WYOMING - Where the Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountains.

Land of Mountain Ranges and Range Land. High Altitude Prairies and home to the Red Dessert, highest elevation of dessert in the US, has the only portion of land entirely between a split in the continential divide which does not drain to either ocean. Also boasting breathtaking mountain vistas, canyons, black hills, mesa and rangelands. Vast array of wildlife can be observed year round here.

Population 522,830 in 07 a 5.9% increase since 2000. The Largest natural gas find in the US attributes much of this increase due to oil field employment possibilities. 2.9% unemployment rate. They say if you don’t have a job it is because you don’t want one.

Gannett Peak in the Wind River Range boasts 13,804ft in elevation, with the Belle Fourche River Valley the lowest at 3,125ft. Semi-arid continental climate varies greatly depending on elevation. Areas of the western region are known for it’s own weather patterns. 48% of the land is owned by the federal land, 6% state, this totaling 54% public accessible land.

The state is rich in coal, gas, methane, crude oil, uranium and trona. In 2002, 48million dollars was generated from sales tax on mining. It has been said Wyoming is the richest state in the union, monetarily, beauty, opportunity and history.

Among Wyoming’s resources are, Yellowstone and Teton National Parks, best skiing in the nation at Jackson Hole, about any recreation one could imagine, First National Monument, Devils Tower, Oregon Trail, and Native history. Cowboy history is made daily.