The Wyoming Territory was carved out of Utah, Dakota, and Idaho; I didn't catch my mistake until a viewer commented about it, I am sincerely sorry about that.
Wyoming might not have a state income tax but they make up for it in high property taxes and license fee just for example to license a new truck here 1800 dollars a year where if you go to South Dakota it s about 200 dollars you have to take out another loan just to pay the taxes plus the plates the same way with a trailer you have to pay every year where a lot of states its one time and prices are higher for goods because everything is shipped in and the oil and gas is drying up ,and the weather is great if you can put up with the wind and cold its a great state but it's not for the weak
"overstated the population"? WY "overstated" the population because it was the first to grant women the right to vote which almost doubled the "population". Nice oversight.
Reasons why people don’t live in Wyoming: the wind, a good bit of it’s landmass is federal land, the dying energy sector, wicked winters that last at least 6 months, lack of amenities, the wind, a lot of it is desert, lack of water in said desert, grizzly bears and more wind. For real.
They said the same about Oklahoma. Mexicans said hold my cerveza. Now the number one enrolled in Tulsa schools is Mexicans. Give it 10 years. Wind? Better than living in Mexico still.. Lmao!
My dad was a drilling mud engineer for Baroid. He checked rigs all over Wyoming when I was K-2nd grade. I remember Riverton, every house we lived in for those 3 years, my two schools, the far country of the state, the Tetons, Wind River Canyon, the balancing rock johnnies, Devil's Tower. I consider my short time there a highlight in my lifel I am now 75.
Many years ago (Living in Seattle) I spent a summer riding my motorcycle around the country. One of my all-time favorite memories is the day I pulled into Rawlins and was "arrested" for "not wearing western cloths!" I was put on trial right there and found guilty. The "judge" told me I had my choice of sentences... a 50 cent fine or "Hung by the neck until dead!" When I chose to pay the fine I was handed 2 wooden nickels, each one good for a cold beer in any bar in town. Turns out they were celebrating an outlaw (Big Nose Jack) who was hung there after killing a popular local sheriff. What a hoot that day turned out to be.
Wyoming was my home for 25 years. Living there was like being in love with a beautiful woman… who’s always trying to kill you. Between sub-zero temperatures, avalanches, icy roads, and grizzly bears… every time you go into the backcountry (which is everywhere around you) death is a very real possibility. I was on search and rescue with both Teton and Fremont Counties, so I saw nearly every manner of death the environment had to offer; drownings, rock falls, plane crashes, bear attacks, hunting accidents, avalanches, hypothermia, logging accidents, climbing accidents, and all on a regular basis. Living there is a daily exercise in cheating death. Now you know the real reason why Wyoming is the least populated state in the US.
@@cbatiau2528 give me country gun slingers any fcking day, over gang bangers and city punks with their illegal guns! You're far more likely to run into trouble gun wise in a blue state than a gun legal red state!
@@cbatiau2528 😂 Uh, ok then. Whatever you need to convince yourself is true and accurate….🙄 The vast majority of hunting accidents are people shooting themselves.
I was stuck in Wyoming last spring during a snow storm, and I told my family that it's going to be our home someday. It's the most beautiful, peaceful, brutal place I've ever seen.
@@jerrypaulwhite something I did know....anyway, I don't think the place has anything to do with it. Maybe people don't socialize as much as in other states
Having worked in Wyoming on different infrastructure projects when I work in construction, it's very evident why not many people want to live there. The environment is constantly trying to kill you, especially in the wintertime. Coming from Pennsylvania, I thought it got cold where I live, but boy was I mistaken. The biggest thing is the wind. I cannot stress how deeply irritating it is to constantly have this brutal, cold wind relentlessly hitting you. It. Never. Stops. Absolutely beautiful state, though.
How’s the wind compared to Oklahoma, if you’re familiar? In Oklahoma, most of the time the wind is about 15-20mph on a normal day. While on windy days it can be anywhere from 25-35mph with gusts of up to 50-60mph
@@Mster_J I'm not familiar with Oklahoma's winds, but where I'm from in Wyoming we've had wind gusts of 80 mph and its windy almost every day. We've had our fence broken in 2 different places, our stop sign blown down, and the door to our chicken coop torn off by the wind.
Absolutely brutal. I travel and work on wind turbines and frequent both Wyoming and Oklahoma. Wyoming is nuts lol I was in Cheyenne btw. For what it's worth I was chatting it up with my bnb host and they asked what I do for work then told me the area I was in was the windiest part of the nation. Sure was lol. Just dress appropriately though as I'm sure you do anyway. @@Mster_J
My wife's uncle bought what he thought was "hunting land" in Wyoming without going to actually see it. When he finally went to check it out in person he noticed that there was no water source for animals anywhere on his property or anywhere near it thus no animals to hunt. I think he only went the one time and has been trying to sell it for years now. It upsets him so much nobody even brings up Wyoming when he's around.
OK that sucks, but isn't it kinda on him due to lack of research? Not trying to point fingers but it really seems like he's mad at himself not at Wyoming
I've lived most of my childhood in Wyoming. I love the state. Sure, there was limited shopping and the winters are harsh. But, looking out across the snowy plains to the mountains in the distance, is a sight that I miss.
I honestly miss the snowy flat lands as well. I spent 5 years in Wyoming. The best part was during a sunny day when the land was covered with snow and just seeing the brightness of it.
I am an Aussie and I always wanted to go to Wyoming ever since I read the Flicka books. I got on a greyhound in Denver and got off at Wheatland and hired a car and got as far as Casper. Saw the Oregon trail tracks. It was early Spring and still snowy. One of my best memories was cruising down the freeway with the radio on. The sun was shining. On came “The Joker”by Steve Miller, then Fleetwood Mac. Good times. There is something about small towns and open space that feels more healthy and natural to me. I don’t think humans were made to live on top of each other. You need to live where the stars shine bright at night and you can hear an owl hooting. Luckily I’ve got a little place in rural Victoria that I can get to on weekends.
Being an Australian yourself, you didn't really have to go to Wyoming. Australia itself is a giant Wyoming. Just drive west of Sydney and you will be in Wyoming. :-).
@@user-dp48ry5 yes a bit like that out there for sure. I’ve been up to broken hill and white cliffs and Menindee. Places like that. Out where they filmed Mad Max 2- the road warrior.
And I'm in rural Victoria permanently. This state isn't the REAL country like Western Australia with all it's heat and desert type conditions. It is damn packed compared to where I grew up in Western Australia
If the politicians have their way, which they are almost there, EVERYONE will have to live in cities. Marxists politicians here in USA hate subdivisions and rural areas. They don't want people to own land, except for themselves, of course. Too hard to control the people that live in those, you see. They want "smart cities" so they can control EVERYONE. It's coming to many countries as I'm commenting on this.
I lived in Wyoming for two and a half years of my mid 20s. There’s far, far less to do than in big cities, yes, but you would enjoy living there if you have aspirations of farming/ranching or could happily spend every day doing outdoor prairie activities (hunting, fly fishing, snowmobiling, dirt biking, etc). Plus almost no matter where you are in the state, if you hit the road before breakfast, you could be in Denver by sometime after dinner, if not sooner, and be able to enjoy a week or a weekend with big city amenities.
I was following along until the last part 😂 but I understand because I lived in CT about a decade ago and it sure was middle of no where with nearest Walmart & CVS almost an hour away
@@Matthew-cw3gn MOST of the state is not 12 hours from Denver. Casper, the middle of the state, is roughly five hours, depending on traffic and if my memory serves me correct.
@@Nomafternoon I’m in North Dakota now and an hour drive to Walmart is chump change for most of the farmers and ranchers out here as well as for those over the boarder into eastern Montana. We all have different thresholds for what we consider to be a “long” drive.
In my opinion states with a very low population will always be better.. That's consider a healthy population for the state a crowded place will never be a comfortable place logically.
Free if your white religious and Hella country other than that your treated like an outsider when most the people here are crack heads anyhow what are the shops here suck why tf would you wanna keep it's run down and trashy
@@MrDriedel5 but it's TRUE. Maybe not for some city slickers but for those of us who Love the Natural world, Yes. I live next do in Colorado. Having the Rockies and wyoming at the touch of a fingertip is the best. More scenery, less people
I've lived in Wyoming my whole life. I was born, raised, and now growing older here. I must say, despite all of the harshness towards the state from all of the people who much prefer the city and population, it's a perfect home for me, and even though it might not seem like very many, but plenty of other people here, as well. It's true, that there isn't much to do here, but for near everyone I know, we all love the more isolated feeling of the place. It feels more, free, and not at all clustered because of the lack of people. I suppose what I'm saying is, we love how there's near no one here, and we love everything to be more laid back, and chaotic. True, there are animals like grizzly bears, but it's unlikely that they're at all going to traverse into the larger towns. As for people who really adore the winter and the wilderness there is here, and the quiet, calm and slowed down nature of everything, we love our home, no matter how harsh or cold the winter gets, or how unbearable it may seem at times, it's beautiful when you get to have a look at it. But, I suppose these are my thoughts, as someone from Wyoming, and who loves living here.
I moved away from a more central city area and I can understand the love of less crowds. I don't think I could go as far out as Wyoming, but I can see why someone would love it in spite of the hazards! It's definitely beautiful
I’ve lived in Wyoming for 11 years and I share the same feelings. I don’t really care that there’s supposedly nothing to do, because I have my friends and family, and we know how to spend our time.
As someone who has lived in Wyoming their entire life, I've never felt the need to move. I have friends all over the world who hate to come here, cause there's "not much to do", specifically in the attraction sense, but you have the opportunity to do so much that others can't. I personally built my own forge, with family who dug out a pond for swimming in the summer, and skating in the winter. It's definitely a land where you have to make your own enjoyment, though with the increase availability of fast Wi-Fi does make it easier for tourists to handle the area.
It's one of the best US states for hunting/fishing/guns or outdoorsmen-type activities. If you're into those things, then Wyoming is golden, not to mention how it's also one of the most "rugged," best-looking of the Mountain West states. However, if you're not into outdoorsmanship or the rural lifestyle in general (... or if you can't afford it), there's not much the state can offer you.
the "theres nothing to do there!!!" always gets me lol had a friend who moved from MI to SC because "there's nothing to do in michigan" what mystical location-specific activities do they speak of
I hear the same from my friends. I live in Amarillo, Tx. It is hot and dry in the summer and very cold and dry in the winter. There is always wind and no trees. If you drive just 150 miles East to Oklahoma or SE toward Dallas, the elevation drops and it becomes more humid and green. That is where you will find bigger populations. But, I love it here.
I remember driving through Wyoming as a kid on vacation. I was so surprised about how you could drive for hours without seeing civilization. The signs on the highway would say something like, last fuel stop for x miles and such too.
That's scary because what if you need help because you might experience some kind of health problem or if your being attacked by a crazy person ? There's no one to ask for help ..But I do love Yellowstone National park 🏞🌄🦌🐂🐎🐄🐐🐑🐏🐻🐿🦅
@@vp5429Casper Wyoming has more cops then any city I’ve ever lived in. Can’t go anywhere without seeing 3-4 , never been pulled over in my life go to Casper and it’s happening all the time..
As someone watching from Sydney, Wyoming sounds perfect for tourists that hate bustling cities and noises. The landscape and the fact that it's safe appeals to me. Would love to visit one day!
