Howdy from Wyoming

Hello Mrs. Gutteridge,

Flat Stanley came to visit us in Cheyenne, Wyoming. We took pictures in front of the Cheyenne Transportation Museum located inside the Union Pacific Railroad depot and the Wyoming State Capitol building. I hope this information will help you see why Wyoming is different.

Heaven, Kenneth, & Vincent

Vincent, Kenneth, and Flat Stanley at the transportation museum

Heaven, Vincent, and Flat Stanley

Union Pacific Depot where the museum is located

Near the capital

At the capital building in Cheyenne

Wyoming State Flag

Capitol: Cheyenne
Origin of Name: A contraction of the Native American word “Mecheweaming” meaning “at the big plains”.
State Motto:  Equal Rights
State Song: Wyoming
Entered the Union: July 10th 1890 (44th State)
Nicknames:  The Equality State, The Cowboy State, and Big Wyoming
State Flower:  Indian Paint Brush
State Tree: Plains Cottonwood
State Bird: Meadowlark
State fish: The Cutthroat Trout
State Mammal: Bison
State Reptile: The Horned Toad (Not actually a toad)
State Gem: Jade

Weather: Elevation is an average of 6,700 ft. above sea level. Because of the elevation Wyoming has a relatively cool climate. Rarely exceeding 100 degrees in the warm months. Summer days humidity is low 25-30% sometimes even as low as 5-10%. Hailstorms and wind storms are the most destructive and common storms in Wyoming. They cause thousands of dollars in damage to crops and properties every year. November through May is the winter season and the yearly snowfall average is approx. 60.3 inches. March being the snowiest month with an average of 11.3 inches.

Local Pastimes are shoveling snow (A little bit of a joke), Shopping at the Frontier mall, Historical landmarks are all over Cheyenne, The Terry Bison Ranch and Senators steakhouse is a popular tourist attraction as well .

Wyoming is famous for Yellowstone National Park, The Devils Tower, Grand Teton National Park, Old Faithful Geyser, Jackson Hole, Flaming Gorge, Union Pacific Railroads, The Atlas Theatre, The largest outdoor rodeo in the US (Cheyenne Frontier Days), F. E. Warren Air Force Base and much more.

Famous Wyomingites: Dick Cheney (46th Vice President), Buffalo Bill (American soldier and Bison hunter), Nellie Tayloe Ross (1st woman governor)

More fun facts: Wyoming license plates feature a man on a bucking bronco formally named "Old Steamboat".
Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote.
The largest Coalmine in the US is Black Thunder near Wright, WY
Cody Wyoming is named after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Bibliography: www.thecurrentresult.com/Weather/Wyoming
 www.awesomeamerica.com/Wyoming (this site has a Old Faithful webcam)