Interstate 80: Ride with the Legends through Rock Springs and Green River
You’re travel on I-80 isn’t complete without stops in Rock Springs and Green River. These small cities are located just a dozen miles apart and both have museums that provide rich detail about the...
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Aug 28, 2009
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Storming the Fort: Fort Caspar and Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Caspar (1858-1865), located in the Casper area on I-25, is rebuilt on the original site adjacent to the North Platte River. It has a new visitor’s center and interprets both frontier army and...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Learn why Old Faithful isn’t so faithful anymore
Draper Museum of Natural HistoryThe Draper isn’t a mini-Yellowstone, meant to act as a substitute for the real thing, but a place that helps visitors understand the area better. Walk around the museum...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Home in the Heart of Pinedale, WY
Secluded in mature trees, a private drive welcomes you to a contemporary Pinedale home with Pella windows to frame your breathtaking townscape views whether you're looking out from living room,...
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Apr 02, 2009
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John Colter
One of "nine young men from Kentucky" who accompanied Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their explorations of Louisiana Territory, John Colter became one of the expedition's most adept hunters. He...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Natural Wonders & Historic Treasures: Fossil Butte
Fossil Butte National MonumentYou wouldn’t know from looking at it today, but Fossil Butte National Monument used to be Fossil Lake. Back in the day – and by that we mean roughly 50 million years ago...
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Mar 09, 2009
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Wintering Wyoming Style (Fall/Winter) Story Ideas
For release: September 9, 2009
Contacts: Chuck Coon, 307-777-2831, chuck.coon@visitwyo.gov
Lori Hogan, 307-777-2889, lori.hogan@visitwyo.gov
Nowhere else comes close to Yellowstone National Park as...
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Oct 01, 2009
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Panning for Gold: South Pass City
Filling his pan with dirt, Joe Ellis, superintendent of South Pass City State Historic Site, scoops a pan-full of water from the creek and rhythmically sloshes the sediment back and forth. While loose...
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Feb 20, 2009
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Pioneer Trails: Guernsey
From Guernsey continue along the emigrant trails to Casper (take US. 26 to I-25 and then travel northwest through Douglas to Casper). As a side trip, you may want to visit Fort Fetterman, a state...
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Mar 24, 2009
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Interstate 80: Ride with the Legends through Rawlins
Rawlins, like Laramie to the east and Green River to the west, began as a Hell-on-Wheels town when the Union Pacific Railroad pushed through Wyoming in 1868-69. When state officials moved the prison...
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Feb 09, 2009
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