Hey, I am from India. And as a small kid, when I first looked at a political map of the United States, the square state in the middle always amazed me and made me very curious to visit it. I will surely visit Wyoming if I visit the US as a tourist.
If you want to come to United States, go to the south border!! That would be easier!😂😂😂😂 i bet!! If you follow the legal process you are going to pay hundreds to thousand of $$$$& for immigaration process, interviews, and gathering of documents are very crucial. Unlike in south border, you will just cross and once you get in you can even have access to government subsidy! POWERED BY DEMONCRATS!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Just be careful. Tourists die in the California deserts not far from big cities, and Wyoming is so much more isolated. I have seen too many stories of folks getting lost in the middle of nowhere on what they thought would be a short hike! Also, national parks can have many dangers. Yosemite has many such stories. Many people have died of being boiled in the hot springs trying to rescue their dogs, or simply falling in because they weren't paying attention!!
@@chacha9674 I was talking about visiting as a tourist, not illegally immigrating into the US. Though there is truth in your statements, please at least read what I have written first instead of being a paranoid right-winger. And most Indians living in the US are educated professionals, some of whom are CEOs of the biggest companies in the US, like Google, Microsoft, etc.
Wyoming is sparsely populated for the same reason as Nevada, and Western Texas, and Eastern Oregon, and pretty much every other place that's sparsely populated - it's always about the amount of accessible fresh water. That's pretty much the story of the entire planet.
Fresh water for staying alive and proximity to bodies of water for trade. Although these days, we don’t need to be close to either in order to establish civilization. But I suppose it’s hard to build new cities or towns from scratch. Easier to just expand outwards from established locales
@@dataman9370Nevada population is around 3.24m whilst the greater Las Vegas population is 2.84 million… so most of Nevada is kinda empty, which proves the original point.
I’m from the Midwest, but I spent a week in Wyoming on geology field camp in 2002. Spent my 21st birthday & bought my first legal beer in the great city of Buffalo, WY. There wasn’t much there besides that hotel and gas station, despite a major interstate passing through it. The city of Cody was one of the most unique places I’ve ever seen with how much they lean into their western roots. I hope it’s still like that. And the drive on US 14/16/20 from Cody to Yellowstone is still one of the most beautiful scenic drives I’ve ever seen. Living there’s probably not for me…can definitely see its appeal for the few ppl who do live there…but I can’t wait to visit there again.
I remember visiting my friend on the Air Force base in Cheyenne. It was surreal to see just how truly empty and vast the state was the minute you got outside of the city limits.
We bought a home on five acres without seeing it. My mother lives in Wyoming as well. She's a widow. We live close to her. Just in case. Born and raised in Alaska lived there 40 years. This reminds me of Alaska. We love it! We see deer everyday wondering through our yard. Just like in Alaska. Every spring we had a cow (moose) have her twins in our back yard. My grandparents settled here decades ago.
I actually found the landscape viscerally beautiful. The peaceful valley with enormous mountains carving the sky, the formation of a thunderstorm was visible as the thunder broke the silence and lightning struck the valley below.
Thank you, we do live in a very beautiful state. My favorite time is probably Christmas in Laramie Wyoming or Evanston it just looks like a Thomas Kincaid for Christmas card. The song "Let it Snow" close to home because you can't go anywhere when it snows 😸
There are parts of Wyoming that are beautiful, then there are mostly areas of nothing other than sage brush and flatter terrain. Yeah it all looks great on vid, but driving through the areas of nothing other than sage and boring landscape gets old when it's hundreds of miles until the next state.....no wildlife or anything interesting to be seen, just brown sage and flatness.
I visited Wyoming as part of a road trip holiday in 2017, and also to see the total eclipse on August 21st. I found it a really beautiful place, with the town of Laramie being an absolute delight. I went to Glendo National Park for the eclipse & was lucky enough to have clear blue skies for the event - the first ‘total eclipse’ I’d ever witnessed. Driving across the state on IS80 was a great experience… the huge horizons were an awesome sight for someone who lives in the ‘crowded house’ of S.E.England… as were the vast open spaces all around. I appreciate it must be a tough environment in winter, but like all of the bits of the USA I have seen on my road trips there, it is really very beautiful!
From FL just went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton last month and have to say Wyoming is gorgeous!!😍 love it so much the sun sets later, the air is fresh and the water is freezing and refreshing. Definitely somewhere everyone needs to visit at least once in this life. Makes you really appreciate all the beauty God created ❤😊
Amen! I worked at Yellowstone National Park from May til October and then worked another summer from July til October in the Grand Tetons at Jackson Lake Lodge, 21 and 17 years ago. Best epic summers in my life!!! I was so stupid to leave there, but I missed my parents, brother and sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins however I regret it more with every passing year as my hometown has transformed from a Norman Rockwell painting to carjackings, muggings, "random" beatdowns from large groups of "teens", epidemic drug addiction and other culturally enriching activity over a 30 year period of time. Our ancestors used to have a word for this kind of overwhelming demographic displacement and cultural annilihation; CONQUERED, I believe it was....
@@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown Every one of your words rings true and glows like burning coal. Wyoming sounds great, much better than crime-ridden and degenerate Michigan.
Wyoming is on the continental divide, which means it has rugged winters from the high elevation. I once drove through Wyoming in July on my way to Oregon and it was chilly then. It is a beautiful state if you like wildlife and nature.
Living in arid hot West Australia, I'd move to cool/cold arid Wyoming in a heartbeat. Hard for whitey to get residency permission though, and I am way, way above illegally crossing the criminally and deliberately open Southern border with the worlds grifters and vermin. Plus, I can never vote Blue. Never vote Blue. Maybe under the next Red President? I like guns too. I love my guns.
@@carrisasteveinnes1596 it's probably good that u won't get residency permission, the way it's so easy for you to call ppl vermin. I could only imagine how you refer to the aboriginals and how you treat them.
I grew up in Wyoming and feel it is beautiful! There is more to Wyoming than Yellowstone. It was a great place to grow up in the 60's & 70's. Living in Michigan now but sometimes feel there are way too many people here! WY has beautiful bright blue skies and lower humidity. And you don't need to go far for beautiful views of the stars!
Big Sky Country because it's mostly over 6,000 ft elevation... There are many Beautiful places there... Not much good land for growing and the winds always blow... Dry for sure and lot's of fluffy snow.... To the commentator about crime... Where there are lot's of people that have low expectations of their surroundings, crime will rear it's ugly head... Maybe you are one of the many problems in your area... Peace, think Peace and Goodwill towards others....
There was a military IQ test-giver on the radio in New England who said some fancy college kids think they are smart, but are not. They score low. He said the highest score he gave was to a graduate of U of Wyoming.
While talking about Cheyenne, you showed a photo of Salt Lake City. The Utah Capitol Buildings as well as the LDS Church's HQ building, are unmistakable--not to mention the Wasatch Front.
Went on a road trip with some friends and we stayed in Wyoming for a few days camping around Pine Haven and Devils Tower. It was in mid May. We arrived to wind and mid 50’s. The first morning we woke up to over a foot of snow and got 6 more during the day. Our supply tent blew away and sunk in a near by lake. The closest grocery store was 1.5 hours away. Closest gas station… 45 minutes. Wyoming slapped us in the face that day and that’s coming from a dude who lives in Michigan.
But was it like a slap from a tantalizingly beautiful woman that you just propositioned? And relish the memory of the rejection? Or was it like a kick in the nuts from a tranny?
Michigander here (for the last 20 yrs) and that sounds like a camping problem and not a Wyoming problem. I would love to lose the crime and degeneracy everywhere in Michigan for some decent neighbors, that I would rarely see because I like to work and bowl and do stuff online indoors and to avoid the natural world that is always trying to kill all of us.
In an old American film. Bank robbers with hostages were demanding transport and a plane to escape the U.S. or hostages would be shooted. The authorities asked what country they wanted to be flown to and one of them, Sal, said he wanted to be flown to Wyoming ! Giving birth to a saying with the wife at the time. "SAL, wanted to go to Wyoming"......LOL ....
I lived in Colorado all my life and saw a state I once adored get turned into landlocked California. I put up with it for far longer than a should have, until I just couldn't take it anymore. I spent a decent amount of time in Wyoming and absolutely loved it. The quiet, the peacefulness, the wildlife, the wonderful people, everything. I even learned to tolerate the intense wind and cold winters. I finally decided it was time to leave my native state and call Wyoming my new home. My only regret is not moving sooner.
My plan in life is to move to Wyoming, as an introvert. Although I hate the cold and temperatures lower than 70°F, I can try to stand it in order to live in such a calm place
We would welcome you with open arms. However, make no mistake, the weather here is anything but "calm". There are many days of 30+mph winds, snowstorms, wild fires, tornados, floods, droughts, hail, -25 to +110. Although seldom in the same day but maybe in the same week. This year, I had a grass fire within a 1/2 mile of my house on June 5th and 3 inches of rain on June 8th. If I had to guess, in the SE corner where I live, we get about 45 really "nice" days per year. If you plan to live here, plan on being hardy and self-reliant. We are good neighbors but there are times when nobody is going to get to you and you'll need to depend on your own resources. The 1 other thing that we absolutely hate is when a newcomer moves here and tries to change it. We love it exactly how it is and want to keep it that way. Don't bring liberal politics, street lights, sidewalks or let your dog run loose.. Unless you plan to live in town, don't plan on daily trips to the grocery store. We stock up. Dominos does not deliver to my house. But with all that said, if you are a hardy type person, you might just love it here.
@@irishsoprano3485 Well, there are libs here, and they have brought there politics with them. But we do our best to keep things as conservative as possible. I don't think you can get away from lib policies 100% these days unless you move to Poland.
be a cool place to own a cabin and land if we ever become rich and retire. pass it on down ro the kids for hunting trips and to keep the land away from the govt
Did you mention the real lack of water for huge parts of our state? That fact more than any else limit the amount of people and animal the State can support... and yes, we are comfortable with the small population!
@@matteliano454 The video did mention the water issue but not the severity of the problem. Water seems like a major issue in Wyoming's development. Like the poster stated above, they like it that way and they have a budget surplus unlike many of the larger populated States. A balanced budget means little to no interference by the Federal Government.
I spent several years there when I was in the air Force stationed at F. E. Warren in Cheyenne by and large I liked the cowboy state and it's friendly sincere people but damn it was coooold!
One vacation I left Cheyenne going north on 25. The only other car on the highway was almost a good mile ahead of me. As an introvert it was truly magical.
Between Laramie and Casper you can very often have the entire drive completely to yourself. My last trip heading that way I did not see one single other car on the road. It's magical indeed but also comes with a side of anxiety as cell coverage is limited and those damn speedgoats can be hard to see.
Having no one around you on a long drive definitely is nice. I've lived in Texas most of my life, growing up in Houston and now in Austin. The drive b/w the two cities used to be so chill, but with the population of Austin in particular rapidly growing you're now constantly around other vehicles the entire way. I miss being able to just set my cruise and relax.
As a Texan who travels throughout the country, I have visited Wyoming several times. It's one of my favorite states!! Besides being a beautiful state, I like that it's sparsely populated!
