Wyoming, the Cowboy State

Land area: 97,105 sq. mi. (9)
Population (2000): 493,782 (50)
Population density: 5.09 per sq. mi. (49)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 1
Entered Union: 10-Jul-1890 (44)
My main experience with the state of Wyoming is Yellowstone National Park. I only spent about 9 hours there, but you could just as easily spend 9 weeks. From the encounters with bison on the side of the park road, to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, to the thermals and geysers, it’s spectacular. No wonder it was our first national park. Now if Old Faithful would only become more faithful again! If you’re impatient, try Echinus Geyser, in the Norris Geyser Basin about 15 miles north of Old Faithful.

No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 23 of 23

County Pop. (2000)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Albany 32,014 18-Aug-2002 Laramie yes
Big Horn 11,461 4-Aug-2002 Basin yes
Campbell 33,698 10-Aug-1995 Gillette yes
Carbon 15,639 18-Aug-2002 Rawlins yes
Converse 12,052 3-Aug-2002 Douglas yes
Crook 5,887 10-Aug-1995 Sundance
Fremont 35,804 4-Aug-2002 Lander yes
Goshen 12,538 3-Aug-2002 Torrington yes
Hot Springs 4,882 4-Aug-2002 Thermopolis yes
Johnson 7,075 10-Aug-1995 Buffalo yes
Laramie 81,607 18-Aug-2002 Cheyenne yes
Lincoln 14,573 17-Aug-2002 Kemmerer
Natrona 66,533 4-Aug-2002 Casper yes
Niobrara 2,407 3-Aug-2002 Lusk
Park 25,786 4-Aug-2002 Cody yes
Platte 8,807 3-Aug-2002 Wheatland
Sheridan 26,560 10-Aug-1995 Sheridan yes
Sublette 5,920 4-Aug-2002 Pinedale
Sweetwater 37,613 18-Aug-2002 Green River yes
Teton 18,251 11-Aug-1995 Jackson yes
Uinta 19,742 18-Aug-2002 Evanston yes
Washakie 8,289 4-Aug-2002 Worland yes
Weston 6,644 10-Aug-1995 Newcastle yes
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