An MTB rider, a hiker, and a fisher from Laramie, Wyoming capture the horror, peace, magnitude, and elation that come from exploring the adventure outdoors in challenging and new ways.
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Storytellers: Cynthia Dywan, Stephanie Winters, Elizabeth Traver
From: Laramie Wyoming Mountains
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Cynthia Dywan's Adventure Story: Laramie MTB Queen

Cynthia has been a professional bicycle mechanic for 15 years and earned her USA Cycling Race Mechanic certification in 2011.  She is a University of Wyoming alumni with a bachelors in Kinesiology and a Master in Public Administration. Cindy is also the head coach of the Laramie high school MTB team (7220 Racing), a NICA Head Coach, president of Laramie BikeNet, a member of the UW Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Committee, a Laramie Enduro Board Member, and she was in the 2014 Tour Divide mountain bike race.

Laramie Mountain Biking Adventure 

Laramie Enduro is a mountain biker race that originated in 1998 with a start/finish line located within the City of Laramie, Wyoming climbing 1,300 feet (~400 meters) along the west flank of the Laramie Range into the Pole Mountain trail system. The course includes the Happy Jack and Vedauwoo areas winding through beautiful rock formations on wildlife and single track trails and dirt roads all at elevations over 7,500 feet.

Laramie Bike Net

Tour Divide

• This is an epic self supported mountain bike trail and mountain bike race
• 2745 mi or 4418 km
• Extending from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells New Mexico.
• Cindy completed it in just under 28 days!  http://tourdivide.org/

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Stephanie Winters' Adventure Story: Cloud Peak in the Wyoming Mountains

By this time Michelle is crying, but she’s like, “I’m fine. I’m fine.” But she has tears coming down behind her sunglasses...We made it, but it was one of the most strenuous things I’ve ever done. There were 3 people at different points on the 3rd day [who said] “Oh, good to see you guys made it off the mountain.” And then when we get to the car, a separate group of people [said], “Oh glad to see you guys made it down. We were worried about you.” And then, we go to town in Buffalo and eat at a Mexican restaurant and this family who’s leaving the restaurant said, “Oh! We’re so happy you guys made it off the mountain!” ~ Stephanie Winters hiker and backpacker on Cloud Peak (Wyoming Mountains)

Recreate Stephanie's Adventure: Cloud Peak (13,167 Feet) Summit

We got curious about the details of Stephanie's backpacking trip in the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area to the summit of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains near Gillette, Wyoming. So we did some research. Turns out, Cloud Peak is the highest mountain in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountain Range, and we learned a lot more about it too! We've compiled a couple resources from our research. 

​Get our FREE Cloud Peak Resource Guide to learn about the area and/or start planning your trip.

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Elizabeth "E.T." Traver's Adventure Story

Adventure Quote

What I remember the most about that was, as a little kid, I had this entire world to myself. My dad was off finding fishing holes for my brother. I just got to be there and control this entire world. ~ E.T. young fisher

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Ryan Little. West Coast. Attribution License 4.0.
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PC-ONE. The March. Wilderness. Attribution License.
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