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The Cody Yellowstone Calendar
I have two calendars. The first probably looks a lot like yours with 12 months and 31 days hath September and so on. You know, the calendar Julius Caesar reformed in 42 BCE that was refined by the...
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Lopsided Loving in Wonderland, and Where and How to Spread the Love Around
March 1 was Yellowstone National Park’s 147th birthday. Or maybe I should say it was “Wonderland’s” birthday because that’s what a Northern Pacific Railroad advertisement called the world’s first...
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March Madness, Cody Yellowstone Style
I have a theory that male grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are college basketball tournament fans. Cody Country features both black bears and grizzlies (above). Almost like clockwork, the...
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The East Gate is Open
If you remember my “Corrie Calendar” you know that I have this strange, mystical and almost creepy ability to tell what the date is – sorta, kinda – based upon weird factors. Just as the smell of...
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Ornithologists R Us
“Ornithology is for the birds,” I remarked to my friends early this winter while waiting for my daily latte at the local coffee shop. You should have heard the not-so-subtle groans and seen the...
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Quieting Down? Not Even Close
Even though we weren’t root, root rooting for our team, the just-completed Cody Stampede always feels like Homecoming Weekend to us here in Cody Yellowstone. And considering this was our centennial...
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Smokey’s Message Bears Repeating
There was a fire in Yellowstone the other day. It was the first wildfire of the year, and it was spotted on a steep rocky slope east of Canyon Village. The National Park Service determined that it was...
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Why I have Problems Binge Watching Television
There are times I wish I could sit down and binge watch a series on Netflix, Prime, Hulu or whatever else is out there. I’ve enjoyed watching episodes of many shows, and some appeal to my...
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Four things I love to do in the fall in Cody Yellowstone
When fall comes to Cody Yellowstone, the region is transformed from a family vacation hot spot to an adventure-rich adult haven that is unlike anywhere else in the world. This is the time of year when...
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Mammoth Secrets in Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone’s Mammoth Hot Springs is a place where it seems natural – perhaps advisable – to whisper. And you might just hear the ghosts of this northern region of Yellowstone whisper back. It is a...
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