James Brosher Photography

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Tracks in the snow

A Wyoming supporter crosses the stadium lot on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, Wyo. Several fans and boosters attended the team's official announcement of the 2011 football recruiting class at the stadium later in the day.
A Wyoming supporter crosses the stadium lot on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie, Wyo. Several fans and boosters attended the team's official announcement of the 2011 football recruiting class at the stadium later in the day.

Baby it’s cold outside

This week Cheyenne has been hit by an epic freeze. And by epic I mean -13 degrees Fahrenheit. Today’s wind chill was -40 degrees Fahrenheit. It was so cold that for the second consecutive day, I couldn’t get my truck to start in the morning. It was a slow day at the office aside from my normal legislative photographic duties in the morning, but in the afternoon I got sent out to find people being cold. I didn’t find any home run features, but I started shooting into the sun around 5:30 p.m. to try to show the trails of visible exhaust fumes in the cold.

A woman crosses an intersection amid a sea of steam from car exhausts on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, in downtown Cheyenne.
A woman crosses an intersection amid a sea of steam from car exhausts on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, in downtown Cheyenne.

Fun on the frozen lake

Today the feature hunting began. I spent a few hours at the beginning of my shift driving around some of the local parks looking for some “wild art” – a feature photo that doesn’t go with a story. I spotted a few fishermen on a frozen lake, and took several frames of them although the shots didn’t really pan out like I had expected. As I was getting ready to leave, I spotted a guy grabbing a sled out of the back of his car and asked him if he minded if I tagged along and snapped a few photos. He ended up pulling his son around for a while on the sled as I snapped away.

David Norby, right, pulls his son, Cameron, across a frozen Sloan Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Despite temperatures in the high 30s Wednesday, several people made their way onto the lake for fishing and sledding.
David Norby, right, pulls his son, Cameron, across a frozen Sloan Lake on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Despite temperatures in the high 30s Wednesday, several people made their way onto the lake for fishing and sledding.

Fun in the snow at Pekin winter break camp

Despite her best effort to hide behind her sled, Chloe McCabe, age 9, still gets pummeled by a snow ball from Evie Fornoff, age 8, during a winter break camp for kids out of school for the holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Pekin, Ill. Temperatures in the mid 30s made for ideal sledding, snow ball fighting and snowman building conditions for the youngsters.
Despite her best effort to hide behind her sled, Chloe McCabe, age 9, still gets pummeled by a snow ball from Evie Fornoff, age 8, during a winter break camp for kids out of school for the holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Pekin, Ill. Temperatures in the mid 30s made for ideal sledding, snow ball fighting and snowman building conditions for the youngsters.
Gavin Richardson, right, age 7, reacts as he gains some speed on a sled with Mason Graber, age 7, during a winter break camp for kids out of school for the holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Pekin, Ill.
Gavin Richardson, right, age 7, reacts as he gains some speed on a sled with Mason Graber, age 7, during a winter break camp for kids out of school for the holidays on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Pekin, Ill.

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Elmwood continues cleanup as Fall Festival begins

Months after a tornado ripped through Elmwood, Ill., the city continues its cleanup as its Fall Festival begins. The June tornado destroyed several historic buildings in the downtown area of the town, many of which had to be torn down completely. Downtown construction and vacant lots serve as a reminder of the tornado as fair goers take to the city’s park for the festival this weekend.

Doug Whitney loads debris in the back of his truck as he cleans out a vacant lot before the start of the Fall Festival, pictured in background, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at the corner of Main and Magnolia streets in Elmwood, Ill. Whitney's building was one of several destroyed by a June tornado that ripped through the town.
Doug Whitney loads debris in the back of his truck as he cleans out a vacant lot before the start of the Fall Festival, pictured in background, on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at the corner of Main and Magnolia streets in Elmwood, Ill. Whitney's building was one of several destroyed by a June tornado that ripped through the town.
Brothers Matthew Williams, left, age 5, and Keaton Williams, age 3, share a few laughs as they ride motorcycles and honk the horns on a ride on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at the Fall Festival in Elmwood, Ill.
Brothers Matthew Williams, left, age 5, and Keaton Williams, age 3, share a few laughs as they ride motorcycles and honk the horns on a ride on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, at the Fall Festival in Elmwood, Ill.

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