By IKE FREDREGILL With all of Laramie’s events and attractions, it can be easy to miss out on Albany County’s grandeur. The Gem City is a great base camp, full of all the amenities a budding High Plains drifter could desire. But, the real adventure doesn’t begin until you leave the city limits…
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By IKE FREDREGILL A flash of orange shot across the horizon, disintegrating as the retort of a shotgun echoed through my ear plugs. “Pull,” I hollered, sighting down the semi-automatic Winchester 1400 12-gauge shotgun lent to me by Laramie Area Visitor Assistant Director Mike Gray. I traced the…
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By IKE FREDREGILL The warm afternoon sunlight flickered through the trees as I assembled my fly rod and reflected on the lessons of my youth. “The sport of fishing is all about patience, son,” my father often told me. About 30 miles west of Laramie at the Vee Bar Guest Ranch, the recollection…
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By IKE FREDREGILL After a years-long rebuild, the steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, is ready to roll. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first Transcontinental Railroad’s completion, the iconic train is slated to embark on a journey from Cheyenne through Laramie and to Ogden, Utah…
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By IKE FREDREGILL Wandering the high plains of the Laramie Valley and writing about my adventures in the Snowy Mountains and Laramie Range has been a dream come true. Alas, all good things come to end. During my time with the Laramie Area Visitors Center, I’ve been able to explore a fraction of…
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