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SharkOnLand
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C&R, glad you had a great time.
Cheyenne isn't much of a tourist town most of the year - it is a frontier town and even as state capital (maybe because of) reflects much of Wyoming in the fact that that it is heavily focused on oil/gas/mining. The city does come alive during the last 10 days or so of July for Frontier Days - the town is packed then - parades, rodeos, concerts, etc. There are a few hidden gems in Cheynne, museums and such. Laramie is about the same, just add in the fact that it is a college town as well.
30 miles west of Laramie though is beautiful, go out Wyoming state road 130 to Centenial and you will be at the base of the Snowy Range, absolutely beautiful, especially the areas around Snowy Range Pass (although the road through the pass closes with the first major snowfall and doesn't reopen until around Memorial Day).
Yellowstone/Grand Teton is the showcase of the state, I was up there for the first time this spring, and I was blown away. We stayed in West Yellowstone, drove up the Gallitan River and it was amazing. Saw moose drinking in the river, eagles flying along the roadside, and then tons of buffalo and elk in the park. I think of all the "major" species that live in the Yellowstone/Teton ecosystem the only ones we missed were bear and wolf. I'm ready to go back, although maybe wait a few more weeks into the spring/summer and drive in over the Beartooth Range on Hwy 212.
Cheyenne isn't much of a tourist town most of the year - it is a frontier town and even as state capital (maybe because of) reflects much of Wyoming in the fact that that it is heavily focused on oil/gas/mining. The city does come alive during the last 10 days or so of July for Frontier Days - the town is packed then - parades, rodeos, concerts, etc. There are a few hidden gems in Cheynne, museums and such. Laramie is about the same, just add in the fact that it is a college town as well.
30 miles west of Laramie though is beautiful, go out Wyoming state road 130 to Centenial and you will be at the base of the Snowy Range, absolutely beautiful, especially the areas around Snowy Range Pass (although the road through the pass closes with the first major snowfall and doesn't reopen until around Memorial Day).
Yellowstone/Grand Teton is the showcase of the state, I was up there for the first time this spring, and I was blown away. We stayed in West Yellowstone, drove up the Gallitan River and it was amazing. Saw moose drinking in the river, eagles flying along the roadside, and then tons of buffalo and elk in the park. I think of all the "major" species that live in the Yellowstone/Teton ecosystem the only ones we missed were bear and wolf. I'm ready to go back, although maybe wait a few more weeks into the spring/summer and drive in over the Beartooth Range on Hwy 212.