One thing I found very difficult to comprehend in Wyoming is how high elevation completely flat areas are. Normally when you are at 7,500 ft, you expect to be in mountains. Not necessarily so in Wyoming. It has a strange statistic. It's the state with the highest average lowest elevation
@@cjthompson420 Oh yeah you're right! I went through there a few years back and had the foresight to bring some of that portable oxygen. I stayed in Lake City Colorado and I was huffing and puffing as I moved all of my luggage into the rental. Few puffs of that oxygen and I was feeling right again
@@cjthompson420 that's what I said, im from Houston too and went I went to denver I was like wtf it's still flat here it look like Kansas and shit. But then you drive 15 minutes west and there's big ass mountains
While traveling across the US in the '70's, my car broke down near Rock Springs. There was nobody on the Interstate until several hours later a single camper drove by me and stopped. I was very lucky because they offered help and back then there were no cell phones for emergencies. I left my car and drove with my new friend back to Rock Springs for assistance and a tow truck. Eventually, my car was towed back to Rock Springs to a Chevy dealer for repairs...and so began a new chapter in my life. What I learned that day was that even though there were so few people in the state, Wyoming residents take care of each other otherwise because help is never close by and staying alive in an emergency is a high priority.
I visited after I graduated high-school with a friend that had family there from Oklahoma. We stayed for a great two weeks of hunting and trout fishing. I saw it snow on the 4th of July and stood by a fire cold as his cousins swam on the bluest lake I have ever saw. I definitely have fond memories of the state.
I drive through this state all the time on I 80. I’m a truck driver and do a cross country run a lot. I must say, it is a very beautiful state. I was just recently trapped in rock springs due to the bad weather and they closed I 80. If I had to pick, I’d go atop the mountain east of Laramie. I’d put a house near the southern tip of the mountain that overlooks Colorado. I’d probably have to get a snowmobile, but I would love it.
besides the far west of wyoming with its majestic mountains and yellowstone park, wyoming is largely an arid, tree-less area of high desert and desolate land. ive often traveled through central wyoming and you will not see a single tree (and very few animals or humans) for HOURS except a few planted by houses. cheyenne is very close to colorado, so you’re getting a more northern colorado feel by then.
I live in the Pacific Northwest, we call it the Upper Left (I know, dumb joke). I’ve been to Wyoming a number of times and must say the unmatched beauty is amazing. The kindness of the locals, the open range, the Grand Tetons and the the deep silence are there to experience. Sure, it probably has it’s drawbacks, what place doesn’t. We’re known for seemingly interminable rain and flat gray skies for months, yet the clear summer weather makes that all worthwhile. It’s been said that there isn’t a lot to do in places like Wyoming. Well, did you go all that way to be entertained or discover someplace new that requires actually getting up and walking outside to indulge yourself in some of the finest scenery and pristine places you could imagine. Wyoming is there to enjoy.
Italian here and I LOVE Wyoming. I don’t know what living in Wyoming is like, but as a tourist I find it incredibly beautiful. Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP are obviously amazing places but I also absolutely loved driving around…Cody, Bighorn National Forest, Jackson, Cheyenne, Upper Green River….yes it is somehow pervaded by a deep sense of loneliness and remoteness but that’s part of the charme of this beautiful state. There’s plenty of chaotic places in the world, sometimes it really feels great to slow down a bit and enjoy the simple things. Can’t wait to go back 🤟
@@eeriff i get you, i think i'm lucky to born in Italy,is wonderful. But what i can see about your state,is the freedom,the beauty of incontaminated nature, not overcrowed places,free animals,never hot summers... Maybe we as humans appreciate what we don't have...
I am from India and visited Wyoming with my wife and my son in 2001. I loved the place. I have good memories of the place. Nature at it’s best and very friendly people. We stayed in Jacksonhole. I hope I can visit again.
Hello sir My name is jenish i am an indian too Should I go to university of Wyoming is it worth taking admission i am coming with help of mothers financial background can i earn at Wyoming 😢😢please reply it looks like dry state with no money
I knew on old westerner who thought Grand Junction, CO was getting too populated for his taste. I asked him where he wanted to move... He said "Cody, WY"
A friend lives about 35 minutes west of cheyene. He told me it is common for people to visit the area in the summer and then decide to move there. After one winter they usually leave and go back where they came from.
I'm from Wyoming but have been in Phoenix for decades now. It's the same thing here but opposite seasons. Very few new people make it through two consecutive summers.
Wyoming is crazy windy, especially in the winter. It’s out of control most of the time. Example: my buddy has a flag pole on his property. He has gone through 4 flags (wind whipped them so hard) that are basically half flags now. It only takes about a month to make a regular flag about half the size. I’m telling you, the wind is out of control. Plus, there NO TREES from the middle of the state to the eastern border. Everything is just flat and WINDY.
@@208_treasure6 the wind is so bad, my house shakes everyday and we get winds up to 50 mph, most days it’s 20 mph and we don’t even blink an eye to that😂
You are spot on. The interesting part is that the summers are not particularly windy. The bad winds start in November and go through April. Has to do with how the storm track seasonally shifts I believe.
My son invited me out to Colorado for my 70th birthday, earlier this year. We did day visit to nearby Wyoming, and I absolutely fell in love with the small town feeling of Cheyenne. I just may make the move , someday, to be closer to my son. Thanks for the informative video. Have a great day, everyone.👍
In the 80s we lived on the outskirts of Evanston. It was during the oil boom so there were people from all walks of life. Those eight years gave me a perspective on life that I will always treasure. Yes, the climate was/is harsh; it is, after all, a high desert plain. But it was the people. Mostly those who grew up there. Never since have I experienced the quality of character as that of the people of Wyoming. Honest. Hard working. Friendly. Caring. Trustworthy. Compassionate. It didn't matter what country road, which small town, which farmer working his land, we all gave each other a wave as we drove by. If a person needed help on the side of the road at two or three of us would stop. I say "us" because there existed an unspoken understanding between people that you weren't an outsider. You were part of a community of people who truly cared about one another. The easy going nature of people who had nothing to hide because they were genuine. I'm much older now but could still see myself retiring there if there was enough health care available. I miss standing outside at night seeing the sky fill with stars. The cool breeze always began to flow as the sun set. The scent of sagebrush and pine. The voices of the coyotes and wolves in the darkness. The endless fields of gold in September.The different types of bales awhile later. Eagles and hawks, the permanent residents. The migration of those who would return next year. The beauty of Spring. The heat of Summer. The colors of Autumn. The sparkling pristine snows of Winter. Wyoming is not for everyone... Yet I will always remember the beauty my eyes saw. In the land and in the people ❤
I’m from Casper, and it’s mostly like anywhere else. Walmarts, Targets, olive gardens, soccer, football, baseball, symphonies, raves and rodeos… good people and bad people.
I travel and live around the country and what I've found is that pretty much every mid to large city is all the same (especially the suburbs and mid sized cities). They all have the same stores, restaurants, roads, people, same type of neighborhoods, etc. Only thing different is the landscape backdrop.
Gotta find the local non-chain restaurants anywhere you go. But yeah driving through anywhere, you see the same signs for chain stores and restaurants.
It's a bit more complicated and nuanced than that. People who blithely say, "everywhere in the United States is the same" aren't really paying much attention to their own communities.
As a resident of Wyoming I can confirm that we indeed like our low population. It just makes things easier. The state isn't for people who hate weather either.
@@wrAIth-AI we don't deal with high levels of traffic, laws here aren't stupid, you actually have to learn to be self sufficient. I could go on for awhile.
I worked for Union Wireless in Wyoming. I got to travel all over the state. It's beautiful there and I love the wide open spaces. The only downside was the lack of amenities. And if you need to fly out of state it's not always easy to find a good flight at a good time.
so basically if you go there, bring a tent, a lot of firewood...a shovel so you can dig a hole to poop in.....and you're calling this place beautiful in the same breath ha...ha ...ha
Decades ago, my sister and I went on a road trip vacation. It was in the month of August. One of the highlights was Yellowstone National Park. Ironically, saw no bears. Did see moose, bison, and ducks. We sat at a lake near the Eastern entrance. The Teatons were spectacular. I admired the trees in full Summer bloom. The best memories I had of Wyoming.
I've been hiking the Wind River Range for 45 years, beginning as a 23 year old looking at a map and saw an area that seemed impossible to really be true. With Jeep and shovels we wound our way along the Green River through the remaining snowfields (North of Pinedale along the road to Cora and beyond) and discovered what we believed to be Heaven on Earth in The Bridger Wilderness, way before the area was "discovered" by others 2 decades latter. Whitewater rafting on The Shoshone River...visiting Sierra Trading Post and Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody. I've shared this with family and friends plus solo trips for 2-3 weeks. I feel very fortunate to have experienced this part of Wyoming. After a lifetime of hiking many places, sea-kayaking the entire Ontario Coast and all The Great Lakes plus coastal Southeast Alaska often solo...Wyoming is special.
@@Summitclym I've never seen a Grizzly in The Winds, although I had heard that their range had expanded South into the Winds over two-three decades ago...I haven't been there for 8 years now. I did experience several Black bears over the years (no aggression), but no more than in the Far upper Midwest. The most Grizzlies ever encountered (sometimes close and personal) was absolutely in Glacier Bay, AK often preventing attempted landings. In the upper regions where there are no trees yet, it was 100% Grizzly, once as close as 40ft. and conspicuously NO Black Bears LOL:) In the Southern part of the Park near the rain forested area, many areas are often closed due to huge populations of Black Bears present. Food canisters are required! Also...most Grizzly sightings in The Winds that I had heard of were more to the Northwest of the main range above the Green River Lakes...closer to Union Pass area...lots of more open terrain over there.
@@kayakdan48 Great info. I would like to backpack there next summer and was wondering which protection to take. I've hunted black bears in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska and don't fear them, though I probably should. It's the grizzly I want to be prepared for so I'll probably take the 10mm Glock 20 with 15 round magazine! That would of course be the absolute last resort as my hiking companion will carry bear spray.
I haven't been to Wyoming since 1979 but this is what I remember about my week visit to Jackson Hole. Most days the daily high was -15 degrees Fahrenheit. They had things along the streets that looked like parking meters but they were really electrical posts that the residents would plug into because all their vehicles had engine heaters. When they stopped somewhere the residents left their vehicles running out of fear they wouldn't start if left to get cold. Wyoming used simple numbers on their license plates, some had only three digits. I grew up in Michigan and live in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming is way too cold for me.
They’re called block heaters. Virtually every vehicle in Canada has them. If it’s -30 Celcius (I don’t know the Fahrenheit mumbo jumbo) or colder, your vehicle will struggle to start if the engine is cooled off, if it starts at all. Your oil will literally flow as well as cardboard at these temperatures. Pretty normal reality most winters.
@@oilersridersbluejays I understand the use of block heaters (I called them engine so readers would know what they did). The thing that surprised me was the availability of electrical outlets along the streets that were free of charge. When you think about it, they are a 20th century version of the EV charger.
@@billybenson3834 haha as someone from Jackson hole born and raised. You are right. It’s its own little bubble. But we are also the most funded county in the nation as well so we have lots of public programs unfortunately not so much for other areas in Wyoming
Wyoming is mostly high desert plains and very windy like eastern Colorado. I lived in these areas but now I’m very happy to be in the mountains. The county I live in is 85 percent public land with no development but the rest is lightly developed and very expensive.
