of Wyoming
Wyoming is well known for Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Tetons, and Devils Tower, but there are many hidden gems throughout Wyoming that are a must see and are worth exploring.
AYERS NATURAL BRIDGE AND PARK (pictured above) is a beautiful public park nestled in stunning red-rock canyon just 15 minutes from Douglas and is totally free. The Natural Bridge is a great location to enjoy photography and a picnic lunch. LaPrele Creek flows beneath the rock formation, creating one of only three rock archways in the nation that span water.
Hell's Half Acre, WY.
Killpecker Sand Dunes
These dunes are an open play area campground located about 32 miles from Rock Springs. It is a non-fee area and is ADA accessible. The Dunes offer beautiful, soft dunes to explore, as well as the remains of a tumultuous geologic past in the form of buttes and spires like the 400-foot-tall Boar’s Tusk, North Table Mountain, South Table Mountain, Black Rock, Spring Butte and the Leucite Hills. Bring your dune buggy, dirt bike or ATV to traverse across the 11,000 acres of designated open play space. Some of the mammoth dunes reach 100 feet high.
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INTERMITTENT SPRINGS
“The spring that breathes”, is also called the Periodic Spring is located in Swift Creek Canyon in Star Valley approximately five miles East of Afton, WY. From late August to May, the water running in the spring turns off and on! Around every 18 minutes the clear, ice-cold water will begin to subside and gradually cease altogether for 15-20mins, then the water will start flowing again, and the cycle continues.
Outdoor Adventures
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL is a remote pass in the Big Horn Mountains near Kaycee, WY. From the late 1860s to around 1910, the pass was used frequently by numerous outlaw gangs. The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and the Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang met at the log cabin, which is now preserved at the Old Trail Town Museum in Cody, WY. The area was remote and secluded, easily defended because of its narrow passes, and impossible for lawmen to approach without alerting the outlaws.
The Hoofprints of the Past Museum will hold their annual Hole-in-the-Wall Tour fundraiser on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. To learn more about the tour call the museum at 307-738-2381.
CASTLE GARDENS
PETROGLYPH SITE is located in central Wyoming approximately 45 miles east of Riverton. The name of the area comes from the outcropping of sandstone which the wind has eroded into fanciful shapes resembling the turrets and towers of castles. Native American Petroglyph images adorn the rock faces. The glyphs include images of water turtles and circular shields, as well as human and animal figures.
CRAZY WOMAN CANYON
shows off the best of Wyoming’s wilderness near the treacherous Bozeman Trail. Here, you’ll find a rushing creek, Native American folklore, and towering cliffs that will take your breath away. You can get there by following Wyoming 16 through Bighorn National Forest, between Hazleton and Buffalo, WY. It's easy to drive through this scenic Wyoming canyon. Crazy Woman Creek runs through the canyon, having formed it millions of years ago. The enormous rock walls created the perfect hideout for both Native American warriors and Western Outlaws looking to hide from the law.
Wyoming Treasured Museums
May
19th - 21st/CINDERELLA
Cheyenne Little Theatre Players www.cheyennelittletheatre.org
20th/BOURBONS FOR BEETHOVEN
Cheyenne Country Club, 2pm www.cheyennesymphony.org
20th - 21st/DEPOT DAYS
Cheyenne Depot Museum 9am-3pm www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org
is the “GEM” of Southern Wyoming, and is located in Encampment, WY. The GEM has a rich collection of over a dozen historical buildings filled with artifacts representing the timber, mining, and agricultural history of the Encampment valley at the turn of the 20th century. One of the most fun historical buildings is the worldfamous 2-story Outhouse. When the snow is deep, the top outhouse is used, and in the warmer months the lower outhouse is used.
in Gillette WY. is a 13,000 Sq. ft. museum featuring cars, Neon signs, porcelain signs, gas pumps, oil and gas memorabilia. Inside the museum there is a Drive-in theater playing old movies and commercials all day. Watch with your family while enjoying snacks and drinks from the Relics Store. There is a mining room with a model railway, and a soda fountain/ pharmacy where you can enjoy ice cream, pinball machines, and classic music.
