1. When the sun rises in Wyoming
Sunrise over the Mormon barns, Jackson, Wyoming
2. It’s a riot of gold, orange, and pink lighting up the sky
Wyoming sunrise (exact location unspecified)
3. And kissing the snow-topped mountains
Wyoming sunrise over the Grand Tetons
4. Wyoming is full of wide open spaces
Outside Dubois Wyoming
5. It’s home to fewer people per square mile than any other state but Alaska
Source Wikimedia user Wusel007
Thunder Basin National Grassland close to Douglas, Wyoming
6. Once you’re up and about you can set your watch by Old Faithful
Source Wikimedia user Debeo Morium
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park
7. But remember to watch your “pick-a-nick basket” if there are any bears around
Grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park
8. In Wyoming you’ll never have to ask where’s the beef
North of Riverton, Wyoming
9. Since we’ve got more cows than people
Longhorn cattle in Wyoming
10. And we’re also bringing back bison
Source Flickr user Greg Willis
Bison (location unspecified)
11. They’re so cute when they’re this age
Source Flickr user Nomadic Lass
Bison calf at Yellowstone National Park
12. Maybe all of the jackalopes were eaten by coyotes?
Coyote at Yellowstone National Park
13. Or perhaps it was mountain lions that chased them all off
Mountain lions at the National Elk Refuge
14. In Wyoming you can have a close encounter with America’s first national monument
Devils Tower National Monument
15. Shhhhhhh! Don’t wake the sleeping Mountain
Sheep Mountain (aka the Sleeping Indian) near Jackson, Wyoming
16. We’ve got four seasons here in Wyoming. There’s almost winter…
Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park
17. Followed by winter…
Big Horn National Forest near Powder River Pass
18. Then still winter…
Spring snow in Wyoming (exact location unspecified)
19. And finally, it’s no longer winter
Wyoming horse (location unspecified)
20. In Wyoming the wind blows wild and free
Wyoming windmills (exact location unspecified)
21. And the tumbleweeds tumble
Wyoming tumbleweed (exact location unspecified)
22. Our wildflowers paint the prairies with color
Indian Paintbrush in the Grand Tetons
23. They may look delicate
Sisyrinchium montanum on the Yellowstone River picnic area trail east of Tower Junction
24. But they’re tough enough to survive even the harshest conditions
Wildflowers in Grand Tetons National Park
25. Our sagebrush not only smells nice, but it also holds the dirt down
Pancake Summit sagebrush steppe
26. And our rushing waters flow into streams and rivers that span the entire U.S.
Waterfall at Jenny Lake in the Grand Tetons
27. But we’ve saved the bet for last because our sunsets are truly spectacular
Sunset on the Green River in the shadow of the Wind River Mountain Range
28. Setting the sky on fire
Wyoming winter sunset
29. But as the moon begins to rise
Moonrise over Wyoming mountains (exact location unspecified)
30. You just might feel like a tiny part of this great big universe
Moon over Buffalo Bill State Park