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Steamboat Geyser is on my You-Know-What List
Do you know how we go through stages where it seems like you keep hearing the same term to describe something? For a while the term “world class” was used to describe everything from a Cody vacation to...
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A Volcanic Smackdown – Yellowstone or Kilauea?
Last week I shared my dream of personally witnessing Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupt. I realize the odds of that occurring are pretty long, especially since there is no lodging in...
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Yoga the bear
Travelers from Cody lined up at the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park – one of two park entrances accessible from town – on the day it opened for the summer season, ready to experience the...
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Corrie’s Grand Canyon Adventure
I recently ventured deep into the wild and spent some time admiring the majesty of a massive canyon that knocked the deer-hide socks off white explorers in the 1800s. Then I had a bison burger and...
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No, Recent Thermal Activity Doesn’t Mean the Big One is About to Hit
I was greeted with a familiar scene the other day. As I was walking in to Sierra Trading post a friend of my mine was leaving with a sleeping bag, three pairs of Tevas and a portable camping stove. I...
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Ninnyhammers, please stay home
Every year, more than 4 million people lock up their homes in Manchester and Salzburg, Pittsburgh and Denver, Toronto and Sao Paulo, Wellington and Amsterdam with strategically packed suitcases and...
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Psst, Want to Win a Free Trip to the 100th Anniversary of the Cody Stampede?
I love chatting up multi-generational vacationers. They are easy to spot as the little ones clearly enjoy being with the grandparents, and the grandparents enjoy spoiling the little ones. Meanwhile,...
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Cody Yellowstone by the Numbers
I freely admit that I am one of those people who loves obscure and not-so-obscure facts, statistics and observations. For me it’s fun to sit around and talk about items like who played Clint Reno in...
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Lasting Impact on Our Natural World
With Presidents Day approaching, I am reminded of the many U.S. presidents who visited the Cody Yellowstone region throughout history. Some came for personal vacations and some came in official...
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Tips to Make Your Vacation the Best “Time” Possible
In my office overlooking Cody Yellowstone, I am in the position of offering all sorts of tips for vacation planners. There are countless ways to visit our region and so many things on which to focus...
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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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Ninnyhammers, please stay home
Every year, more than 4 million people lock up their homes in Manchester and Salzburg, Pittsburgh and Denver, Toronto and Sao Paulo, Wellington and Amsterdam with strategically packed suitcases and...
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Psst, Want to Win a Free Trip to the 100th Anniversary of the Cody Stampede?
I love chatting up multi-generational vacationers. They are easy to spot as the little ones clearly enjoy being with the grandparents, and the grandparents enjoy spoiling the little ones. Meanwhile,...
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Cody Yellowstone by the Numbers
I freely admit that I am one of those people who loves obscure and not-so-obscure facts, statistics and observations. For me it’s fun to sit around and talk about items like who played Clint Reno in...
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Lasting Impact on Our Natural World
With Presidents Day approaching, I am reminded of the many U.S. presidents who visited the Cody Yellowstone region throughout history. Some came for personal vacations and some came in official...
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Tips to Make Your Vacation the Best “Time” Possible
In my office overlooking Cody Yellowstone, I am in the position of offering all sorts of tips for vacation planners. There are countless ways to visit our region and so many things on which to focus...
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