is the only Peacekeeper Missile Alert Facility left in the world that offers visitors the opportunity to see a military installation that was “hidden in plain sight”, and controlled one of the most destructive nuclear weapons ever built by the U.S. Learn about Cold War history of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, fostering an understanding of the duties of the crews assigned to work here. Opens in spring, and is only 30 miles north of Cheyenne, WY.
is located midway between Cody and Powell, WY. Heart Mountain was one of ten concentration camps used for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II in the West Coast Exclusion Zone by the executive order of President Franklin Roosevelt (after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.) Through photographs, artifacts, oral histories, and interactive exhibits, visitors to the Interpretive Center experience life at Heart Mountain through the eyes of those Japanese Americans who were confined here during WWII.
Delightful Wyoming Restaurants
25th/HOE DOWN FOR HOPE FUNDRAISER
Little America, 7pm - 10:30pm www.sewyofosterclosets.com/ hoe-down-for-hope-2023
June
2nd -4th /THE EVENT AT ARCHER
Archer Equestrian Park http://www.eventatarcher.com
3rd/LE CIRQUE
The Lincoln Cheyenne 7pm-11pm www.thelincolncheyenne.com
9th /HELL ON WHEELS
RODEO & DINNER
LCF Complex at Archer, 5:30pm www.cheyenne.org/hellonwheelsrodeo
10th -11th /CHEYENNE
CELTIC & HIGHLAND GAMES Lions Park, 10am-4:30pm
10th/BURNS DAY Main Street, 7:30am -10pm
10th/OH THE PLACES WE'LL DANCE - EN AVANT DANCE FUNDRAISER FOR CSO
Cheyenne Civic Center, 2pm & 6pm www.cheyennepresents.com
The Chugwater Soda Fountain is the oldest operating soda fountain in Wyoming. They offer hand-dipped milkshakes, sodas made the old-fashioned way, a selection of breakfast & entree items, including burgers featuring locally-raised beef.
The Historic Elk Mountain Hotel & Dining Room was built in 1905, & is on the National Register of Historic Places. Situated along the peaceful banks of the Medicine Bow River in Elk Mountain, WY. This is a romantic getaway with delicious food.
Miners and Stockmen's Steakhouse & Spirits opened in 1862, and is the oldest bar/ restaurant in Wyoming. Located about 9 minutes north of Guernsey, WY. at 608 Main St. Hartville, WY. This wonderful place has some of the best steaks around.
16th -17th /27TH WYOMING BREWERS FESTIVAL Cheyenne Depot, 5pm-10pm
17th/BEAST FEAST "TASTE OF FIELD & STREAM"
My Front Door, 11am-3pm www.myfrontdoor.org
30th/CAPITAL CITY WHISKEY TASTING FUNDRAISER FOR MAGIC CITY
The Brinton Bistro situated on the 3rd floor of the Brinton Museum in Big Horn, WY. offers indoor and outdoor patio seating with spectacular views of the Bighorn Mountains. The Bistro is open in the spring and summer for lunch and brunch.
FRONTIER AUTO MUSEUM QUEBEC MISSILE ALERT FACILITY
Photo by Sarah Reish
HEART MOUNTAIN RELOCATION CENTER
GRAND ENCAMPMENT MUSEUM
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Best Corn Chowder Recipe In All Of Wyoming!
The Silver Dollar Bar, located in the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole, WY., serves their famous Wyoming Corn Chowder. It was first introduced in 1985, and quickly became a local favorite. Now you can make this famous recipe right in your own kitchen!
Ingredients:
¼ lb bacon
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 cups fresh corn
1 cup white wine
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon dill
½ teaspoon thyme
Flour to thicken
2 tbsp chicken base added to 2 qt water
12 red potatoes quartered and par cooked
¼ to ½ cups heavy cream
White pepper and salt to taste
DIRECTIONS: Cook bacon slowly until crisp, drain and crumble. To bacon pan, add crumbled bacon, vegetables, wine, garlic, dill, thyme, and cook until tender. Add flour and cook while stirring well, do not brown. Add chicken broth and water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender. Add heavy cream until desired consistency. Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Dish hot chowder into individual oven-safe crocks, add croutons, top with cheddar slices and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Place in oven or under a broiler to melt and brown cheese.
Serve & enjoy!
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