower portion of Yellowstone, taking in sights along the …

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