Dinosaurs and Other Fossils in Wyoming
Wyoming is a digger’s dream. Whether it’s dinosaur bones you seek, or fossils of a different life form, Wyoming offers all kinds of attractions, from museums to quarry tours to actual digs. (0:41) Watch: Dial-up
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Dinosaurs in Wyoming
Several dinosaur species were pretty big animals but the cast now assembled for display in the Wyoming Dinosaur Center (WDC) is super-sized. (1:10) Watch: Dial-up
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Scenic Byways
The name Wyoming has its origins in an Algonquin word meaning "large prairie place." From its broad high plains to its soaring mountains, from its storied past on the frontier to its role in the ancient histories of native peoples, Wyoming is like no place on Earth. (0:39) Watch: Dial-up
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Cody to Yellowstone
Acclaimed among America’s most scenic byways by Teddy Roosevelt, the road known locally as the North Fork Highway parallels the North Fork of the Shoshone River, with the Absaroka Mountains rising to the southwest. (0:46) Watch: Dial-up
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CFD Mud Blog
You never saw so much mud. Steer wrestlers skied on it, wallowed in it, and after their runs they were slathered from head to toe. They looked like they were preparing for jungle commando duty. (Your camouflage has a distinct odor of cow poop, soldier.) (2:11) Watch: Dial-up
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CFD Wild West
This 10-day celebration of Western traditions has been going strong since 1897, when an informal contest of cowboy skills launched what quickly became a major event. In fact, Frontier Days hosts the world's largest outdoor rodeo and is now like the Super Bowl of professional rodeo action, attracting 1,800 top pro stars to vie for the most prize money on the regular rodeo circuit – a million dollars. (4:44) Watch: Podcast
The route around the stunning Wind River Range passes through a near-desert and two national forests, touches Grand Teton National Park, and twice crosses the Continental Divide. From Rock Springs, a historic coal-mining town along Interstate 80, shoot straight north on U.S. 191 through arid high country whose beauty is more subtle than stunning. read more
Boysen State Park is surrounded by the Wind River Indian Reservation and offers both day-use and overnight camping facilities. read more
