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Wyoming Vacations

editor — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:30:00 +0000

Wyoming Vacations BLM LANDS IN WYOMINGW This is about one-fourth of the state’s total area, and consists of numerous tracts scattered throughout Wyoming. Many are in the central and western regions. Included are many mountains, buttes, mesas, scenic canyons such as Sweet Water Canyon, caves, badlands, areas of desert, and grasslands. About 345 miles of the Oregon and Mormon National Historic Trails pass through the lands. Access to some areas is difficult, and detailed brochures or other printed information are not available for most locations. Activities: Almost all BLM lands are open to hiking and backpacking, as well as horseback

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Traveling in Wyoming

editor — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:30:00 +0000

Traveling in Wyoming TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST 296,000 acres in Wyoming (1,557,792 acres total). While most of this National Forest is in Idaho, a sizable unit is located in northwest Wyoming, west of Grand Teton National Park. There are two designated wilderness areas: the 116,535-acre Jedediah Smith Wilderness and the 10,820-acre Winegar Hole Wilderness. Camping is allowed throughout the National Forest, except where otherwise prohibited. Campfires are not permitted in a few areas. Campsites in wilderness areas should be at least 200 feet from lakeshores and 50 feet from streams. Permits are required for commercial groups and guides. See the Idaho

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Travel to Wyoming

editor — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Travel to Wyoming GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK 310,520 acres. Surrounded by National Forest lands, spectacular Grand Teton National Park is located directly south of Yellowstone National Park, in northwest Wyoming. This wilderness park centers around the magnificent Tetons, high and jagged mountains which rise precipitously from the plain of Jackson Hole. Highest is 13,770-foot Grand Teton, and eight other peaks are over 12,000 feet. There are also steep canyons, high alpine meadows, forests of spruce, pine, and fir, some lovely lakes, plus a stretch of the Snake River. Wildlife includes grizzly and black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, pronghorn antelope, moose,

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Visit to Wyoming

editor — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 04:30:00 +0000

Visit to Wyoming MAJOR BACKPACKING TRAILS CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL When completed, this important National Scenic Trail will extend over 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico. So far only the Montana and Idaho sections have been officially designated and marked. The route in Wyoming still remains tentative. For most of its length here the trail is on National Forest lands, and it also passes through Yellowstone National Park. The trail follows near or next to the Continental Divide, and occasionally runs directly along the crest. It generally remains at high elevations, of course, and scenery along the way is often magnificent.

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Wyoming

editor — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 12:40:00 +0000

Ed A. Munoz Wyoming chronology A papal bull proclaims Spain’s legal right to most of the New World, including the trans-Mississippi West. Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explores Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Spanish explorer Juan De Onate establishes Santa Fe, New Mexico. Spanish captain Juan de Ulibarri ransoms Picuris from Cuartelejo Apache in western Kansas. Spanish Lieutenant-General Don Pedro de Villasur’s French reconnoi-tering expedition suffers military defeat by Pawnees at the confluence of the Platte and Loup rivers in Nebraska. From September 10 to 15, Franciscan missionaries Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante reach

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