Is it less windy where you are now? I’m thinking of moving to WY. Traveled through there in ‘21 and fell in love with it all and went to Yellowstone. If you don’t mind me asking, about where did you end up, even if just the general area?
I went to the devil's tower last may as part of a road trip. There were several states I'd never been to before (Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota) but I liked Wyoming, and the Dakotas the best of all of them. I'd never been to the great plains, so even though I went for the Dakota's national parks, the Great Plains were crazy to look at as well. Like being in a sea of green. Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt were both cool places to visit. I have nothing negative to say about the other states, just that I usually was just driving through most of them. Montana for instance, I was driving through at night, the same for Minnesota. I stayed at hotels at both places and the people were friendly enough, but you can't really tell anything about places at night time. Other than Montana in May was freezing cold in comparison to my home state. It was 90 degrees already in May in Kentucky when I left. It was about 40 degrees up there at night time. I also liked Nebraska's Sandhills. I hadn't decided yet whether to drive through Kansas or Nebraska, and randomly chose Nebraska because the Rocky Mountain National Park was potentially going to be closed for snow (thus removing the reason I was going to Colorado) and just decided on Nebraska. So I had no idea about the sandhills and thought that area was cool to drive through and look at. Iowa kind of reminded me of KY except flatter. Wyoming's people reminded me the most of the area of KY I'm from. Kind of people that wave as they drive by. Pleasant to talk to. I'll be back eventually.
As a European, citizen of Prague, CZ middle Europe, I would change immediately my place for one in Wyoming... I absolutely adore that nature, I dont care if there is not much to do, I do have my guitar and thats pretty much all I need.. If there would be some working oportunity to live there, I would go right now :) I hope one day I will have that oportunity to leave it here and go there, wait for me Wyoming :)
That's the problem with Wyoming. I was born and raised there, and I love it. It's just so hard to find work there. That's why the population is stagnant.
Wyoming is definitely one of the most peaceful and beautiful states I’ve ever been to. I live in the mountains of North Carolina which is amazing but after spending last summer bouncing around out west living out of a van I can see myself settling down out there. Tetons and Yellowstone was cool, but the further you get from the touristy stuff and further into the wilderness the better it gets
I lived in Wyoming for a total of 6 months between 2021 and 2022. I really liked it. The people there were incredibly kind and I still found plenty to do
I remember hearing Don Imus doing a bit on the radio in NYC in the mid-70s where he stated that the State of Wyoming doesn’t actually exist. He posed the rhetorical questions “Have you ever been to Wyoming? Have you ever even met anyone from Wyoming? Have you ever met anyone who has been to Wyoming?” His conclusion was that since the answers to his questions were always “No” when he asked people directly, it’s not really there. It was a very funny bit.
Although I lived in Laramie Wyoming with my friends for 1 year, yet I really miss the life, which is so peaceful and comfortable. medicine bow snowy range, vedauwoo, laramie river, each scence is always in my mind. I still hope I can go back to Wyoming and live there for the rest of my life some day. It is not an advertisement, just a good memory.
I have visited Wyoming once. Absolutely loved it. One of the most beautiful states ive been to. Even thought about living there. But yeah the lack of opportunities would be a big barrier to living here.
Keep that mindset dont find yourself moving there and getting trapped, Ive seen this happen so many times, some Job "...that will turn out to be a disaster, like most of them there, crazy high rents, $ 300 dollar a month power bills, youll pay way more for gas, food, up there, Rents how about $ 1500 a month for some crummy shack, or $ 3000 a month for an old beater house ? Dont fall for it....Visit Wyoming dont live there,
My neighbor is from Gilette,WY. She's a real hardworking woman, as all are from WY. She told me there's no jobs and the wind and snowstorms will crush you. So she's been here in California with her kids and grandkids for more than 30 years, all working for the grocery stores, which are plenty here.
I was stationed in F.E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne for 3 and a half years and loved it, minus the wind and lack of four seasons. There is a lot of history and natural landmarks to see and some of the highlights i was fortunate enough to experience wirh my family include Yellowstone National Park, Devils Tower, Thermopolis HotSprings, Independence Rock, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Museum, white water rafting in the Wind River Reservation, BigHorn Medicine Wheel, and lastly Cheyenne Frontier Days!!!
# "it is so windy" The most-windy place in USA I have been. Driving east on I-80 and seeing the bottom of semis blown over every mile or so, was an eye-opener. 😯
I love when people talk about the relaxed pace of life in the country I used to own a ranch in west Texas started work when it was light enough to see worked until after sunset no time to relax during the day and horses and cows need to be fed 7 days a week city life working only 8 to 10 hours a day 5 or 6 days a week is actually a much slower pace
Depends on how you look at it. You get to work your own land and care for your animals while enjoying the outdoors and the fresh air. You don't have to fight traffic, beat deadlines, have staff meetings, or take orders from your boss. It's hard work, but there are definitely perks.
@@medmuscle enjoying the outdoors and your own land is a two edged word west Texas where I was located before I had my partner buy me out has some harsh weather cattle and horses need to be fed in the rain when the temperatures are single digit or in the summer when the high gets 115 or more deadlines are there diesel and feed kept going up price of beef not so much I wasn’t making a decent living so I started driving a semi traffic is only a minor inconvenience compared to what the ranchers are going through especially the small ones
People still have other things to do besides work in the city, there's taking care of kids, taking care of your health, getting groceries, working and going to school at the same time. It really all depends on who you are and what your doing day to day. Maybe your country life was busier than city, but there's many others who might experience it the opposite. Ney york is always hustling, lawyers, firms, entrrpreneurs. Some of these people work more than 10 hours a day and might even have multiple jobs or businesses.
One must remember I am talking about running a small ranch not just living in the country it was a wonderful way of life but the profit margin was just too small and by the time you think about actual hours of work to profit I was under minimum wage life is what you make it most business men I know are always complaining about being stressed then playing golf for exercise while hiring someone else to cut their lawn there is nothing wrong with that while owning a ranch is owning a business and the same stress is there I found the physical labor was a great stress reducer all in all live where you are most comfortable and find happiness in your life
Ex Wyomingite here. The reasons are cold and wind. 20 below F is not uncommon there. 50 mph winds are common. I remember one night where the temp was -30 F (not wind chil, actual temp) plus 70 mph winds.
I remember a study that was done where they matched the correlation between suicide rates and wind storms. The curves were identical. The winds there are just nuts. And ya.. the snow too. Crazy winters. I used to make a mint shoveling folks driveways for them. heh heh.
I lived in Wyoming, my sister still does. The people there are so kind and gracious. It's the winters I can't do anymore. Wonderful people everywhere! No state taxes!
When I lived in Montana 1990-2001 I visited Wyoming 12-15 times. Except for some barren, bleak parts of the state I found it to be a fine place. I’m an avid fly fisherman and enjoyed some great fishing. Never hunted there but friends who lived there told me of some great elk hunting. On a different note, I found some excellent restaurants in Wyoming,the best of all being the Winchester Steak House in Buffalo,where I had the best ribeye I’ve ever had in theUS and returned to Buffalo four times just to have that steak again. Wyoming has a lot to offer to anyone who is willing to get around and search a little.
Another thing about the climate in Wyoming, the wind can be quite a bear. When I was out there, it was a constant 30 mph wind blowing sand in your face, and there was a little info panel on the side of every TV channel that told you how fast the wind was blowing that day. Also when you drive through on I-80 you'll see giant wood fences made to keep snow drifts away from the interstate, as well as big gates like you'd see at a railroad crossing that they use when they need to shut down portions of the highway in the winter. And it seemed like everything in Wyoming was always at least fifty miles away; being from the (congested) east, Wyoming was an eye-opening experience.
"Ain't this place just a geographical oddity. Fifty miles from everywhere!" 😄 I used to do a lot of cross country motorcycle touring and camping, coast to coast and from the Arctic Circle in Alaska (Dalton Highway) to Cabo, Mexico, and some of my most challenging days on a motorcycle were crossing Wyoming in mid summer. Fighting gusty crosswinds and insane turbulence and riding at a 45 degree angle for hours on end just to keep from being blown off the road or under a tractor-trailer had me seriously reconsidering my choice of hobbies.
I moved to this state for a year to work on the oil lines as a land surveyor and when I tell you this state is empty I mean it and the wind and altitude is crazy
Geography and climate is everything. There is really no point in comparing Wyoming to NYC, or Rhode Island or any place else that is populous because its coastal or warm or a center of trade. No, it is not astonishing that one city can have 14 times more people than Wyoming. This type of thing happens all the time, all over the world. Where do most people want to live - a desert or mountain top, or a warm spot on the coast?
Good points, grew up in Wyo, don't live their now but my bro/sis still live there. One looks around to the land and soon sees there is no way for a large amount of people to live off most of it. What would they do to make a living? The towns that exist do so because there was an economic reason and as this succeeded they got larger if it didn't they grew smaller or died out. Also most towns of any size exist next to a river. I think the largest 10 or so towns in Wyo are getting bigger and the 20-30 smallest getting smaller as different ways of doing business come along and people have to relocate to make a living. But this is also happening nation wide not just in Wyoming.
Why would you compare the entire state of Wyoming to NYC? NYC is not NY state or aren't you privy to that? A relative out of state had a man tell her well New York has no rivers, mountains, fishing, hunting. She asked have you ever been there? He said NO. LOL Also Niagara falls is NY state on one side Canada on the other. At least a 10 hour drive from New York City.
California has lots of warm coastal land, but also has a government that overspends it's budget on a regular basis, then starts massive fires that kills their residents and destroys property so they can get billions of dollars from the feds. I love WY, but I have a low tolerance for cold. That's why I live in TX.
I remember my first time driving through WY and noticed the permanent signs for high wind warning along the highway, which I have never seen before in other states. And sure enough during that drive I saw many vehicles, especially trucks and campers pulled over to the side, or many many had been toppled over.
I drove through Wyoming several years back and stopped at a Walmart in Gillette. On my way back to my car in the parking lot three teenage boys stopped me and asked me where I was from. I told them Portland OR and they responded basically in unison “take us with you we have to get out of this place!” I laughed and drove off but in hindsight I wonder if they were serious!
even small states in the northeast can have a lot of "middle of nowhere" - I'm in north central Connecticut - 20 min. drive to western Massachusetts - plenty of farms - just smaller scale than the big mid-west operations - my wife works in Bolton CT - the town center is like a time warp - it has not changed much since 1781 when the French army encamped there on way to help Gen. George Washington win the Revolutionary war ..
@Matt ~~ yes - I've been out there - and obviously the space is much more wide open - and yes I can go north to Maine and drive a couple of hours seeing nothing but woods - and maybe a moose ..
I lived much of my life in the Yukon Territory which is twice the size of Wyoming and barely has 40,000 people. My town had roughly 2,000 people and it was 300 miles by road to the only small city with malls, etc.
The winters are long and sometimes brutal here. but I love it. The homeless hide away in the winter and its pretty safe here, no earthquakes or hurricanes.
@@YourPsychDoc Yep, we do.😀 But I'm not thinking it will take us out any time soon. If so, we will be close enough to ground zero that it won't matter.
No earthquakes? Wyoming periodically experiences noticeable tremors, though mostly minor ones. However, in August 1959 the Yellowstone area experienced a 7.3 magnitude earthquake which resulted in millions of dollars in damage and killed 29 people.
