Latest from Jake Nichols
Morning Show with Jake — Monday, December 16, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 16, 2024
Rocky’s Siberian Training Site In “Rocky IV” Was Really In Wyoming
That time Rocky trained outdoors in the snowy desolate mountains of Siberia to beat Ivan Drago in “Rocky IV”? It was filmed 39 years ago in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The training montage is one of the best in the Rocky series.
Jake NicholsDecember 14, 2024
Morning Show with Jake — Friday, December 13, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 13, 2024
Morning Show with Jake — Thursday, December 12, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 12, 2024
Morning Show with Jake — Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 11, 2024
Morning Show with Jake — Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 10, 2024
Morning Show with Jake — Monday, December 9, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6-10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 09, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, December 6, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 06, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, December 5, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 05, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 04, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 03, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, December 2, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsDecember 02, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, November 29, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 29, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 27, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 26, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, November 25, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 25, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, November 22, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 22, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, November 21, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 21, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 20, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 19, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, November 18, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 18, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, November 15, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 15, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, November 14, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 14, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 13, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 12, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, November 11, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 11, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, November 8, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 08, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, November 7, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 07, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 06, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, November 4, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 04, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, November 1, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsNovember 01, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, October 31, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 31, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 30, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 29, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, October 28, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 28, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, October 25, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 25, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, October 24, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 24, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 23, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 22, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, October 21, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 21, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, October 18, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 18, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, October 17, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 17, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 16, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 15, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, October 14, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 14, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, October 11, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 11, 2024
Gap Pucci, Wyoming’s Spaghetti Western Cowboy, Dead At 89
Gap Pucci, a unique spaghetti Western cowboy and hunting guide, lived the Wyoming lifestyle he loved. He died Monday at age 89. He told Cowboy State Daily earlier this year he imagined Heaven as a place “with all the good horses I ever rode.”
Jake NicholsOctober 10, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, October 10, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 10, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 09, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 08, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Monday, October 7, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 07, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Friday, October 4, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 04, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Thursday, October 3, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 03, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 02, 2024
Morning Show with Jake - Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Jake in the 307. Weekday mornings 6 - 10 a.m.
Jake NicholsOctober 01, 2024
Jackson Road Project Turns 5-Minute Drives Into Los Angeles-Like Nightmare Commutes
A major paving project at the south entrance to Jackson, Wyoming, has infuriated locals, extending 5-minute quick drives to more than an hour and severely impacting local business. Townspeople told Cowboy State Daily it's a total cluster.
Clair McFarland & Jake NicholsSeptember 25, 2024
Why Yellowstone National Park Celebrates Christmas In August
Late August in Yellowstone means bison and elk are beginning their rut. Trout swim lazily in rivers with restrictions in effect due to elevated water temperatures. Fire danger is at its highest. And carols are sung around the many Christmas trees.
Jake NicholsAugust 31, 2024
Welcome To The Happiest Town In Wyoming: Byron
If a statue of its town founder is any indication, then Byron, Wyoming, is the happiest town in the state. Locals say the man considered the founder of the town pitched his tent while doing some surveying work near where his statue is now placed.
Jake NicholsAugust 31, 2024
Bones, One Of The Baddest Rodeo Bucking Bulls Ever, Was Only Ridden 5 Times
The legendary Bones was one bad bull and the GOAT. The two-time Professional Bull Riders world champion bucking bull was only ever ridden five times. He died peacefully in retirement Aug. 15 at age 21.
Jake NicholsAugust 24, 2024
Plane Diverted From Jackson Hole Airport Because Pilot Not Qualified
An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Jackson Hole was diverted to Salt Lake City after the pilot admitted to passengers he was unqualified to land the plane in Jackson. One passenger said the pilot got off the flight in a "walk of shame."
Jake NicholsAugust 13, 2024
Cowboy State Daily Interview: 50 Years Of George Thorogood Is Awesome To The Bone
Ahead of his Aug. 14 date at the Wyoming Ford Center in Casper, Cowboy State Daily’s Jake Nichols caught up with blues-rock legend George Thorogood. He still loves touring and never tires of playing his signature “Bad to the Bone.”
