
publisher’s note
At the beginning of this year, I told Blaine that I want to be braver. By that I don’t mean watching scarier movies, but to say “no” less often. To not immediately doubt myself. To try hard and not be disappointed. It’s not easy, but it’s working.

The Return of the Local Marketplace
Steve Doyle and his family operate a 200-acre farm, Red Roof Meat Company, in Riverton and found the entire selling process to be very difficult. He and a group of local farmers started Fremont Local Foods Farmers Market fourteen years ago.
Smoke + Salt with Blaine
Piperade (pronounced pip·er·odd) comes from the French/Spanish Basque region and, at its core, is a sauce with green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and Espelette (which is a red French pepper) for seasoning; it’s quite straightforward.

Modern Day Cowboy
Tobey Manganiello of Lander, Wyoming may not put on cowboy boots to go to work each day, but her life is a modern-day tale of the cowboy legacy.

Adventurers Treating Adventurers
Fremont Orthopaedics staff and physicians are important partners in the overall health of Fremont County’s communities. Their team is passionate about providing excellent, personal care to help patients of all ages and activity levels recover from pain and injuries.
Finding Their Stride
Traci McClintic was sheltering from a storm in the Dubois Branch Library when she first saw the handsome cowboy and his signature smile. Her immediate thought was that, like herself, he must be a reader. Turns out, the only reason Joe W. Hargrave entered the library that day was for research to find the latest harvest numbers posted online by the Wyoming Game and Fish.

Moto Wyoming
“It all began with four bikes and a barn…”
Matt Palazzolo, founder of Moto Wyoming, has spent his entire life chasing adventure. His career was spent at the controls of a helicopter for 30 years. He started as an Aviation Officer in the Army, then as a civilian flying as a Fire Pilot fighting wildfire and flying at various Air Medical bases across the western US.

publisher’s note
Without sounding too cliche, spring is easily my favorite season. It brings me hope. The longer, lighter days provide more opportunities to recreate outside, soak up some warm sun, and breathe the fresh air. As the trees begin to bud and the first few blades of green grass slowly poke up from the once hard, cold ground, my attitude changes entirely.

The Mayor of Sinks Canyon
On a wintery weekend morning in Sinks Canyon, local climbers pull up to the parking lot to find a solo set of fresh tracks and a broken trail through the snow. A particular laugh rings through the air, accompanied by the faint beats of 90s hip-hop. These are all the familiar signs that Vance White is at the crag, and once again, he’s the first to arrive.

The Bond Between Mushers, Sled Dogs, and Local Communities
A cold, early morning in the snow-covered mountains is awakened by the sounds of stomping paws; dogs howling, barking, wooing, and bellowing in the frigid temperatures. But the cold doesn’t bother the dogs. They’re happy. They’re excited. And they’re ready to run.

The Beauty of Boysen State Park
At the mouth of the Wind River Canyon and the southern edge of the Owl Creek Mountains sits the vast and unique Boysen State Park. The park is a wonder to both visitors and locals, surrounded by high plains and desert lands, steep canyon walls, sandy banks, rolling hills of sagebrush, and multicolored badlands with outlandish, eroded rock formations.

The Lander Roll & Slide Poker Ride
Jeff Stanbury of Lander Presents came up with the idea of an event to bring people together for fun and easy winter recreation: The Lander Roll & Slide Poker Ride.

On Top Of The World
Shelley Balls of Etna, Wyoming has found all of these things—speed, adventure, beauty, endorphins, and limit testing—through the sport of snowmobiling. Shelley is one of the top female snowmobile riders in the world.

Smoke + Salt with Blaine
This dish is for all the bird hunters out there, but if you can’t get your hands on a prized pheasant, then we can always substitute one of those delicious yard birds in its place.