I remember when I lived in Nebraska taking a detour through Wyoming as I was on my way to RMNP and wanted to take the scenic route (I had just come from Mt. Rushmore/Black Hills), I hit WY right as the sun was rising and its by far one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. It's hard to put to words the beauty of it. Right now in my mid to late 20s I wouldn't want to live their as I like the city, but 30s and 40s? It's definitely up their on my places to live.
I grew up in Wyoming and loved it then and still love it today. Casper was a great place to live. My parents moved south and we ended up in Texas. If I could go back I would.
It's simple. I've been there briefly, and the WIND uh, you can't wear a hat, your property probably constantly gets wind damage. Wind weathers your skin/face, cuts you up, you have to squint all the time. It's ALL over the state. I cannot stand windspeeds of 20 mph or more, and it's common to be 30+ there all the the time.
I came to university of Wyoming in 1981 from Mumbai pop >12M and Pune population >3.5M to Laramie 18,000 people and when the schools was off then 5000. It was a shock of my life. I was used to 110 deg weather to -45 first year with windchill of -100 deg and you call Chicago the windy city? I saw my first snow there and in 1982 saw aurora borealis near VedaaWoo. It is my favorite place and over the next 2 yrs became my home as a graduate student. I became a tour guide 4 all friends. If Kashmir in India is a heaven on the earth the Yellowstone and grand Tetons (i was told it is proniunced as grand tit ons) are at least heaven in the USA. First national forest, first national park and first national monument. I ❤❤❤❤ the place. Every time I go back there it feels like I am visiting home. Such is my love 4 WY. WY gave me life, independence, livelihood, new direction and thinking and education and set me 4 life.
We moved from CA to rural Casper WY 9 years ago. Bought a business, and husband retired 1 year ago. Wyoming is very business friendly compared to CA. We own a small ranch raising cattle. Best thing we could have ever done. Yes, it's windy, and winters can be harsh, but I would rather live here than a big city or still in CA.
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Wyoming.. lived in Colorado and traveled back & forth to South Dakota. I miss those drives. I love Wyoming. Spent a lot of time in Cheyenne.
Hey the picture at 3:21 is not Wyoming. Looks like you got yourself a lovely picture of Utah. Lush vegetation like this doesn't appear in many places in Wyoming. Also you didn't mention the horrible wind Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins and most of the towns along i-80 endures most of the year. When a wreck happens along i-80 due to blowing and drifting snow the Highway department closes the entire stretch of i-80 from Cheyenne to Evanston. It may be sunny and warm in Laramie but if the road is closed in Evanston - too bad. The entire highway, 300+ miles, is closed.
As a geographer… I appreciate you getting people to think geographically… One small note at 54 seconds in… You mentioned Delaware… Which is not accurate… But thanks. Wyo I is a great state with lots of natural beauty, resources and good people. I’ve been to most of the colleges and university there and salute them all.
Wyoming is among my top favorite states that I would love to live in. Along with Utah & Montana. I crave the peaceful, quiet and beautiful tranquility of those states. Give me the rockies! They're just drop dead gorgeous. And absolute wonders of nature . To think these mountains and canyons were carved into the earth over the course of over 200 million years.. truly incredible.
I visited my aunt in Meteetsee, Wyoming (pop. 289 at the time) some years back. I went into the town's only diner and asked where I might go to find my aunt. They knew where, and gave me directions. It was 160 miles, round trip, to get to a VCR tape rental store.
I had a similar experience in a little town in Italy trying to find relatives. When asked, although they knew perfectly well, nobody would tell me where they lived, but they immediately run to tell them that someone from America was looking for them. We finally met.
I hiked Glacier Trail 801 in the Wind River Range - August 13-17, 2019 as part of a Gannett Peak summit climb. Last summer I participated in a run -- the Wyoming Range 100 miler. The sparse population and large open spaces are an attractive feature of Wyoming. In order to expand my options, I purchased 10 acres of land a bit north of Rawlins. I live in S. Arizona full time but like to get out to my properties in WY and CO during road trips. Cheers.
The Wyoming Territory was carved out of Utah, Dakota, and Idaho; I didn't catch my mistake until a viewer commented about it, I am sincerely sorry about that.
This was detailed and rich. Thank you.
Wyoming might not have a state income tax but they make up for it in high property taxes and license fee just for example to license a new truck here 1800 dollars a year where if you go to South Dakota it s about 200 dollars you have to take out another loan just to pay the taxes plus the plates the same way with a trailer you have to pay every year where a lot of states its one time and prices are higher for goods because everything is shipped in and the oil and gas is drying up ,and the weather is great if you can put up with the wind and cold its a great state but it's not for the weak
Lol....I caught the DELAWARE too.
At 3:22 you are showing a photo of Salt Lake City, Utah. Just thought I'd mention it. Great video!
"overstated the population"? WY "overstated" the population because it was the first to grant women the right to vote which almost doubled the "population". Nice oversight.
Reasons why people don’t live in Wyoming: the wind, a good bit of it’s landmass is federal land, the dying energy sector, wicked winters that last at least 6 months, lack of amenities, the wind, a lot of it is desert, lack of water in said desert, grizzly bears and more wind. For real.
I think you forgot about the wind in Wyoming
I live in Australia and I've heard Wyoming gets pretty W I N D Y apparently.
Perfect for people who dislike...people.
Why is federal land a minus?
They said the same about Oklahoma. Mexicans said hold my cerveza. Now the number one enrolled in Tulsa schools is Mexicans. Give it 10 years. Wind? Better than living in Mexico still.. Lmao!
My dad was a drilling mud engineer for Baroid. He checked rigs all over Wyoming when I was K-2nd grade. I remember Riverton, every house we lived in for those 3 years, my two schools, the far country of the state, the Tetons, Wind River Canyon, the balancing rock johnnies, Devil's Tower. I consider my short time there a highlight in my lifel I am now 75.
Sounds like some amazing memories to cherish and remember forever. Hopefully one day I can see the beautiful state of Wyoming, thank you for sharing!
Wonder why you didn't stay. 🙄
@@gailhasler8435 Given his age, that would have been the decision of his parents. There can be many reasons that people choose to relocate
@@jamescrenshaw5097 , sounds like dad's job required travel. Probably moved on to a different region due to work...
We lived in Baggs. My dad used to work the oil rigs for Pease brothers. Early 70's.
Many years ago (Living in Seattle) I spent a summer riding my motorcycle around the country. One of my all-time favorite memories is the day I pulled into Rawlins and was "arrested" for "not wearing western cloths!" I was put on trial right there and found guilty. The "judge" told me I had my choice of sentences... a 50 cent fine or "Hung by the neck until dead!" When I chose to pay the fine I was handed 2 wooden nickels, each one good for a cold beer in any bar in town. Turns out they were celebrating an outlaw (Big Nose Jack) who was hung there after killing a popular local sheriff. What a hoot that day turned out to be.
Love that!!
thats a lifetime memory
Clown & corny.
One adventure you will never forget
Free beers FTW! Big Nose Jack, LOL. Must have looked like Squidward.
Wyoming was my home for 25 years. Living there was like being in love with a beautiful woman… who’s always trying to kill you. Between sub-zero temperatures, avalanches, icy roads, and grizzly bears… every time you go into the backcountry (which is everywhere around you) death is a very real possibility.
I was on search and rescue with both Teton and Fremont Counties, so I saw nearly every manner of death the environment had to offer; drownings, rock falls, plane crashes, bear attacks, hunting accidents, avalanches, hypothermia, logging accidents, climbing accidents, and all on a regular basis. Living there is a daily exercise in cheating death.
Now you know the real reason why Wyoming is the least populated state in the US.
@@cbatiau2528 lmao what nonsense
@@cbatiau2528 give me country gun slingers any fcking day, over gang bangers and city punks with their illegal guns! You're far more likely to run into trouble gun wise in a blue state than a gun legal red state!
@@cbatiau2528 😂 Uh, ok then. Whatever you need to convince yourself is true and accurate….🙄
The vast majority of hunting accidents are people shooting themselves.
@@cbatiau2528 👈 foreign lying troll.
@@cbatiau2528 good thing there are no stray bullets in the big cities
The open space, laid back people, and emptiness of Wyoming is a big part of why I love Wyoming.
How far is the beach?
@@ramonayala1982Oregon or Washington State
@@dookie7299 lol I'm being sarcastic lol
@@ramonayala1982 Lol mb
I was about to say, "Wait, there's not a lot of people there? I want to go!" lol. That weather is not for me though.
I've lived in Wyoming all of my life and we love not having a lot of people!
I don’t blame you people are such A-holes nowadays
Texas needs more of your not place to live
Texas gonna be sending some Gray Hound buses up your way you keep talking like that.
this will age well
@Chuck Alvarado What a racist response!
I was stuck in Wyoming last spring during a snow storm, and I told my family that it's going to be our home someday. It's the most beautiful, peaceful, brutal place I've ever seen.
Did your family say "hell no!"?
@@jerrypaulwhite Most people can't handle isolation to that degree.
@@dachicagoan8185 my wife did, the kids loved the idea
@@jerrypaulwhite something I did know....anyway, I don't think the place has anything to do with it. Maybe people don't socialize as much as in other states
@@dachicagoan8185 You live in Chitcago with mayor BEETLEJUICE? Lol
Having worked in Wyoming on different infrastructure projects when I work in construction, it's very evident why not many people want to live there. The environment is constantly trying to kill you, especially in the wintertime. Coming from Pennsylvania, I thought it got cold where I live, but boy was I mistaken. The biggest thing is the wind. I cannot stress how deeply irritating it is to constantly have this brutal, cold wind relentlessly hitting you. It. Never. Stops. Absolutely beautiful state, though.
“It’s like being in love with a beautiful woman who is trying to kill you!”
How’s the wind compared to Oklahoma, if you’re familiar? In Oklahoma, most of the time the wind is about 15-20mph on a normal day. While on windy days it can be anywhere from 25-35mph with gusts of up to 50-60mph
@@Mster_J I'm not familiar with Oklahoma's winds, but where I'm from in Wyoming we've had wind gusts of 80 mph and its windy almost every day. We've had our fence broken in 2 different places, our stop sign blown down, and the door to our chicken coop torn off by the wind.
Did it get deforested so no trees to stop the wind or there were never any trees whatsoever? 😢😢😢
Absolutely brutal. I travel and work on wind turbines and frequent both Wyoming and Oklahoma. Wyoming is nuts lol I was in Cheyenne btw. For what it's worth I was chatting it up with my bnb host and they asked what I do for work then told me the area I was in was the windiest part of the nation. Sure was lol. Just dress appropriately though as I'm sure you do anyway. @@Mster_J
A small population in a big state is a positive thing to me
My wife's uncle bought what he thought was "hunting land" in Wyoming without going to actually see it. When he finally went to check it out in person he noticed that there was no water source for animals anywhere on his property or anywhere near it thus no animals to hunt. I think he only went the one time and has been trying to sell it for years now. It upsets him so much nobody even brings up Wyoming when he's around.
OK that sucks, but isn't it kinda on him due to lack of research? Not trying to point fingers but it really seems like he's mad at himself not at Wyoming
He wouldn't by chance take $5 for it, would he?
it's relatively easy to build a pond
I know he’s is genuinely upset about it but I laughed out loud at your comment.