Jake NicholsAugust 10, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: In Dubois, The Outlaw And Rustic Are 255 Yards — And Miles — Apart
Dubois, Wyoming, has two bars. Both are on the main drag and categorically reflect their clientele. The Outlaw Saloon and the Rustic Pine Tavern are 255 yards from each other — and miles apart.
Jake NicholsAugust 10, 2024
Wyoming Wildfires Burn Homes, Force Evacuations Around The State
A number of wildfires burning around Wyoming have burned some homes, forced evacuations and briefly closed the East Entrance to Yellowstone.
Jake NicholsJuly 30, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: A Perfect Beer Depends On A Perfect Pour
Despite what you may see on social media, there's no secret best way to pour beer. A top Wyoming brewer and owner of two breweries says the right method depends on the type of beer. And head retention, or foam, is critical.
Jake NicholsJuly 27, 2024
Thieves Steal Prized Gibson Les Paul Guitar After Tree Falls On Cheyenne House
A giant tree fell on Chris Hoover’s house and demolished it in April. But the real blow to his soul came last week when thieves broke into the condemned home and stole the musician’s prized 1977 Gibson Les Paul guitar.
Jake NicholsJuly 20, 2024
Gordon Congratulates WYDOT Workers For Teton Pass Rebuild
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Tuesday thanked 65+ Wyoming Dept of Transportation employees and dozens of private construction workers for their around-the-clock efforts to build a detour on Teton Pass after 200-feet of highway fell off the mountain last month.
Jake NicholsJuly 18, 2024
Horse Creek Fire Now At 43 Acres, Type 3 Firefighter Team Called In
The Horse Creek fire on the border of Sublette and Lincoln counties has burned 43 acres as it moves through ‘steep, arduous terrain.’ A Type 3 wildfire fighting team has been called in to battle the blaze with two hand crews and a helicopter.
Jake NicholsJuly 17, 2024
Chapel Of The Transfiguration: 100 Years Of Worship In Grand Teton National Park
The Chapel of the Transfiguration was built in Grand Teton National Park 100 years ago when early settlers got fed up with a 25-mile ride to church on Sundays. Now it's a must-see tourist destination, popular wedding chapel, and still-functioning Episcopal church.
Jake NicholsJuly 14, 2024
Wyoming Bartenders: Wrong Orders, Bad Tips, Getting Hit-On, Here's What Bugs 'Em
As a public service to our readers, Cowboy State Daily visited many Wyoming bars and asked the bartenders about their jobs. They like most everything about their profession but there are a few things that drive them crazy.
Jake NicholsJuly 14, 2024
Permanent Fix For Teton Pass — Rebuild The Mountain — Could Be Done By November
A permanent fix for the catastrophic failure of Teton Pass seems simple — rebuild the mountain. But it's a huge effort that WYDOT officials say could be done by November.
Jake NicholsJuly 11, 2024
Legendary Cowboy Crooner Dave Stamey Won Over Wyoming One Show At A Time
Cowboy singer-songwriter Dave Stamey is one of the most celebrated Western entertainers alive today. Eight-time Entertainer of the Year, seven-time Male Performer of the Year and five-time Songwriter of the Year by the Western Music Association.
Jake NicholsJuly 06, 2024
Wildfire Season In Western Wyoming Has Begun With Fire Southwest Of Bondurant
The wildfire season in western Wyoming began with the turning of the calendar to July. The Horse Creek Fire is burning in the Big Piney District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest about 20 miles southwest of Bondurant.
Jake NicholsJuly 04, 2024
The Wyoming Rodeo Clown Who Gunned Down 2 People In 1953
It was a notorious crime in Wheatland 71 years ago that seems to have been lost to history. Rodeo clown Tricky Riggle gunned down his fiancée and her companion, escaped the gas chamber and continued his act even while in prison.
Jake NicholsJune 29, 2024
New Ansel Adams Stamp Series Includes Iconic Image Of Grand Tetons
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring legendary American West photographer Ansel Adams with a series of stamps, including his iconic “The Tetons and the Snake River” photo taken in 1942.
