"Wyoming: Like No Place on Earth" Wyoming by mrclay2000

Wyoming Travel Guide: 2,778 reviews and 8,024 photos

Something for Everything

Our 10th largest state (at just under 100,000 square miles of diversified topography) also lays claim to the least populous, but the long list of contrasts continues many and varied. In the extreme southeast corner where the terrain is strictly a rolling flat filled with golden grasses, the idea of a MOUNTAIN is impossible to imagine. In the extreme northwest corner where the mountains of Yellowstone loom over interminable forests, the idea of a PRAIRIE is impossible to imagine. Most of Wyoming rests on a prairie however, broken by strange geologic formations until you reach the mountains to the west. Most of this area is windswept and inhospitable in the winter, while winter is never far from the mountains to the west.

Wyoming is home to two national parks bringing together over 4,000 square miles of habitat for some of the largest creatures on the continent. The thermal areas around Yellowstone are like no other, while the images of the Grand Tetons in the Snake River are hard to beat anywhere.

Wyoming has most of the wildlife that sends people packing to the national parks. Buffalo and elk are protected in the northwest corners, while pronghorn antelope are free to roam on the endless prairies. One of the plainest states in the Union in certain places, and in others one of the prettiest, Wyoming has (since 1995) been my favorite state in the Union.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Full of wildlife and diverse topography, home to two national parks
Cons:Cold and windy, inhospitable in the winter
In a nutshell:Like no place on earth!

Last visit to Wyoming: Sep 2002
Intro Written Jan 15, 2003
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outside Buffalo Bill Museum, Cody, Wyoming - Wyoming

Buffalo Bill Cody Things to Do (4)

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Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming

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bull moose, Pacific Creek, Grand Teton - Wyoming

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Upper Paintbrush Canyon, Grand Teton - Wyoming

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Yaqui Oct 25, 2007 at 4:23 PM

When we were traveling through to see my sister in Laurel Mt, we saw so many herds of Antelope. I can certainly appreciate them. I am from Antelope Valley:-) Nice page!
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herzog63 Dec 11, 2003 at 2:24 PM

Wyoming seems so similar to Alaska in many ways!
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annk May 31, 2003 at 12:40 PM

Great overview! Will let you know if Wyoming becomes one of my favorites too.
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zrim Mar 11, 2003 at 9:44 AM

I agree with you whole-heartedly about Wyoming. For many years I dreamed of relocating to this beautiful state...then I saw Oregon and that is now where my heart lies.