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Real Wyoming: Pinedale’s Cowboy Bar Was Built By An Outlaw And Won In A Card Game
Pinedale’s Cowboy Bar was built by an outlaw who rode with Butch Cassidy and later owned by a Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Famer who won the bar in a card game. The current owner, Lila Golden, has worked there since she was 6 years old.
John ThompsonNovember 27, 2025

Wyoming People: Brittany Heseltine Is A Real Working Cowgirl And Range Rider
Brittany Heseltine is foreman and range rider for the Upper Green River Cattle Association. She has 3 horses, 4 dogs, 4 other range riders, and 800 cattle in her charge. She spends 5 months each year, June through October, mostly on her own, working in the shadow of the Wind River Range.
John ThompsonAugust 15, 2025
Living In An Off-The-Grid Subdivision In Southwest Wyoming
Josh Winkler and his family of four live year-round in an off-the-grid community about 20 miles north of Kemmerer. Although the winters can be challenging, Josh says it's worth it -- especially when he straps on his snowshoes and heads out on a full moon night in January.
John ThompsonNovember 23, 2023

Wyoming Places: Carter, Now A Ghost Town, Is Named For State's First Millionaire
Now it's all but a ghost town, but in Wyoming before statehood, William A. Carter established his namesake town in Uinta County. A cattle baron, merchant and politician, he became Wyoming's first millionaire.
John ThompsonAugust 27, 2023

Ghosts Of Wyoming's Railroad Heyday Haunt Evanston's Historic Roundhouse
The Evanston Roundhouse's heyday was in the early 1940s when its 350-person crew maintained steam locomotives and train cars of all shapes, sizes and purposes.
John ThompsonAugust 26, 2023