Jake NicholsJune 27, 2024
Amazingly, ‘Catastrophic’ Teton Pass Failure Fixed In 3 Weeks, To Open Friday
Just three weeks after part of the highway on Teton Pass fell off the mountain, Wyoming transportation officials announced it will reopen on Friday. Considered the lifeline between Jackson and Idaho, the detour will have significantly slower speed limits but no weight limitations.
Jake NicholsJune 25, 2024
Rodeo For Dummies: Wyoming’s Favorite Sport Explained For The City Slicker
Summer in Wyoming is rodeo season. Hundreds of thousands of fans attend regular community rodeos, county fair rodeos and, of course, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. Don't know much about it? Here's a primer.
Jake NicholsJune 22, 2024
Amazon Hit ‘Outer Range’ Is Latest Example Of Wyoming Filmed Elsewhere
“Outer Range,” the Western/sci-fi thriller supposedly set in Wyoming, dropped Season 2 last month. While the show’s crew goes to great lengths making sure what viewers hear and see is authentically Wyoming, those who live here might be able to spot the goofs.
Jake NicholsJune 16, 2024
‘Catastrophic’ Teton Pass Failure Had Been Building For Decades
WYDOT is a week into an all-hands-on-deck response to get a temporary fix to a “catastrophic” failure of Teton Pass, but it wasn’t a surprise. It had been unstable and building up to a collapse for decades.
Jake NicholsJune 15, 2024
Wowzers! 50 Rare $4 Million Pagani Supercars Converge On Jackson, Wyoming
Spotting a rare $4 million Pagani, an Italian-made supercar, isn’t unusual in Jackson, Wyoming, during the summer. But 50 of them were spotted in Jackson earlier this week.
Jake NicholsJune 15, 2024
Temporary Detour Around ‘Catastrophic’ Teton Pass Failure Will Take Weeks
A temporary detour around the “catastrophic” failure of Highway 22 over Teton Pass is in the works, but will take weeks. In the meantime, the quickest route to get between Jackson and Idaho will take drivers three to four times longer.
Jake NicholsJune 10, 2024
Jackson Man Spent 25 Years Riding Every Chairlift At Every Resort In North America
By day, Peter Landsman is a lift supervisor at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. On the side, the “Guru Of Gondolas” spent 25 years riding every chairlift at every resort in North America — more than 6,000.
Jake NicholsJune 07, 2024
Wyoming People: Pinedale’s Nelson Brothers Keeping Cowboy Culture Alive For 21 Years
Andy and Jim Nelson are as famous as a couple of horseshoers get in rural Sublette County. The brothers’ western-themed radio show and podcast "Clear Out West" has aired weekly for 21 years.
Jake NicholsJune 01, 2024
Champions Of The Outdoors Featured In Original Jackson Musical
Just about everyone in Jackson who has ever hiked, biked or paddled in the backcountry knows of famed conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie. Celebrated Jackson playwright Andrew Munz has made a musical celebrating them.
Jake NicholsMay 27, 2024
Cowboy Hat 101: What Your Western Topper Says About You
From cut to color to cost, a cowboy hat tells a story. Buying a new cowboy hat when visiting out West is fun and flirty, but wearing one for real Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls is serious business.
Jake NicholsMay 26, 2024
Wyoming Native ‘Bee Guy’ — Hero Of MLB Game — Gets His Own Bobblehead
Matt Hilton, the pest control technician who grew up in Wyoming and saved an Arizona Diamondbacks game from a swarm of killer bees last month, has been rewarded with a sold-out Topps baseball card and a collector’s edition bobblehead.
Jake NicholsMay 21, 2024
Laramie Inventor Elmer Lovejoy Built And Drove Wyoming’s First Car
No one in Wyoming had yet seen an automobile in 1898. That all changed when Elmer Lovejoy took a little drive in the car -- that he built -- in downtown Laramie on May 7, 1898. He was going an unthinkable 8 miles per hour.
Jake NicholsMay 19, 2024
Huge Wyoming Elk Racks Sell For Big Money At World’s Largest Antler Auction
The 57th annual ElkFest auction -- the world's largest antler sale -- is being held this weekend in Jackson. Last month, more than 100 scouts gathered 8,162 pounds of antlers at the National Elk Refuge. Proceeds are split between the scouts and the National Elk Refuge.