Too funny. I guess he got what was coming to him.
I've lived most of my childhood in Wyoming. I love the state. Sure, there was limited shopping and the winters are harsh. But, looking out across the snowy plains to the mountains in the distance, is a sight that I miss.
I honestly miss the snowy flat lands as well. I spent 5 years in Wyoming. The best part was during a sunny day when the land was covered with snow and just seeing the brightness of it.
Aha, so Wyoming does have people in it!
@@ohio How can I become dependently wealthy?
@@gilbertopadilla3611 if you mooch off of your rich kids
@CWS and TKP 66-02 they never said they left necessarily, maybe they were blinded. 😆
I am an Aussie and I always wanted to go to Wyoming ever since I read the Flicka books. I got on a greyhound in Denver and got off at Wheatland and hired a car and got as far as Casper. Saw the Oregon trail tracks. It was early Spring and still snowy. One of my best memories was cruising down the freeway with the radio on. The sun was shining. On came “The Joker”by Steve Miller, then Fleetwood Mac. Good times. There is something about small towns and open space that feels more healthy and natural to me. I don’t think humans were made to live on top of each other. You need to live where the stars shine bright at night and you can hear an owl hooting. Luckily I’ve got a little place in rural Victoria that I can get to on weekends.
I really enjoyed reading your experience and loved imagining your trip!
Being an Australian yourself, you didn't really have to go to Wyoming. Australia itself is a giant Wyoming. Just drive west of Sydney and you will be in Wyoming. :-).
@@user-dp48ry5 yes a bit like that out there for sure. I’ve been up to broken hill and white cliffs and Menindee. Places like that. Out where they filmed Mad Max 2- the road warrior.
And I'm in rural Victoria permanently. This state isn't the REAL country like Western Australia with all it's heat and desert type conditions. It is damn packed compared to where I grew up in Western Australia
If the politicians have their way, which they are almost there, EVERYONE will have to live in cities. Marxists politicians here in USA hate subdivisions and rural areas. They don't want people to own land, except for themselves, of course. Too hard to control the people that live in those, you see. They want "smart cities" so they can control EVERYONE. It's coming to many countries as I'm commenting on this.
I lived in Wyoming for two and a half years of my mid 20s. There’s far, far less to do than in big cities, yes, but you would enjoy living there if you have aspirations of farming/ranching or could happily spend every day doing outdoor prairie activities (hunting, fly fishing, snowmobiling, dirt biking, etc). Plus almost no matter where you are in the state, if you hit the road before breakfast, you could be in Denver by sometime after dinner, if not sooner, and be able to enjoy a week or a weekend with big city amenities.
From Cheyenne it's just over an hour away.
Dude a 12 hour a drive each way is a not worth a couple of days in Denver lol
I was following along until the last part 😂 but I understand because I lived in CT about a decade ago and it sure was middle of no where with nearest Walmart & CVS almost an hour away
@@Matthew-cw3gn MOST of the state is not 12 hours from Denver. Casper, the middle of the state, is roughly five hours, depending on traffic and if my memory serves me correct.
@@Nomafternoon I’m in North Dakota now and an hour drive to Walmart is chump change for most of the farmers and ranchers out here as well as for those over the boarder into eastern Montana. We all have different thresholds for what we consider to be a “long” drive.
We want to keep Wyoming the way it is, wild, open, and free.
Every day all citizens of Wyoming should start the day with a prayer "Please God keep those woke Californians out of our beautiful state".
And windy lol😅
Don't worry, the weather and lack of resources will keep it that way.
In my opinion states with a very low population will always be better..
That's consider a healthy population for the state a crowded place will never be a comfortable place logically.
Free if your white religious and Hella country other than that your treated like an outsider when most the people here are crack heads anyhow what are the shops here suck why tf would you wanna keep it's run down and trashy
I love that it is sparsely populated, Wyoming is a natural paradise untouched by humans and should be kept that way
Exactly thank you
Not a paradise at all, which is why it’s untouched by humans.
90% of the State is flat, brown, and dead.
'paradise' isn't exactly the word i would use to describe wyoming :)
@@MrDriedel5 Oh, I would. It's the absolutely most beautiful, wild, untouched place I have ever seen.
@@MrDriedel5 but it's TRUE. Maybe not for some city slickers but for those of us who Love the Natural world, Yes. I live next do in Colorado. Having the Rockies and wyoming at the touch of a fingertip is the best. More scenery, less people
Honestly, I would live anywhere livable in the world, my wish is to be able to afford all my basic needs with ease.
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I've lived in Wyoming my whole life. I was born, raised, and now growing older here. I must say, despite all of the harshness towards the state from all of the people who much prefer the city and population, it's a perfect home for me, and even though it might not seem like very many, but plenty of other people here, as well. It's true, that there isn't much to do here, but for near everyone I know, we all love the more isolated feeling of the place. It feels more, free, and not at all clustered because of the lack of people. I suppose what I'm saying is, we love how there's near no one here, and we love everything to be more laid back, and chaotic. True, there are animals like grizzly bears, but it's unlikely that they're at all going to traverse into the larger towns. As for people who really adore the winter and the wilderness there is here, and the quiet, calm and slowed down nature of everything, we love our home, no matter how harsh or cold the winter gets, or how unbearable it may seem at times, it's beautiful when you get to have a look at it. But, I suppose these are my thoughts, as someone from Wyoming, and who loves living here.
I moved away from a more central city area and I can understand the love of less crowds. I don't think I could go as far out as Wyoming, but I can see why someone would love it in spite of the hazards! It's definitely beautiful
I’ve lived in Wyoming for 11 years and I share the same feelings. I don’t really care that there’s supposedly nothing to do, because I have my friends and family, and we know how to spend our time.
I would love ❤️ it…
You write, REALLY well. What’s your secret?
I think you should try to write children's books about Wyoming. I can see your potential as a writer.
As someone who has lived in Wyoming their entire life, I've never felt the need to move. I have friends all over the world who hate to come here, cause there's "not much to do", specifically in the attraction sense, but you have the opportunity to do so much that others can't. I personally built my own forge, with family who dug out a pond for swimming in the summer, and skating in the winter. It's definitely a land where you have to make your own enjoyment, though with the increase availability of fast Wi-Fi does make it easier for tourists to handle the area.
It's one of the best US states for hunting/fishing/guns or outdoorsmen-type activities. If you're into those things, then Wyoming is golden, not to mention how it's also one of the most "rugged," best-looking of the Mountain West states.
However, if you're not into outdoorsmanship or the rural lifestyle in general (... or if you can't afford it), there's not much the state can offer you.
the "theres nothing to do there!!!" always gets me lol
had a friend who moved from MI to SC because "there's nothing to do in michigan"
what mystical location-specific activities do they speak of
I hear the same from my friends. I live in Amarillo, Tx. It is hot and dry in the summer and very cold and dry in the winter. There is always wind and no trees. If you drive just 150 miles East to Oklahoma or SE toward Dallas, the elevation drops and it becomes more humid and green. That is where you will find bigger populations. But, I love it here.
I mean they are kinda right. There’s nothing THEY would like to do there. Most people just aren’t the outdoorsy type to this degree
A very good comment
I remember driving through Wyoming as a kid on vacation. I was so surprised about how you could drive for hours without seeing civilization. The signs on the highway would say something like, last fuel stop for x miles and such too.
That's scary because what if you need help because you might experience some kind of health problem or if your being attacked by a crazy person ? There's no one to ask for help ..But I do love Yellowstone National park 🏞🌄🦌🐂🐎🐄🐐🐑🐏🐻🐿🦅
@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 far scarier to live in a city where crime is normalized. Don't have to lock doors in many low population areas of country
@@JD-yx7be I know
@@vp5429Casper Wyoming has more cops then any city I’ve ever lived in. Can’t go anywhere without seeing 3-4 , never been pulled over in my life go to Casper and it’s happening all the time..
@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 the 2nd part is why you have guns kiddo
As someone watching from Sydney, Wyoming sounds perfect for tourists that hate bustling cities and noises. The landscape and the fact that it's safe appeals to me. Would love to visit one day!
Great place to visit one of the worst states in the U.S. to live,,,
I feel the same way about Sydney. 😉
Most of Yellowstone National Park, and ALL of Grand Teton National Park; are located in northwest Wyoming.
It sounds safer than being in the deserts of Australia tbh
CA has plenty of nature preserves, which do get crowded, especially Sequoia and Death Valley.
Hey, I am from India. And as a small kid, when I first looked at a political map of the United States, the square state in the middle always amazed me and made me very curious to visit it. I will surely visit Wyoming if I visit the US as a tourist.
If you want to come to United States, go to the south border!! That would be easier!😂😂😂😂 i bet!! If you follow the legal process you are going to pay hundreds to thousand of $$$$& for immigaration process, interviews, and gathering of documents are very crucial. Unlike in south border, you will just cross and once you get in you can even have access to government subsidy! POWERED BY DEMONCRATS!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Remember pretty much the whole state is a mountain range over a mile high. So take physical activity slow
Theres nothing to do in Wyoming, but plenty to see.
Just be careful. Tourists die in the California deserts not far from big cities, and Wyoming is so much more isolated.
I have seen too many stories of folks getting lost in the middle of nowhere on what they thought would be a short hike!
Also, national parks can have many dangers. Yosemite has many such stories. Many people have died of being boiled in the hot springs trying to rescue their dogs, or simply falling in because they weren't paying attention!!
@@chacha9674 I was talking about visiting as a tourist, not illegally immigrating into the US. Though there is truth in your statements, please at least read what I have written first instead of being a paranoid right-winger.
And most Indians living in the US are educated professionals, some of whom are CEOs of the biggest companies in the US, like Google, Microsoft, etc.
Wyoming is sparsely populated for the same reason as Nevada, and Western Texas, and Eastern Oregon, and pretty much every other place that's sparsely populated - it's always about the amount of accessible fresh water. That's pretty much the story of the entire planet.
Fresh water for staying alive and proximity to bodies of water for trade. Although these days, we don’t need to be close to either in order to establish civilization. But I suppose it’s hard to build new cities or towns from scratch. Easier to just expand outwards from established locales
@@dataman9370Nevada population is around 3.24m whilst the greater Las Vegas population is 2.84 million… so most of Nevada is kinda empty, which proves the original point.
@@dataman9370 Nevada might be the worst example since like 85 % live in Las Vegas which is fed by the Hoover Dam
It's not a planet? Wake the hell up! You live under a dome.
Too simplistic.
I’m from the Midwest, but I spent a week in Wyoming on geology field camp in 2002. Spent my 21st birthday & bought my first legal beer in the great city of Buffalo, WY. There wasn’t much there besides that hotel and gas station, despite a major interstate passing through it. The city of Cody was one of the most unique places I’ve ever seen with how much they lean into their western roots. I hope it’s still like that. And the drive on US 14/16/20 from Cody to Yellowstone is still one of the most beautiful scenic drives I’ve ever seen. Living there’s probably not for me…can definitely see its appeal for the few ppl who do live there…but I can’t wait to visit there again.
I remember visiting my friend on the Air Force base in Cheyenne. It was surreal to see just how truly empty and vast the state was the minute you got outside of the city limits.
For a town of 50,000 while you are in it, you are in a lot of empty space.
Gee, Cheyenne is practically a "ghost" town.
