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Cowboy State Daily's Cheyenne Frontier Days Photo Gallery -- Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler is spending every waking hour at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. Here are 10 of his favorites from Tuesday.
July 26, 2023
Oooops, Part Two. Wyoming Road Sign Error Has Been Up For Three Years
One Cowboy State Daily reader on Tuesday said a sign on State Highway 24 near Devils Tower that says "Picture Turonout" has been up for more than three years.
Jimmy OrrJuly 25, 2023
Cowboy State Daily's Cheyenne Frontier Days Photo Gallery -- Monday, July 24, 2023
Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler is spending every waking hour at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. Here are 10 of his favorites from Monday.
July 25, 2023
Cheyenne Frontier Days Honors Wyoming Wrestlers Who Fought Grizzly Bear
More than 15,000 people gave four Wyoming wrestlers a standing ovation on Sunday for their courage in fighting back against a grizzly bear in northwestern Wyoming last fall and living to tell about it.
Jimmy OrrJuly 24, 2023
Cowboy State Daily's Cheyenne Frontier Days Photo Gallery -- Sunday, July 23, 2023
Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler is spending every waking hour at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world.
July 24, 2023
Homeless In Cheyenne: The Invisible People Of Wyoming's Capital City
Cheyenne’s homeless population often is beneath notice, living the shadows and background of society. But they each have a story about how they became that way.
Leo WolfsonJuly 23, 2023
Time to Celebrate: Cheyenne Frontier Days & The National Day of the Cowboy
As cowboys and visitors arrive in Cheyenne for Frontier Days, they are following in the long traditions of the western celebration. Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame inductees have saddled up to ride in Cheyenne for decades. And today we recognize the traditions for National Day of the Cowboy.
Candy MoultonJuly 22, 2023
With Scant ‘Light Pollution’, Wyoming Is A Stargazing Camper’s Paradise
Wyoming is like no place else when it comes to remote camping spots — free of light pollution and ideal for night sky photography, says avid stargazer Chris Mickey of Cheyenne.
Mark HeinzJuly 22, 2023
Seven-Year-Old Barbie Fanatic and 87-Year-Old Cowboy Have Differing Opinions On Barbie Movie
If a sample size of two — ranging 80 years in age — is to be believed, Barbie is batting .500 in the Cowboy State. And at least one local Barbie booster will be sitting front row Friday when projectors crank to life.
Jake NicholsJuly 21, 2023
Two More Horses Die At Wyoming Downs In Evanston
After three horses went down on the same day in June at Wyoming Downs horse racing track in Evanston two more have died in the weeks since, all after being injured while running the track.
Leo WolfsonJuly 19, 2023
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Stepp Family Forges Way For Black Cowboys
Alonzo Theodore “Lon” Stepp, born in 1874 in Berea, Kentucky, to formerly enslaved father Archie Stepp and Anne Blythe Stepp, never set out to be a cowboy, but he came to Wyoming to spend a summer on a ranch in the Fontenelle area and forged a new destiny.
Candy MoultonJuly 18, 2023
Wyoming’s 7-Year-Old ‘Mullet Boy’ In The Running For National Mullet Title
Eli Stone, 7, of Evanston, Wyoming, has a glorious mullet and says winning the USA Mullet Championships will help him “get all the ladies.”
July 17, 2023
Move Over Jackalopes, A 10-Foot, 350-Pound Sasquatch Has Landed In Douglas
A 10-foot-tall, 350-pound steel sasquatch sculpture outside their house in Douglas, Wyoming, has helped Frank and Sue Kelley get acquainted with their new neighbors. They usually meet when people slam on their brakes when driving by.
July 16, 2023
What The Heck Is … That Giant Abraham Lincoln Head Overlooking I-80 At The Top Of Sherman Hill?
That gigantic Abraham Lincoln head at the highest point on Interstate 80 in the country represents an important milestone in U.S. transportation, recognizing the importance of the Lincoln Highway, America's first east-west cross-country stretch of road.
Greg JohnsonJuly 16, 2023
On The Road With Renee: Mystery Tunnel At South Pass City Is A Cool Trip Back In Time
Uncovering the English Tunnel at South Pass City was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Glen Hester and the other researchers who found it. Now tourists get to experience it just as it was when it was discovered in the gold-mining town.
Renée JeanJuly 16, 2023
Wyoming Cowboy Hall Of Fame: From Brush Creek to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
The first cowboy to walk across the stage and be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame was Tim Barkhurst, a lifelong cowboy and rancher from Saratoga. Tim was inspired by his uncle, Jesse Barkhurst who once rode for the Buffalo Bill Wild West.
Candy MoultonJuly 16, 2023
Cowboy State People: For George Korhel of Buffalo, Wyoming, Mountain Man Life Is In His DNA
If you ask the U.S. Post Office, George Korhel’s officially lives in Buffalo, Wyoming. But most of the time, he’s living his dream as a mountain man, a legacy lifestyle that’s in his DNA.
Renée JeanJuly 16, 2023
Before There Were Cowboys, Mountain Men Explored Wyoming And The West
The annual Green River Rendezvous is a celebration all things mountain man, a celebration of the hardy, independent souls who explored Wyoming before there were cowboys.
Renée JeanJuly 16, 2023
45 Years Ago, Cheyenne Got Flattened By Most Destructive Tornado In Wyoming History
45 years ago on July 16, 1979, Cheyenne was hit by the most destructive tornado in Wyoming history. One life was lost, dozens were injured, hundreds of homes were damaged, and tens of millions of dollars worth of damages occurred.
Jimmy OrrJuly 15, 2023
In Battle With Monster 5-Pound Burrito, Scorecard Reads Burrito 1, Wyoming Man 0
With a free meal and bragging rights on the line, Cody, Wyoming, resident Cordell Betters battled the Michael’s Tacos challenge — eat a monster 5-pound burrito in 15 minutes. The burrito won.
Leo WolfsonJuly 15, 2023
Pan Your Own Gold In South Pass City, A Throwback Wyoming Boom Town
After the discovery of gold in the area, South Pass City sprang up overnight in an area of Wyoming that had been nothing more than dusty sagebrush and wind. Now, it's a great tourist destination.
Renée JeanJuly 15, 2023
A Guy In A Giant Bubble Chased By An Angry Bull — What Could Go Wrong?
Proving there is no idea too outlandish in the pursuit of rodeo entertainment, we now have bull bubble soccer. The event, where people get inside giant inflatable bubbles, and have bulls run after them is the latest in a line of bizarre — and uninsurable — fringe rodeo events.
Jake NicholsJuly 15, 2023
Road Sign Showing Cow Plummeting Off Cliff Was Made After Event Actually Happened
The viral meme of a “watch for falling cows” road sign may seem fake, but it’s not. It really happened in Washington, where a cow fell 200 feet off a roadside cliff and smashed a minivan.
Mark HeinzJuly 14, 2023
Mudslide Threatens US Highway 14 In Northern Wyoming
The shoulder along spots of U.S. Highway 14 between Shell and Burgess Junction, Wyoming, is peeling away from the pavement. It remains open, but with narrow lanes and slower speed limits.
July 13, 2023