Jake NicholsMay 18, 2024
Cokeville Bombing: The Miracle That Was Almost The Worst US School Disaster
On May 16, 1986, David Young wheeled a bomb into the Cokeville, Wyoming, elementary school planning to blow it and 154 hostages into oblivion. Many who were there that day say angels saved them from becoming the worst school disaster in U.S. history.
Jake NicholsMay 15, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: The Fascinating History Of Jackson’s Silver Dollar Bar
‘Meet Me at the Wort’ is more than a slogan. Jackson’s Silver Dollar Bar packs history-making stories of gambling, movie stars and unforgettable nights into its 74-year legacy. It’s a go-to spot in a town full of go-to spots.
Jake NicholsMay 11, 2024
Former All-American UW Wrestler Bryce Meredith Now An Undefeated MMA Fighter
Cheyenne's Bryce Meredith was one of the toughest, most successful athletes in the history of University of Wyoming wrestling. But he always wanted to punch someone, and that doesn’t go over too well on the mat. So he turned to MMA and he's undefeated.
Jake NicholsMay 11, 2024
Medal Of Honor Recipient Maj. Drew Dix In Wyoming Promoting U.S. Patriotism
Fifty-five years after President Johnson awarded Maj. Drew Dix the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Vietnam War, Dix was in Pinedale to promote patriotism. “It starts with family, then schools. Families can’t be looking to the government to raise their kids.”
Jake NicholsMay 04, 2024
Periodic Spring In Star Valley Is World’s Largest On-Again, Off-Again Stream
Periodic Spring in Swift Creek Canyon outside Afton turns itself on, then off, then back on. There's only a few of these in the world and Wyoming's is the world's largest. Scientists have no idea why it happens.
Jake NicholsMay 04, 2024
Former Wyoming Man Is Hero Beekeeper From Dodgers Game
Matt Hilton, who grew up in Buffalo, Wyoming, is the hero beekeeper who saved Tuesday’s Diamondbacks-Dodgers game from 20,000 Africanized bees. After completing the task to a standing ovation, he was invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Jake NicholsMay 02, 2024
Globetrotting Wyoming Wrangler J.B. Zielke Has Cowboyed On Six Continents
Saratoga cowboy J.B. Zielke has travelled all around the globe, taking ranch jobs and learning how the world does Western. In Mongolia, he rode reindeer. In Sweden, he coaxed cows into a trailer because roping is illegal.
Jake NicholsApril 28, 2024
Wyoming’s Dusty Tuckness Is The Best Rodeo Bullfighter In The History Of The Sport
Rodeo bullfighter Dusty Tuckness, from Meeteetse, has been fighting bulls for 25 years. With an unequaled 15 trips to the National Finals Rodeo and 10 times voted PRCA Bullfighter of the Year, his cowboy kin call him “Tuck,” and say there's none better.
Jake NicholsApril 26, 2024
For 100 Years, Horse Diving Was A Thing, And Was Every Bit Crazy As It Sounds
For about a century, the novelty of horse diving from great heights into a tiny tank of water was all the rage in America. And was every bit crazy as it sounds.
Jake NicholsApril 20, 2024
Sometimes International Tourists In Yellowstone Just Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
From trying to pet the bison to destroying toilet seats, some international tourists visiting Yellowstone aren’t ignoring the rules, they just don’t know what they don’t know, says a cowboy from Wyoming who lived in China.
Jake NicholsApril 14, 2024
Micro Wrestling Building A Huge Following In Wyoming And Beyond
With superstars like Syko, Pinky Shortcake and Andrew the Giant, the Micro Wrestling Federation is building a huge following in Wyoming and across the U.S. Their live shows are a combination of wrestling bouts and Jerry Springer shows gone wrong. It’s the WWE for “South Park” fans.
Jake NicholsApril 13, 2024
Locals Outraged At Cartoonist For Exposing Free Parking Hack At Jackson Ski Resort
Hundreds of employees at Wyoming’s largest ski resort had finagled a way to park for free (regular rates $35 - $45 per day) until a popular Jackson cartoonist accidentally exposed the hack. Now the free ride is over and so too, perhaps, the love affair with the artist.