...Casper. That was lame. I'm still half-asleep. I'll try again later.
Wyoming is irrelevant ah there only shoutout ever was from oregan trial game lmao
Is your friends name Tealc or Jack O'neal or Samantha Carter and did you get to see the stargate?
We bought a home on five acres without seeing it. My mother lives in Wyoming as well. She's a widow. We live close to her. Just in case. Born and raised in Alaska lived there 40 years. This reminds me of Alaska. We love it! We see deer everyday wondering through our yard. Just like in Alaska. Every spring we had a cow (moose) have her twins in our back yard. My grandparents settled here decades ago.
I actually found the landscape viscerally beautiful. The peaceful valley with enormous mountains carving the sky, the formation of a thunderstorm was visible as the thunder broke the silence and lightning struck the valley below.
Yeah I love the abnormal plains (idk what to call it, plains but with frequent eroded location and steeper sections) and then there’s the new portion
Must of been mid spring because who is has to colors white and brown
Thank you, we do live in a very beautiful state.
My favorite time is probably Christmas in Laramie Wyoming or Evanston it just looks like a Thomas Kincaid for Christmas card.
The song "Let it Snow" close to home because you can't go anywhere when it snows 😸
@@unibiker8087 Sour grapes. I bet your Christmas isn't as white as ours 😉
There are parts of Wyoming that are beautiful, then there are mostly areas of nothing other than sage brush and flatter terrain. Yeah it all looks great on vid, but driving through the areas of nothing other than sage and boring landscape gets old when it's hundreds of miles until the next state.....no wildlife or anything interesting to be seen, just brown sage and flatness.
I visited Wyoming as part of a road trip holiday in 2017, and also to see the total eclipse on August 21st. I found it a really beautiful place, with the town of Laramie being an absolute delight. I went to Glendo National Park for the eclipse & was lucky enough to have clear blue skies for the event - the first ‘total eclipse’ I’d ever witnessed. Driving across the state on IS80 was a great experience… the huge horizons were an awesome sight for someone who lives in the ‘crowded house’ of S.E.England… as were the vast open spaces all around. I appreciate it must be a tough environment in winter, but like all of the bits of the USA I have seen on my road trips there, it is really very beautiful!
It is very beautiful 😍
From FL just went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton last month and have to say Wyoming is gorgeous!!😍 love it so much the sun sets later, the air is fresh and the water is freezing and refreshing. Definitely somewhere everyone needs to visit at least once in this life. Makes you really appreciate all the beauty God created ❤😊
Amen! I worked at Yellowstone National Park from May til October and then worked another summer from July til October in the Grand Tetons at Jackson Lake Lodge, 21 and 17 years ago. Best epic summers in my life!!!
I was so stupid to leave there, but I missed my parents, brother and sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins however I regret it more with every passing year as my hometown has transformed from a Norman Rockwell painting to carjackings, muggings, "random" beatdowns from large groups of "teens", epidemic drug addiction and other culturally enriching activity over a 30 year period of time. Our ancestors used to have a word for this kind of overwhelming demographic displacement and cultural annilihation; CONQUERED, I believe it was....
@@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown I think they call it gentrification now.
@@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown Every one of your words rings true and glows like burning coal. Wyoming sounds great, much better than crime-ridden and degenerate Michigan.
Wyoming is on the continental divide, which means it has rugged winters from the high elevation. I once drove through Wyoming in July on my way to Oregon and it was chilly then. It is a beautiful state if you like wildlife and nature.
Living in arid hot West Australia, I'd move to cool/cold arid Wyoming in a heartbeat. Hard for whitey to get residency permission though, and I am way, way above illegally crossing the criminally and deliberately open Southern border with the worlds grifters and vermin. Plus, I can never vote Blue. Never vote Blue. Maybe under the next Red President? I like guns too. I love my guns.
@@carrisasteveinnes1596 it's probably good that u won't get residency permission, the way it's so easy for you to call ppl vermin. I could only imagine how you refer to the aboriginals and how you treat them.
I worked there in june-july 2019 and it snowed in late june.
I grew up in Wyoming and feel it is beautiful! There is more to Wyoming than Yellowstone. It was a great place to grow up in the 60's & 70's. Living in Michigan now but sometimes feel there are way too many people here! WY has beautiful bright blue skies and lower humidity. And you don't need to go far for beautiful views of the stars!
You mean too much crime in Michigan
Big Sky Country because it's mostly over 6,000 ft elevation... There are many Beautiful places there... Not much good land for growing and the winds always blow... Dry for sure and lot's of fluffy snow....
To the commentator about crime...
Where there are lot's of people that have low expectations of their surroundings, crime will rear it's ugly head...
Maybe you are one of the many problems in your area... Peace, think Peace and Goodwill towards others....
@@theemeraldfox7779 Turn off Fox News. It's rotting your brain.
There was a military IQ test-giver on the radio in New England who said some fancy college kids think they are smart, but are not. They score low. He said the highest score he gave was to a graduate of U of Wyoming.
I grew up in Michigan and I’m back living here now. But I lived in Riverton WY. from 2012-2014. It was like living on a different planet.
Interesting! Exploring why nobody lives in Wyoming sounds intriguing. Can't wait to learn more. Thanks for shedding light on this topic!
in the next two weeks, i’ll be moving over there. driving from new jersey to wyoming 😇
While talking about Cheyenne, you showed a photo of Salt Lake City. The Utah Capitol Buildings as well as the LDS Church's HQ building, are unmistakable--not to mention the Wasatch Front.
Yeah lol I saw that too. Not a city in Wyoming dude.
I was about to comment on that at 3m21s. Definitely Utah. Probably more people live in that shot than live in Wyoming.
People moving to Cheyenne are going to be in for a big surprise when they find out there’s no mountain lol
The guy who made this video has obviously never been to Wyoming and has no idea what he's talking about.
@@aaronwindell3812 they are going to be more disappointed every time they try to pee outside LOL.
Went on a road trip with some friends and we stayed in Wyoming for a few days camping around Pine Haven and Devils Tower. It was in mid May. We arrived to wind and mid 50’s. The first morning we woke up to over a foot of snow and got 6 more during the day. Our supply tent blew away and sunk in a near by lake. The closest grocery store was 1.5 hours away. Closest gas station… 45 minutes. Wyoming slapped us in the face that day and that’s coming from a dude who lives in Michigan.
But was it like a slap from a tantalizingly beautiful woman that you just propositioned? And relish the memory of the rejection? Or was it like a kick in the nuts from a tranny?
Impressive Story !
At least Wyoming let you know who's boss, eh ?
Michigander here (for the last 20 yrs) and that sounds like a camping problem and not a Wyoming problem. I would love to lose the crime and degeneracy everywhere in Michigan for some decent neighbors, that I would rarely see because I like to work and bowl and do stuff online indoors and to avoid the natural world that is always trying to kill all of us.
“It’s like being in love with a beautiful woman who is trying to kill you!”
In an old American film. Bank robbers with hostages were demanding transport and a plane to escape the U.S. or hostages would be shooted. The authorities asked what country they wanted to be flown to and one of them, Sal, said he wanted to be flown to Wyoming ! Giving birth to a saying with the wife at the time. "SAL, wanted to go to Wyoming"......LOL ....
I lived in Colorado all my life and saw a state I once adored get turned into landlocked California. I put up with it for far longer than a should have, until I just couldn't take it anymore. I spent a decent amount of time in Wyoming and absolutely loved it. The quiet, the peacefulness, the wildlife, the wonderful people, everything. I even learned to tolerate the intense wind and cold winters. I finally decided it was time to leave my native state and call Wyoming my new home. My only regret is not moving sooner.
And some people say Wyoming is impossible to move to. I definitely wouldn’t mind living there
Where did you decide to move to in Wyoming?
Let's hope it stays this way
For real , I was thinking the same thing about Colorado Springs. Thanks for your opinion. Wyoming... Oh why not 😊
Californians screw everything up!
My plan in life is to move to Wyoming, as an introvert. Although I hate the cold and temperatures lower than 70°F, I can try to stand it in order to live in such a calm place
We would welcome you with open arms. However, make no mistake, the weather here is anything but "calm". There are many days of 30+mph winds, snowstorms, wild fires, tornados, floods, droughts, hail, -25 to +110. Although seldom in the same day but maybe in the same week. This year, I had a grass fire within a 1/2 mile of my house on June 5th and 3 inches of rain on June 8th.
If I had to guess, in the SE corner where I live, we get about 45 really "nice" days per year.
If you plan to live here, plan on being hardy and self-reliant. We are good neighbors but there are times when nobody is going to get to you and you'll need to depend on your own resources.
The 1 other thing that we absolutely hate is when a newcomer moves here and tries to change it. We love it exactly how it is and want to keep it that way. Don't bring liberal politics, street lights, sidewalks or let your dog run loose.. Unless you plan to live in town, don't plan on daily trips to the grocery store. We stock up. Dominos does not deliver to my house.
But with all that said, if you are a hardy type person, you might just love it here.
@@nohillforahighstepperno liberal politics is such a beautiful thing to hear. Wyoming has my respect
@@irishsoprano3485
Well, there are libs here, and they have brought there politics with them. But we do our best to keep things as conservative as possible. I don't think you can get away from lib policies 100% these days unless you move to Poland.
be a cool place to own a cabin and land if we ever become rich and retire. pass it on down ro the kids for hunting trips and to keep the land away from the govt
@@nohillforahighstepperwhy’s it so windy there?
Did you mention the real lack of water for huge parts of our state? That fact more than any else limit the amount of people and animal the State can support... and yes, we are comfortable with the small population!
Wouldn't you know if he mentioned it if you watched?
@@matteliano454 The video did mention the water issue but not the severity of the problem. Water seems like a major issue in Wyoming's development. Like the poster stated above, they like it that way and they have a budget surplus unlike many of the larger populated States. A balanced budget means little to no interference by the Federal Government.
I did watch it all, but his comment regarding the water did not stand out to me...
I spent several years there when I was in the air Force stationed at F. E. Warren in Cheyenne by and large I liked the cowboy state and it's friendly sincere people but damn it was coooold!
It has natural grasslands that wildlife thrives on.
Wyoming isn't just a state, it's a feeling. That's what I've said about this state since I moved here 45 years ago.
That is beautifully said! That’s exactly how I feel about my time there. Miss it.
Can you describe that feeling?
Where in Wyoming? The people that say they like it there are not mentioning which city or town they live in.
Yeah, it's a cold and depressing feeling. If I didn't want to do anything with my life, Wyoming would be the best place to live.
@@MR-xy4tf The population is so sparse that people don't expose where they live.
One vacation I left Cheyenne going north on 25. The only other car on the highway was almost a good mile ahead of me. As an introvert it was truly magical.
Lol
That sounds amazing. The stress of LA traffic is going to cause me to die an early death
Between Laramie and Casper you can very often have the entire drive completely to yourself. My last trip heading that way I did not see one single other car on the road. It's magical indeed but also comes with a side of anxiety as cell coverage is limited and those damn speedgoats can be hard to see.
@@max-fj7np Get out, while you still can.
Having no one around you on a long drive definitely is nice. I've lived in Texas most of my life, growing up in Houston and now in Austin. The drive b/w the two cities used to be so chill, but with the population of Austin in particular rapidly growing you're now constantly around other vehicles the entire way. I miss being able to just set my cruise and relax.
