There’s a good kind of energy that comes with this work. Getting to know the guests. Exploring the trails again to see what winter left behind — which paths are passable, which are still buried under snow. Preparing to step into the unknowns each day brings. It’s not often that I get to start the season with a full-day ride. Usually, I’m the one holding down the office. But this year I wanted to show our newest guide, Joy, the full-day loopty loops around Warm Springs, so I popped some ibuprofen and stepped in to guide a seven-hour tour (back/butt/thighs are really thanking me for that now..)

Wyoming’s hunting license application process is simple in theory but complex in practice. The timeline may look straightforward, but between varying species windows, modification deadlines, and draw result dates, there’s a lot to track.…

On our wedding day in 2014, Joe and I stood at the Overlook with the Absaroka mountains spread out before us. We had dreams of sharing the West with guests, the wide open skies, and the quiet backcountry. What we didn’t realize then was that…