Take time out for Life

By Barker-Ewing Float Trips | June 22, 2012 |

Red Desert, Wyoming - Barker Ewing Float Trips

I recently read a post on the O.A.R.S. blog–20 reasons why a Rafting Trip is the Perfect Family Getaway. I love what river runner Ben Curnett wrote: You don’t have much time. No one does. It’s why vacations are so important. You’ve got to make every second count. But you don’t want to be in “hurry…

A Rainy Christmas…Far From Home

By Barker-Ewing Float Trips | December 29, 2011 |

There’s no doubt about it…you can’t beat summer in western Wyoming. The sunshine and clear blue skies that frame the towering mountain peaks make me smile with joy, every single day. And then comes winter: Some folks around here LIVE for winter. The powder days on the ski slopes or in the back country. The…

HOWL can we balance Wild Nature with Human Nature?

By Barker-Ewing Float Trips | August 30, 2011 |

wolf - Wildlife Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming is facing a major dilemma today. The gray wolf (Canis lupus), which was RE-introduced into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in 1995 (after being wiped out by humans in the early 1900’s), has become the symbol of many things in the human world. Are they wanton killers or indispensable protectors of the natural ecosystem? Are…