We were on a whirlwind tour of Wyoming. We covered a good portion of the state in eight days, traveling over 1000 miles, never touching Interstate 80.

We visited Jackson, Casper, Thermopolis, Cody, and many other towns and cities.

We traveled the Oregon-California-Mormon emigrant wagon trail for several hundred miles. The Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, California Trail, Pony Express and first Transcontental Telegraph all basically followed the same route through Wyoming. Between 1840 and 1860, it is estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 people followed this trail to California or Oregon. The total trip covered approximately 2000 miles in about five or six months. Approximately 10,000 people died along the way, along with many times that many animals. In many places the trail has been obliterated by the Interstate freeways that replaced it. In Wyoming, the Interstate follows a different route and many parts of the old trail are practically untouched. We saw Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, South Pass, and many other landmarks along the historic route. If you're interested see a few of our Oregon-California-Mormon Trail Photos.

In general, Wyoming is an incredible place. One can travel for hundreds of miles and never see another human.

The following are quick scans of just a few of the photos we took.

	Grand Tetons in the background, at a small hot spring on a dirt road near Jackson, Wy.
	Jenny Lake, in Grand Teton National Park.
	Addison kicking back, watching TV, and munching Cheesecake. What a life!
	Wild Bison, near highway (not a domesticated heard).
	More Bison. These are wild animals. They have been known to charge vehicles and people. We saw the effects of this, and we now know we were taking a risk getting this close.
	More great scenery.
	A young Bull Elk. They are also dangerous. They're particularly aggressive in the late summer and fall because they are starting their rutt.
	Tower Falls in northeastern Yellowstone.
	Antelope on a hillside.
	Old Faithful. This is just one of a huge number of geysers in Yellowstone. Silly me, I didn't know that. The place is literally boiling everywhere you look (and step).