Moon Handbooks Wyoming

by Pitcher, Don

• ISBN13: 9781566912044
• ISBN10: 1566912040
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

Summary

Taking mavericks into a Wyoming that's bigger than the legend, this guide includes everything the casual visitor or tourist could need, including an in-depth section on rodeos, powwows, and art festivals. 140 photos. 77 illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
The Land	3	(5)
Flora and Fauna	8	(7)
History	15	(16)
Economy and Government	31	(7)
Tropical Wyoming	6	(1)
Lightning Safety	7	(2)
Sagebrush	9	(13)
Pony Expressions	22	(4)
Bill Nye on Women's Suffrage	26	(2)
Brands	28	(6)
Wyoming Lingo	34	(4)
On The Road	38	(31)
Outdoor Recreation	38	(11)
Accommodations and Food	49	(6)
Events and Activities	55	(6)
Information and Services	61	(5)
Transportation	66	(3)
Best of Wyoming	40	(4)
Bear Country	44	(6)
Motel Chains in Wyoming	50	(12)
Wyoming Trivia	62	(7)
Southeast Wyoming	69	(48)
Cheyenne	71	(19)
Curt Gowdy State Park	90	(1)
Pine Bluffs	91	(1)
Chugwater	92	(2)
Wheatland	94	(4)
Guernsey and Vicinity	98	(4)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	102	(6)
Torrington	108	(5)
Lusk	113	(4)
Sightseeing Highlights for Southeast Wyoming	69	(3)
Francis E. Warren	72	(4)
Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage	76	(3)
Cheyenne Club	79	(16)
Swan Land and Cattle Company	95	(15)
Starving to Death on a Government Claim	110	(7)
Medicine Bow Country	117	(51)
Laramie	120	(16)
Medicine Bow Vicinity	136	(5)
Medicine Bow Mountains and Vicinity	141	(19)
Rawlins	160	(8)
Sightseeing Highlights for Medicine Bow Country	119	(4)
Bill Nye	123	(16)
Black-footed Ferrets	139	(19)
Why Do the Trees All Lean in Wyoming?	158	(3)
Tom Horn	161	(3)
Big Nose George Parrot	164	(4)
Southwest Wyoming	168	(51)
The Red Desert	170	(3)
Rock Springs	173	(7)
Green River	180	(5)
Green River Vicinity	185	(1)
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area	186	(5)
Bridger Valley	191	(3)
Evanston	194	(7)
Kemmerer	201	(5)
Fossil Butte National Monument	206	(1)
Kemmerer Vicinity	207	(2)
Star Valley	209	(10)
Sightseeing Highlights for Southwest Wyoming	170	(5)
The Chinese Massacre	175	(20)
Jim Bridger	195	(8)
James Cash Penney	203	(16)
Central Wyoming	219	(46)
Douglas	221	(7)
Douglas Vicinity	228	(6)
Glenrock	234	(3)
Casper	237	(14)
Casper Vicinity	251	(3)
The ``Lake District''	254	(3)
Oregon Trail Landmarks	257	(4)
Salt Creek Oil Field	261	(2)
Heading West	263	(2)
Sightseeing Highlights for Central Wyoming	221	(2)
Jackalopes	223	(6)
Prairie Dogs	229	(36)
Wind River Mountains Country	265	(77)
Riverton	268	(5)
Riverton Vicinity	273	(2)
Lander	275	(8)
Lander Vicinity	283	(3)
Wind River Indian Reservation	286	(13)
Dubois	299	(10)
Wind River Mountains	309	(10)
South Pass Area	319	(8)
Farson Area	327	(1)
Pinedale	328	(10)
Vicinity of Pinedale	338	(4)
Sightseeing Highlights for Wind River Mountains Country	269	(18)
Chief Washakie	287	(1)
Powwows	288	(5)
``Hoop Dancer''	293	(1)
Sacagawea	294	(11)
Tie Hacks	305	(15)
South Pass in 1861	320	(4)
Calamity Jane	324	(6)
Mountain Men	330	(12)
Jackson Hole and the Tetons	342	(95)
History	347	(1)
Jackson	347	(45)
Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding	392	(6)
Cross-Country Skiing	398	(4)
Bridger-Teton National Forest	402	(3)
Targhee National Forest	405	(2)
Teton Valley, Idaho	407	(30)
Grand Teton National Park	414
Sightseeing Highlights for Jackson Hole and the Tetons	344	(1)
Jackson Hole in 1835	345	(1)
The White Shoshone	346	(3)
Saving Jackson Hole	349	(15)
Jackson Hole/Grand Teton Public Campgrounds	364	(36)
Safety in Avalanche Country	400	(9)
Lone Highwayman of Yellowstone	409	(11)
Beaver Dick Leigh	420	(17)
Yellowstone National Park	437	(87)
Geology	440	(3)
The Yellowstone Ecosystem	443	(7)
Park History	450	(8)
Touring Yellowstone	458	(27)
Yellowstone Camping and Lodging	485	(4)
Into the Backcountry	489	(4)
Other Summer Recreation	493	(3)
Winter in Yellowstone	496	(5)
Yellowstone Practicalities	501	(6)
Yellowstone Gateway Towns	507	(17)
Sightseeing Highlights for Yellowstone National Park	439	(12)
The Nez Perce War	451	(4)
The Yellowstone Fires of 1988	455	(31)
Yellowstone National Park Campgrounds	486	(16)
Yellowstone Association	502	(3)
Greater Yellowstone Coalition	505	(19)
Bighorn Basin	524	(65)
Shoshone National Forest	525	(13)
Cody	538	(18)
Cody Vicinity	556	(1)
Meeteetse	557	(2)
Powell	559	(4)
Lovell	563	(2)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	565	(5)
Greybull	570	(3)
Greybull Vicinity	573	(2)
Worland	575	(4)
Ten Sleep	579	(2)
Thermopolis	581	(7)
Wind River Canyon	588	(1)
Sightseeing Highlights for Bighorn Basin	525	(21)
Buffalo Bill Cody	546	(22)
Caroline Lockhart	568	(12)
The Ten Sleep Raid	580	(9)
Powder River Country	589	(53)
Big Horn Mountains	591	(10)
Sheridan	601	(9)
Northwest of Sheridan	610	(2)
East of Sheridan	612	(2)
South of Sheridan	614	(7)
Buffalo	621	(8)
Buffalo Vicinity	629	(5)
Gillette	634	(8)
Sightseeing Highlights for Powder River Country	592	(31)
Bill Nye on Rustling	623	(1)
The Johnson Country War	624	(6)
The Wild Bunch	630	(6)
Strip Mining	636	(6)
The Black Hills	642	(20)
Newcastle	644	(5)
Newcastle Vicinity	649	(2)
Sundance	651	(3)
Black Hills National Forest	654	(1)
The Northern Black Hills	655	(2)
Devils Tower National Monument	657	(5)
Sightseeing Highlights for the Black Hills	644	(8)
Sun Dances	652	(8)
Kiowa Devils Tower Legend	660	(2)
APPENDIX	662	(5)
Additional Cheyenne Motels	662	(1)
Additional Casper Motels	663	(1)
Additional Jackson Hole Motels	664	(2)
Additional Cody Motels	666	(1)
Booklist	667	(10)
Index	677