Author C.J. Box discusses literary tourism, why readers are visiting Wyoming and how the trend connects to his Joe Pickett novels.
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A Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times after stopping at a rest area along I-80 in Wyoming. Investigators say they have not determined a motive, as Sikh and South Asian trucking advocates raise concerns about rhetoric targeting their community. The driver survived and, according to his lawyer, hopes to get back behind the wheel.
Yellowstone National Park's geology team has removed a record volume of debris from the park's fragile hydrothermal features in 2026, a cleanup catalog that reads like a lost-and-found bin from another dimension. More than 20,100 pieces of paper and plastic trash, 5,600 rocks and sticks, and over 280 hats, that is what park crews have […] The post Yellowstone crews pull record haul of trash from geysers — 280 hats, retainers, and a 2010 McDonald's toy appeared first on American Almanac .
Yellowstone National Park's geology team has removed a record volume of debris from the park's fragile hydrothermal features in 2026, a cleanup catalog that reads like a lost-and-found bin from another dimension. More than 20,100 pieces of paper and plastic trash, 5,600 rocks and sticks, and over 280 hats, that is what park crews have fished out of geysers, hot springs, and thermal runoff channels so far this year, UPI reported . The numbers come from a news release issued by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Program and hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The sheer variety of junk tells a story about personal responsibility, or the lack of it, among the millions of visitors who pass through one of…Open
The stabbing of a Sikh truck driver at a Wyoming rest area has the U.S. Sikh community newly on edge
The body of Timothy Allen Smith, the last hiker unaccounted for after deadly flash flooding tore through the Grand Canyon in late August, has been found and identified, bringing a grieving family three weeks of waiting to a close. Grand Canyon National Park rangers located Smith's remains Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River, […] The post Remains of last missing Grand Canyon flood victim identified, ending weeks-long search appeared first on American Almanac .
The body of Timothy Allen Smith, the last hiker unaccounted for after deadly flash flooding tore through the Grand Canyon in late August, has been found and identified, bringing a grieving family three weeks of waiting to a close. Grand Canyon National Park rangers located Smith's remains Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River, deep in the canyon. The Coconino County Medical Examiner in Arizona confirmed his identity, CBS News reported . Smith, 53, was a pilot who lived in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, a small community about 40 miles southwest of Jackson. He grew up in Granbury, Texas. His death brings the confirmed toll from the August 29 flooding to three. The bodies of Smith's two hiking companions, Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and…Open
Three weeks after flash floods tore through the Grand Canyon and killed three backcountry hikers, rangers recovered the body of the last missing man, a 53-year-old Wyoming pilot whose wife confirmed the news on Facebook. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found human remains Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River, and by Thursday, the […] The post Remains of last missing Grand Canyon flood victim identified as Wyoming pilot Timothy Allen Smith appeared first on American Almanac .
Three weeks after flash floods tore through the Grand Canyon and killed three backcountry hikers, rangers recovered the body of the last missing man, a 53-year-old Wyoming pilot whose wife confirmed the news on Facebook. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found human remains Monday near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River, and by Thursday, the family of Timothy Allen Smith had received the answer they had been dreading. Smith, a pilot who lived in Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, about 40 miles southwest of Jackson, was the third and final confirmed fatality from the Aug. 29 flash flooding that devastated campgrounds deep inside the canyon . His two companions, John Giusti, 46, and Brent Rosenkranz, 42, both of Granbury, Texas, had already…Open
Rangers recovered the remains of Timothy Allen Smith near Crystal Rapids, ending a three-week search and raising the Grand Canyon flash flood death toll to three. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found Smith's body along the Colorado River on Monday, and the Coconino County medical examiner confirmed his identity by Thursday, the Associated Press reported. […] The post Grand Canyon flood victim identified as missing Wyoming pilot, wife confirms appeared first on American Almanac .
Rangers recovered the remains of Timothy Allen Smith near Crystal Rapids, ending a three-week search and raising the Grand Canyon flash flood death toll to three. Grand Canyon National Park rangers found Smith's body along the Colorado River on Monday, and the Coconino County medical examiner confirmed his identity by Thursday, the Associated Press reported . Smith, 53, a pilot from Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, a small community about 40 miles southwest of Jackson, had been missing since a two-day deluge tore through the canyon's backcountry in late August. His wife, Carrie Smith, broke the news on Facebook after weeks of public pleas for prayers and support. The confirmation closes one chapter of a disaster that killed three men, forced…Open
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Sarah Lucas has been asked to leave the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming after she preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.
Sarah Lucas has been asked to leave the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming after she preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.Open
A Christian pastor on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation is refusing to leave after two tribal councils declared her unwelcome and passed ordinances restricting religious groups, a standoff that pits tribal sovereignty against religious liberty and private property rights. Sarah Lucas, who leads Foundations for Nations Church in Arapahoe, Wyoming, preached a sermon during the Arapaho […] The post Arapaho tribes move to expel Christian pastor who condemned sundance ceremony as idol worship appeared first on American Almanac .
A Christian pastor on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation is refusing to leave after two tribal councils declared her unwelcome and passed ordinances restricting religious groups, a standoff that pits tribal sovereignty against religious liberty and private property rights. Sarah Lucas, who leads Foundations for Nations Church in Arapahoe, Wyoming, preached a sermon during the Arapaho sundance ceremony calling the sacred practice "idol worship." A video of the sermon circulated in July, just as Arapaho people emerged from their weeklong ceremony. The backlash was swift. Both the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribal councils passed ordinances requiring religious groups to seek tribal approval before operating on the Wind River…Open