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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Three Weeks And 600 Miles: Robert Redford’s True Adventure On The Outlaw Trail | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Robert Redford’s love of the West, Wyoming and their notorious outlaws was well-known. It led him in 1976 to retrace 600 miles of The Outlaw Trail on horseback, by car and by boat over three weeks for National Geographic magazine.

Three Weeks And 600 Miles: Robert Redford’s True Adventure On The Outlaw Trail

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Renée Jean

Business & Tourism

Business

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<title>Drinking Wyoming: The Spotted Horse’s Famous Spotted Horse Rescued From A Brothel | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The 101-year-old Spotted Horse Bar and Grill is an off-the-beaten dive bar on Highway 14-16 between Gillette and Sheridan. It's famous for its ranch burgers and spotted horse statue out front, which was rescued from a Montana brothel.

Drinking Wyoming: The Spotted Horse’s Famous Spotted Horse Rescued From A Brothel

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Outdoors

Hunting

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<title>After Four Years Of Trying, Gillette Hunter Bags Gigantic Bull Elk On Public Land | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Four years ago, Gillette elk hunter Terrance Monger spotted a gigantic bull elk in a public land hunting area in northeastern Wyoming. After hunting for it every season since, he finally bagged the behemoth Sept. 18.

After Four Years Of Trying, Gillette Hunter Bags Gigantic Bull Elk On Public Land

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Andrew Rossi

Energy

Environment

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<title>Star Valley Man Finds Mysterious Foot Bones In Prehistoric Soil Near Kemmerer | Cowboy State Daily</title>

There's no denying that James Sanderson found connected bones in a layer of prehistoric soil more 50 million years old. However, a closer look reveals that these mysterious foot bones were in a time period where they don't belong.

Star Valley Man Finds Mysterious Foot Bones In Prehistoric Soil Near Kemmerer

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Dale Killingbeck

Coal

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<title>Wyoming History: Kemmerer 1920s Mine Explosions Killed 138 In 13 Months | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Two of the most devastating and deadly coal mine disasters in Wyoming history hit Kemmerer mines over a 13-month period from 1923-24. In all, 138 miners were killed, leaving 97 widows and 133 children fatherless.

Wyoming History: Kemmerer 1920s Mine Explosions Killed 138 In 13 Months

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Public Lands

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<title>Proposed 'Greenie Tax' Would Make Coloradans Pay For Using Wyoming Trails | Cowboy State Daily</title>

More than 60% of mountain bikers at Wyoming's Curt Gowdy State Park are out-of-state, mostly Colorado. New legislation supported by Rep. Karlee Provenza would make them pay for it. "I'm all for figuring out how can we have Colorado pay for their usage of our land," she said.

Proposed 'Greenie Tax' Would Make Coloradans Pay For Using Wyoming Trails

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Karen Ellison

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