If you want to experience the true West, much like it was in the days of Western lore, you don’t get any more authentic than The Cowboy State of Wyoming. Here the buffalo really do roam free, and the deer and the antelope play, along with elk, raccoons, moose, big horn sheep, prairie dogs, coyotes, bald eagles, and other birds of prey. In fact, over half of the state is public land, where you are free to hike, mountain bike, camp, kayak, raft, or simply observe nature in its pristine state, undisturbed by the influence of man. Here you’ll find national treasures like Bighorn Canyon, Bighorn National Forest, Fossil Butte National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Whiskey Mountain, the Laramie National Historic Site, and of course, the world-famous Yellowstone National Park where visitors can see natural wonders found nowhere else on Earth. It truly is a site to behold and experience first-hand. Devil’s Tower, the nation’s first national monument, is also a must-see, jutting up over 1,200 feet from the valley below and almost a mile above sea level. And if it’s powdery slopes you seek, Jackson Hole Wyoming offers some of the best in the States, along with a town full of friendly folks, mountain lodges, and great cuisine. Cheyenne, made famous by the Fort of the same name, is also a town where people can see the past meet the present, right before their eyes. Western wear is as much function here as it is fashion, and that’s no joke. So if someone tips their hat to you, tip them back, and realize the West is as much alive here as it in old Westerns, only you’re part of the action!