A couple of weeks ago the history column talked about mild winters, now the weather has turned very cold, so it will look at historically cold winters.
Although the weather in December was very warm and dry, January is not being so charitable. And this seems to be nationwide this year, with blizz
Most of us who have lived in Wyoming for many years have our stories about bad winters, extremely cold temperatures, deep snows and blizzards. But the nice winters go almost unnoticed. Still, it is nice to look back in time and see that that there were many ‘open winters’ like we are having so far t
Dec. 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m., is "A date which will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said. On that day the Japanese bombed the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and brought the United States into WWII. Pearl Harbor is located on the island of Oahu, west of Honolulu.
Eighty-one years ago, on Dec. 7, 1941, "A date which will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, the Japanese bombed the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and brought the United States into WWII. Pearl Harbor is located on the island of Oahu, west of Honolulu.
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A Sheepherder's Monument
On some high hills throughout the West, there are piles of rocks stacked up. There were some on the Big Horn Mountains, but many have succumbed to time and curiosity seekers carrying off bits and pieces through the years.
What are they and why are they there? These are