{"id":2234,"date":"2026-04-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:52:44","slug":"gear-up-to-get-outside-checkout-the-library-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/2026\/04\/27\/gear-up-to-get-outside-checkout-the-library-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear Up To Get Outside: Checkout the Library of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The air warms outside, and the frozen earth (did it really freeze this year?  Not sure.)  is thawing and sending the scents of springtime into the atmosphere.  Green creeps through what\u2019s been brown for months, and\u2014what\u2019s that?  The wind is slowing down<\/em>?  Unreal.  It\u2019s time for Campbell Countians to get outside!  First stop?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u2026.Library?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I think so!\u00a0 Taking a walk and smelling green-spring-smell can\u2019t be matched, but why not bring it up one more notch and take some things with you?\u00a0 You don’t want to miss the events happening at the library: Wilderness skills<\/a> with CC Sheriff’s Posse Search and Rescue Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First thing I\u2019d recommend?  Our explorer pack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contains: binoculars, Birds of Wyoming Field Guide<\/em>, Scats and Tracks of North America<\/em>, and Rockhounding Wyoming<\/em>, all included in a handy backpack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explorer Kit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling a little?  Taking a day trip to Keyhole to hear the water lap at the shore?  Don\u2019t forget this!  Our State Park Backpacks contain: a free day-pass to our gorgeous state parks, pamphlets on Wyoming flowers, animals, and birds, binoculars, a compass, a Wyoming bingo card with marker, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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State Park Backpack<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy one of my favorite pastimes: Geocaching!  A GPS-powered outdoor treasure hunt with an emphasis on CITO (cache in, trash out), Geocaching hopes to get people outside, solving puzzles, and leaving the wilderness better than they found it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start your search right here in the library!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To really dig in to what Wyoming has, try one of these!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birding book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plant ID book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scat book, because why not have some fun?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a little wilderness close to home, try McMannamen Park, Sports Complex walking trail, Antelope Trail Head, Burnt Hollow Rec Area (includes two parking areas), and the walking path between Dalby Lake and Gillette College.  Just a few of my favorites!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Willing to go further afield?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, remember to bring your other basics with you: water, first aid kit, appropriate shoes, and (most importantly), bug spray!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The air warms outside, and the frozen earth (did it really freeze this year?  Not sure.)  is thawing and sending the scents of springtime into the atmosphere.  Green creeps through what\u2019s been brown for months, and\u2014what\u2019s that?  The wind is slowing down?  Unreal.  It\u2019s time for Campbell Countians to get outside!  First stop? The\u2026.Library? Personally, I think so!\u00a0 Taking a walk and smelling green-spring-smell can\u2019t be matched, but why not bring it up one more notch and take some things with you?\u00a0 You don’t want to miss the events happening at the library: Wilderness skills with CC Sheriff’s Posse Search and Rescue Team. First thing I\u2019d recommend?  Our explorer pack! Contains: binoculars, Birds of Wyoming Field Guide, Scats and Tracks of North America, and Rockhounding Wyoming, all included in a handy backpack. Explorer Kit Traveling a little?  Taking a day trip to Keyhole to hear the water lap at the shore?  Don\u2019t forget this!  Our State Park Backpacks contain: a free day-pass to our gorgeous state parks, pamphlets on Wyoming flowers, animals, and birds, binoculars, a compass, a Wyoming bingo card with marker, and more! State Park Backpack Enjoy one of my favorite pastimes: Geocaching!  A GPS-powered outdoor treasure hunt with an emphasis on CITO (cache in, trash out), Geocaching hopes to get people outside, solving puzzles, and leaving the wilderness better than they found it! Start your search right here in the library! To really dig in to what Wyoming has, try one of these! Birding book Plant ID book Scat book, because why not have some fun? For a little wilderness close to home, try McMannamen Park, Sports Complex walking trail, Antelope Trail Head, Burnt Hollow Rec Area (includes two parking areas), and the walking path between Dalby Lake and Gillette College.  Just a few of my favorites! Willing to go further afield? As always, remember to bring your other basics with you: water, first aid kit, appropriate shoes, and (most importantly), bug spray!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[874,25,6,686],"tags":[1072,1069,55,414,295,1067,1068,384,1071,428,1070],"class_list":["post-2234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-library-of-things","category-nonfiction","category-sports-recreation","category-your-library","tag-best-easy-day-hikes-black-hills-country","tag-birds-of-wyoming","tag-campbell-county-public-library","tag-ccpl","tag-ccpls","tag-explorer-kit","tag-geocaching","tag-library-of-things","tag-scats-tracks-of-the-great-plains","tag-state-park-backpacks","tag-wildflowers-on-the-western-plains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2352,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234\/revisions\/2352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}