Jake NicholsMarch 24, 2024
Jackson Hill Climb A High-Octane Snowmobile Sprint Up North America’s Steepest Ski Run
The World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb in Jackson this weekend is NASCAR for sledheads, an annual highmarking event that’s high-octane, adrenaline-fueled mayhem straight up the steepest ski run in North America on a snowmobile.
Jake NicholsMarch 24, 2024
The ‘Wyoming Way’ Of Knowing For Sure When Spring Has Sprung
Spring officially arrived this week, but next week’s forecast calls for snow every day in some parts of the state. Therein lies the difficulty of pronouncing the change of seasons in the Cowboy State. Those who live here use the "Wyoming way."
Jake NicholsMarch 23, 2024
The Next Taylor Swift? Discovering Cody's Teen Sensation Jillian Nordberg
Jillian Nordberg says she would not mind being the next Taylor Swift. The teen singer out of Park County could be on that type of trajectory with an estimated thousand gigs already under her belt buckle.
Jake NicholsMarch 22, 2024
‘The Dome’: Tiny Mountain View, Wyoming’s Cathedral To Basketball
Like a lot of Wyoming small towns, Mountain View lives and dies by its basketball team during the long, cold winters. The gym-dandy place they call “The Dome” is where the Buffalos roam, and it’s unlike any other arena in Wyoming.
Jake NicholsMarch 16, 2024
Jake Nichols: Locals Reeling Over Ski Death Of Kelly Krause, Restaurateur And Soul Of Old Jackson
Jake Nichols writes, "Krause died Friday while skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. He fell into a tree well on the North Woods run between Rendezvous Trail and The Hobacks. It was the second such incident in the area in less than two weeks."
Jake NicholsMarch 05, 2024
Longtime Wyoming Photographer Gets Some Screen Time In Oscar-Nominated ‘Oppenheimer’
Garth Dowling spent four decades as a photojournalist in Jackson, Wyoming, but got some time in front of the camera in the 13-time Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer.” He played the role of 'Scientist A31' and can be seen many times in the movie.
Jake NicholsMarch 02, 2024
Wyoming's Year-Round Roller Coaster: You Can Ride It During A Blizzard
Not only does Snow King Mountain have the steepest zip line in North America which reaches speeds of 60 mph down a 36% grade. It also has a year-round roller coaster that operates even in snowstorms.
Jake NicholsFebruary 24, 2024
Skier Dies At Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort After Getting Trapped In Tree Well
A skier died Saturday at Grand Targhee in Alta, Wyoming, after falling headfirst into a dangerous tree well, an area of deep, soft snow created around the base of trees that are easy to fall into, and almost impossible to get out of.
Jake NicholsFebruary 20, 2024
Uh-Oh, Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Found In Wyoming Hot Springs
A deadly brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Grand Teton National Park hot springs for the first time. The lead author of the scientific paper that was published last month, said he still soaks in hot springs but uses nose plugs when he can.
Jake NicholsFebruary 17, 2024
75 Years Ago, The Blizzard of 1949 Crippled Wyoming
It’s been 75 years since the Blizzard of 1949, a relentless two-month storm that crippled Wyoming. Accumulation measured in feet. Winds clocked 65-80 mph. Double-digit subzero temperatures for weeks on end.
Jake NicholsFebruary 11, 2024
The T.A. Moulton Barn -- The Most Photographed Outbuilding In The World
A Chinese tourist was asked what he knew about the T.A. Moulton barn as he busily snapped away on a picture-perfect July morning. An interpreter relayed the question. He smiled as wide as a Wyoming sky. “Ah, cowboy,” he said with excitement, and went back to clicking.
Jake NicholsFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming People: Tim Coleman, Legendary Riverton Pilot Put In Aviation Hall Of Fame
Wyoming's Tim Coleman was once airdropped a propeller for his downed plane on a mountain in a raging snowstorm. He put it on and flew home safely. One of the many stories in a 50-year career that put Coleman in the Aviation Hall of Fame.
Jake NicholsFebruary 03, 2024