Traveling around Wyoming today isn't the quickest – the state is the country's 9th largest in terms of area with just over 97,000 square miles (more than Ohio, South Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire combined!) and getting from one side to the other is a full day of driving. It is easy compared to what travelers had to endure a mere 100 years ago: Indians controlling major thoroughfares and outlaws running amuck. read more
In 1877, 750 anti-treaty Nez Perce fled from Lake Wallowa, Oregon to Canada, which they considered their last option for a peaceful life. read more
