Hitch 4: 7/10/17 – 7/19/17 Crew 1: Red Desert: Wyoming Wilderness Association and Bureau of Land Management Rocksprings field office Crew #1 set off for the Red Desert of south central Wyoming. This vast high altitude desert ecosystem and sagebrush steppe that make up nearly 10,000 acres. “Among the natural features in the Red Desert … Continue reading
Crew 1 (A.K.A. “Longhair Don’t Care”) and Crew 2 (A.K.A. “Thad/Mad”) Glendo State Park, Glendo Wyoming, May 30-June 8 – Every once in a while, our crews head out on a mutual project to combine forces and complete a big project. Preparing Glendo State Park for Glendo Trails Festival became these two crews full-time hitch. … Continue reading
This year’s orientation could have been one of the best since the WCC’s creation in 2006. The picture above shows the happy family of 2016 recently trained in chainsawing, trail construction and maintenance to USAF and International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) standards, wood and wire fencing, Leave No Trace, camp cooking, and all the other … Continue reading
Put the headphone one and blast Salt n’ Peppa’s Push It this week. We are going to do hills, a HIIT routine, and a run all in the same workout time frame. When you are not pushing it up hills or on the trails, make sure to reserve some time for a creative activity. Finish … Continue reading
This week, we are going to venture into some cross training by combining strength, endurance, and cardio into one workout. To offset the impact of this routine, we recommend a few sessions of yoga to stretch out and work on core. And remember, get outside…maybe even ask a family member or old friend to join … Continue reading
This week we are going to be doing a workout similar to week 1. We hope everyone is getting outside as the weather is warming up. Finish by the Week’s End: -60-100 push-ups daily -10 pull ups daily -2:30 standard plank -Go out and enjoy public land near you -56 hours of sleep -21 liters … Continue reading
This week we are focusing on cardio. It is warming up, with the exception of snow in Laramie today, and what’s a better way to enjoy cardio than doing it outside! We are still going to do H.I.I.T. routines but gauge them more for strength than cardio. To Finish by the End of the Week: … Continue reading
“For the third straight year, the Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails division saw record-breaking visitation numbers, with an 8 percent increase.” “Over the last decade, visitation to Wyoming has increased 48 percent” The WCC has played a role in Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resource’s increase in numbers thanks, in part, to the … Continue reading
The Antelope Dash Trail Race is one of the premier races in Wyoming and it takes place in a state parks the WCC calls home: Curt Gowdy State Park. Happening August 27, 2016, the Antelope Dash has a 4 mile and a 8 mile course selection with smooth turns, rises, and dips making both courses … Continue reading
If you grab yourself a copy of the January UWyo magazine, you will happen upon the article “The Value of Volunteering.” The Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC), Service, Leadership, and Community Service (SLCE), and WYO-Gold were major contributors to the BIG EVENT taking place this past year on October 8th. The BIG EVENT is dedicated to … Continue reading
