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WYOMING
Stand in the right place, at the right time, and
you can’t help but feel history repeated.
To plan your Wyoming experience go to www.wyomingtourism.org,
There’s no better place to experience an authentic Western
or call 307-777-7777.
adventure than Wyoming, known for its imposing mountains, Snake R
iver Float
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spacious plains, abundant wildlife and two of America’s most
Grand T
eton
National P
ark
magniﬁ cent national parks.
National Park. Comprised of a 40-mile Days, the world’s largest outdoor rodeo event. In
range of mountainous terrain, the Tetons Jackson Hole, quench your thirst at the Silver
rise some 7,000 feet above the Jackson Dollar Bar, then take a stagecoach ride through
Hole valley. And like Yellowstone, Grand this popular resort town. Or experience the life
Teton is a picturesque outdoor oasis, of an authentic cowboy at one of Wyoming’s
where hiking, boating and ﬁ shing are just numerous guest and working ranches, where cattle
as popular in summer as cross-country drives, campﬁ res and chuckwagon dinners evoke
skiing and snowshoeing are in winter. memories of a simpler time.
COWBOY UP LEARN MORE: Visit www.wyomingtourism.org
The spirit of the Old West lives on in
Wyoming, where America’s cowboy
heritage is woven through the fabric of
everyday life. Ranches, rodeos and trail
DON’T MISS DESTINATIONS
rides are just as popular here today as
CHEYENNE
they were more than 150 years ago, Nelson Museum of the West
when thousands of hearty pioneers
Cheyenne Frontier Days
set out on the Oregon Trail, paving
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
the way for generations to come. So CODY
arduous was the journey west, in fact,
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
that visitors to Guernsey can still witness the ruts
Cody Nite Rodeo
Cody Wild West Show Concerts
ive me land, lots of land, under starry made by thousands of wagon wheels and oxen
“G
skies above… don’t fence me in…” hooves over the years.
JACKSON HOLE
When Roy Rogers and countless other Hop aboard the Cheyenne Street Railway
Premier ski destination
Grand Teton National Park
cowboy stars sang those words, there’s trolley for a tour of Wyoming’s historic state
Whitewater rafting
a good chance they were dreaming of capital, the site of the annual Cheyenne Frontier
Wyoming. With nearly 100,000 square miles and
just over half a million residents, Wyoming offers Fishing in Yellowstone
vast expanses of unspoiled natural beauty and
National Park
countless opportunities to reconnect with nature.
From hiking and ﬁ shing to camping and boating
in the warmer months to skiing, snowshoeing and
snowmobiling in winter, Wyoming makes it easy
to plan the vacation adventure of a lifetime.
Chief among Wyoming’s many assets is that
natural wonder known as Yellowstone National
Park. Well-known as the site of that perpetually
punctual geyser, Old Faithful, America’s ﬁ rst
national park offers nearly 3,500 square miles of
strikingly diverse terrain: Alpine lakes, steaming
hot springs, towering geysers and plunging
waterfalls provide a spectacular backdrop for
outdoor recreation and wildlife viewing. Bison, elk,
eagles, bighorn sheep and grizzly bears are just a
few of the exotic animals that roam Yellowstone’s
plains and mountains.
To the south of Yellowstone is Grand Teton
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