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EP 2-31 STEVE MOULTON

Wendy Corr:

Well, hey there, folks. Welcome to The Roundup. We are a Cowboy State Daily podcast, and we focus on really interesting people in the cowboy state. And our guest today, he and his family have embodied the spirit of the cowboy state and his family's legacy is still making memories for tourists who come to Wyoming even today.

So we'll get to that in just a minute, though. First, I want to make sure that you know about another really great podcast that's based on the business of Wyoming, and it's called the "Business From the Basement" podcast. It's put out there by the Wyoming Business Alliance. So make sure to check that out. If you're a business person in Wyoming, it's full of great information and people and connections.

But that's what the Roundup is about, too, is great people and connections. So we don't want you to go there before you stick around and hear this conversation with Steve Moulton. If anybody's been to Jackson, hello, and if anybody's seen that iconic picture of the old barn in front of the Tetons. That's the Moulton ranch. That is Steve's family, and he is going to tell us about that today.

Steve and his wife Candy, their lives are devoted to keeping the history of Wyoming alive, whether it's through films and productions and wagon ride rides, or whether it's going to the Grand Encampment, which is coming up here yet in July, and keeping those traditions alive as well.

So Steve Moulton, we are so glad to have you on the Roundup today. How are you?

Steve Moulton:

I'm good. Wendy, how are you?

Wendy Corr:

I'm great. I'm great. Steve, you and your family have just made so many memories without people even really realizing that it's you and your family. But yet, Steve, you're out there still doing all the things in the old ways and and I just love that. Tell us a little bit about what your day to day life is like right now, before we get into the Moulton barns and the history of that.

Steve Moulton:

Well, I am now retired from I worked 20 plus years, the last years I was working, 20 plus years on ranch here locally, in encampment, full time on the ranch, but I did have done other things. So right now I'm still building some furniture that I enjoy building. And then, at the moment, my wife has got a big film project and and so the last few days, and for the next few days and week, we're going to be working on that project about history of Wyoming.

Wendy Corr:

That's great. Of course, your wife, Candy Moulton, is in charge of our American West series at Cowboy State daily. And I had a lovely, lots of conversations with Candy, and she's just so accomplished in that way. I love the fact that you guys work on these things together. But Steve, what she's doing is preserving it, and what you're doing, and have done for so long is is preserving it in a different way.

Like, for example, putting together the grand encampment that is an annual event that is happening this this year, this month, actually. Tell us about the importance of the grand encampment gatherings that you've done over the last few years.

Steve Moulton:

Yes, some years ago, I think this is the 22nd year. I'm not sure exactly, but Candy and I were, both of you might say, founding members of the grand encampment cowboy gathering. And it had, there had been a gathering in Rawlins, and for whatever reason, they decided to shut it down, and we moved it to encampment.

And we bring some of the top musicians, western genre musicians, cowboy poets, and we really had some great people here over The years. This year we're going to have John Chandler from Denver. Joh