Untold Tales from This Side of Nowhere

It's a long ways from Wyoming to South Carolina, and the two places couldn't be more different. One is bone-dry with frigid winters, and the other hot and humid. When the Jones boys and their spouses go to South Carolina, they bring a piece of the West with them, and they're more than pleased with what they find down South. The only question is--do people really fish for dolphins in South Carolina?

There are only four states in the US that don't have a professional sports team--minor or major--in at least one of the "big four": baseball, basketball, football, and soccer. Wyoming, unsurprisingly, is on that list, but that doesn't mean Wyomingites aren't sports fans, the Jones family included! So, if you don't have a home team, who do you cheer for? Join me and my special guest, my sister Brinna, as we discuss!

When people say "we're building a house" they usually don't mean it. Very rarely does someone actually build their own house; most of the time they mean they're paying someone to build it. That wasn't the case with the Jones family... You'll see, er, hear what I mean.

The law of causality states that all actions are followed by a direct consequence. You might know it as karma. But did you know it applies to the outdoors, too? I'm sure you've been the victim of this particular brand of karma and its cousins. Like that one time...

Life is full of unsolved mysteries. Who actually built Stonehenge? Why doesn't the close door button on an elevator do anything? What's for dinner? These are just a few. In this episode, Al tackles a few unsolved mysteries and you're sure to be amazed by his deductive reasoning. Or maybe not...

Free pizza for life. Pickup trucks that get 45 miles to the gallon. That Nigerian prince who wants to give you five million dollars. There are lots of things that are too good to be true, and this story is about one of them. On a hike to Lost Lake, Al and the rest of Troop 41 are amazed by what they find at the lake--and it makes the effort of getting there worth it.

When your friends start interrupting you to say they've already heard the story you're telling, it's either time to get some new friends or time to get some new stories. Both can be expensive. But what if you had a story no one has heard yet? One even the person who knows you best has never heard?

There are watering holes. There are donut holes. There's even a Hole in the Wall gang, but if you grew up in the country, then you are probably also familiar with the swimming hole. This side of nowhere, there's no better place to be on a hot summer day, and Al, Fred, and the Trio of Trouble would have to agree.

It's not uncommon for the more experienced among us to spend a fair amount of time shooting the bull, but this episode isn't about that kind of shooting the bull, is it? When Al and Fred's cousins from the West Coast come to town, they find out that shooting the bull can a have a different meaning when Grandpa gets involved...

A breeze. A zephyr. A gale. Whatever you call it, Wyoming's got it, and it's taken more than a few people by surprise. Wind is just a part of life in Wyoming, and it would never make life's tasks more difficult, right?