Nice vido. Best wishes from Serbia/Europe.
As a Texan who travels throughout the country, I have visited Wyoming several times. It's one of my favorite states!! Besides being a beautiful state, I like that it's sparsely populated!
U.S. 287 was the loneliest drive I ever experienced.
Thank you😁
I know what you mean Tex but less people means less women which I guess is both good and bad
Which is more "cowboy" culture Texas or Wyoming?
@@johnlesica4657 Wyoming
One thing I found very difficult to comprehend in Wyoming is how high elevation completely flat areas are. Normally when you are at 7,500 ft, you expect to be in mountains. Not necessarily so in Wyoming. It has a strange statistic. It's the state with the highest average lowest elevation
That tripped me out about Denver when I visited from flat seaside Houston. It’s flat until you hit them mountains but still couldn’t breath 😅
@@cjthompson420 Oh yeah you're right! I went through there a few years back and had the foresight to bring some of that portable oxygen. I stayed in Lake City Colorado and I was huffing and puffing as I moved all of my luggage into the rental. Few puffs of that oxygen and I was feeling right again
@@cjthompson420 that's what I said, im from Houston too and went I went to denver I was like wtf it's still flat here it look like Kansas and shit. But then you drive 15 minutes west and there's big ass mountains
My ranch outside of Laramie is exactly the same elevation as Donner Summit in California.
@@terrysoule8441 Sounds awesome! Can you snowmobile there in January and february?
While traveling across the US in the '70's, my car broke down near Rock Springs. There was nobody on the Interstate until several hours later a single camper drove by me and stopped. I was very lucky because they offered help and back then there were no cell phones for emergencies. I left my car and drove with my new friend back to Rock Springs for assistance and a tow truck. Eventually, my car was towed back to Rock Springs to a Chevy dealer for repairs...and so began a new chapter in my life. What I learned that day was that even though there were so few people in the state, Wyoming residents take care of each other otherwise because help is never close by and staying alive in an emergency is a high priority.
that makes you appreciate your neighbour like a brother doesn't it? It's wonderful
Try watching ' Breakdown ". starring Kurt Russell ??
I visited after I graduated high-school with a friend that had family there from Oklahoma. We stayed for a great two weeks of hunting and trout fishing. I saw it snow on the 4th of July and stood by a fire cold as his cousins swam on the bluest lake I have ever saw. I definitely have fond memories of the state.
I drive through this state all the time on I 80. I’m a truck driver and do a cross country run a lot. I must say, it is a very beautiful state. I was just recently trapped in rock springs due to the bad weather and they closed I 80. If I had to pick, I’d go atop the mountain east of Laramie. I’d put a house near the southern tip of the mountain that overlooks Colorado. I’d probably have to get a snowmobile, but I would love it.
God bless keep on trucking I myself have been stuck on i80 3 days from east to west little america always room for one more rig lol
besides the far west of wyoming with its majestic mountains and yellowstone park, wyoming is largely an arid, tree-less area of high desert and desolate land. ive often traveled through central wyoming and you will not see a single tree (and very few animals or humans) for HOURS except a few planted by houses. cheyenne is very close to colorado, so you’re getting a more northern colorado feel by then.
Even herbs are tiny because of the high altitudes.
lived in Wyoming for almost 50 yrs love the fact we have more animals than people
I love this
Agree.
I live in the Pacific Northwest, we call it the Upper Left (I know, dumb joke). I’ve been to Wyoming a number of times and must say the unmatched beauty is amazing. The kindness of the locals, the open range, the Grand Tetons and the the deep silence are there to experience. Sure, it probably has it’s drawbacks, what place doesn’t. We’re known for seemingly interminable rain and flat gray skies for months, yet the clear summer weather makes that all worthwhile.
It’s been said that there isn’t a lot to do in places like Wyoming. Well, did you go all that way to be entertained or discover someplace new that requires actually getting up and walking outside to indulge yourself in some of the finest scenery and pristine places you could imagine. Wyoming is there to enjoy.
Italian here and I LOVE Wyoming. I don’t know what living in Wyoming is like, but as a tourist I find it incredibly beautiful. Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP are obviously amazing places but I also absolutely loved driving around…Cody, Bighorn National Forest, Jackson, Cheyenne, Upper Green River….yes it is somehow pervaded by a deep sense of loneliness and remoteness but that’s part of the charme of this beautiful state. There’s plenty of chaotic places in the world, sometimes it really feels great to slow down a bit and enjoy the simple things. Can’t wait to go back 🤟
La penso anche io come te. Un saluto.
@@orgogliozeneize Un territorio stupendo, un po’ scomodo da raggiungere ma vale senza dubbio la pena 👌
as someone who lives in Cheyenne my whole life, i wish i could live in italy
@@eeriff hope you’ll be able to visit Italy soon mate 👌
@@eeriff i get you, i think i'm lucky to born in Italy,is wonderful. But what i can see about your state,is the freedom,the beauty of incontaminated nature, not overcrowed places,free animals,never hot summers... Maybe we as humans appreciate what we don't have...
I am from India and visited Wyoming with my wife and my son in 2001. I loved the place. I have good memories of the place. Nature at it’s best and very friendly people. We stayed in Jacksonhole. I hope I can visit again.
Hello sir
My name is jenish i am an indian too
Should I go to university of Wyoming is it worth taking admission i am coming with help of mothers financial background can i earn at Wyoming 😢😢please reply it looks like dry state with no money
I knew on old westerner who thought Grand Junction, CO was getting too populated for his taste. I asked him where he wanted to move...
He said "Cody, WY"
A friend lives about 35 minutes west of cheyene. He told me it is common for people to visit the area in the summer and then decide to move there. After one winter they usually leave and go back where they came from.
I'm from Wyoming but have been in Phoenix for decades now. It's the same thing here but opposite seasons. Very few new people make it through two consecutive summers.
lol
Moving to a secluded area and running away after the second winter is a fairly common phenomenon, seen it often in my tiny hometown in BC.
Wyoming is crazy windy, especially in the winter. It’s out of control most of the time. Example: my buddy has a flag pole on his property. He has gone through 4 flags (wind whipped them so hard) that are basically half flags now. It only takes about a month to make a regular flag about half the size. I’m telling you, the wind is out of control. Plus, there NO TREES from the middle of the state to the eastern border. Everything is just flat and WINDY.
Yes...I've heard the wind is horrible 😱😱💨💨💨💨💨😱😱😱
@@208_treasure6 the wind is so bad, my house shakes everyday and we get winds up to 50 mph, most days it’s 20 mph and we don’t even blink an eye to that😂
You are spot on. The interesting part is that the summers are not particularly windy. The bad winds start in November and go through April. Has to do with how the storm track seasonally shifts I believe.
We say its windy because "Nebraska blows and Colorado sucks".
@@aidenfoley5018 approximately where do you live? ( I mean don't give me your address or anything lol)
My son invited me out to Colorado for my 70th birthday, earlier this year. We did day visit to nearby Wyoming, and I absolutely fell in love with the small town feeling of Cheyenne. I just may make the move , someday, to be closer to my son. Thanks for the informative video. Have a great day, everyone.👍
Yea me to bro, I actually used to live in Nebraska to and they called me that one dude 😎
Hey you should make the move,being close to family is very important especially during Times like now!
Doing now before you have serious health complications. Then even when you do have time you will be too sick too enjoy it.
In the 80s we lived on the outskirts of Evanston. It was during the oil boom so there were people from all walks of life. Those eight years gave me a perspective on life that I will always treasure. Yes, the climate was/is harsh; it is, after all, a high desert plain. But it was the people. Mostly those who grew up there. Never since have I experienced the quality of character as that of the people of Wyoming. Honest. Hard working. Friendly. Caring. Trustworthy. Compassionate. It didn't matter what country road, which small town, which farmer working his land, we all gave each other a wave as we drove by. If a person needed help on the side of the road at two or three of us would stop. I say "us" because there existed an unspoken understanding between people that you weren't an outsider. You were part of a community of people who truly cared about one another. The easy going nature of people who had nothing to hide because they were genuine. I'm much older now but could still see myself retiring there if there was enough health care available. I miss standing outside at night seeing the sky fill with stars. The cool breeze always began to flow as the sun set. The scent of sagebrush and pine. The voices of the coyotes and wolves in the darkness. The endless fields of gold in September.The different types of bales awhile later. Eagles and hawks, the permanent residents. The migration of those who would return next year. The beauty of Spring. The heat of Summer. The colors of Autumn. The sparkling pristine snows of Winter. Wyoming is not for everyone...
Yet I will always remember the beauty my eyes saw. In the land and in the people ❤
Ask Matthew Shepard's family about the kind compassionate people of Wyoming...
And none of those people still live here.
I’m from Casper, and it’s mostly like anywhere else. Walmarts, Targets, olive gardens, soccer, football, baseball, symphonies, raves and rodeos… good people and bad people.
I travel and live around the country and what I've found is that pretty much every mid to large city is all the same (especially the suburbs and mid sized cities). They all have the same stores, restaurants, roads, people, same type of neighborhoods, etc. Only thing different is the landscape backdrop.
Just like Vegas!
Gotta find the local non-chain restaurants anywhere you go. But yeah driving through anywhere, you see the same signs for chain stores and restaurants.
Raves you say?
Where?
It's a bit more complicated and nuanced than that. People who blithely say, "everywhere in the United States is the same" aren't really paying much attention to their own communities.
As a resident of Wyoming I can confirm that we indeed like our low population. It just makes things easier. The state isn't for people who hate weather either.
A friend from Alaska told me there is no such yhing as bad weather. Just bad clothing. LOL
Easier how?
@@wrAIth-AI we don't deal with high levels of traffic, laws here aren't stupid, you actually have to learn to be self sufficient. I could go on for awhile.
I worked for Union Wireless in Wyoming. I got to travel all over the state. It's beautiful there and I love the wide open spaces. The only downside was the lack of amenities. And if you need to fly out of state it's not always easy to find a good flight at a good time.
so basically if you go there, bring a tent, a lot of firewood...a shovel so you can dig a hole to poop in.....and you're calling this place beautiful in the same breath ha...ha ...ha
Sounds like Alaska.
@@kantraxoikol6914 if u want to just get by in life and enjoy low stress good air and open spaces then its perfect
Wyoming seems a better state the Dakotas
RUclips Teezy T Pandemic Struggling. Song says it all.
Decades ago, my sister and I went on a road trip vacation. It was in the month of August. One of the highlights was Yellowstone National Park. Ironically, saw no bears. Did see moose, bison, and ducks. We sat at a lake near the Eastern entrance. The Teatons were spectacular. I admired the trees in full Summer bloom. The best memories I had of Wyoming.
I've been hiking the Wind River Range for 45 years, beginning as a 23 year old looking at a map and saw an area that seemed impossible to really be true. With Jeep and shovels we wound our way along the Green River through the remaining snowfields (North of Pinedale along the road to Cora and beyond) and discovered what we believed to be Heaven on Earth in The Bridger Wilderness, way before the area was "discovered" by others 2 decades latter. Whitewater rafting on The Shoshone River...visiting Sierra Trading Post and Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody. I've shared this with family and friends plus solo trips for 2-3 weeks. I feel very fortunate to have experienced this part of Wyoming. After a lifetime of hiking many places, sea-kayaking the entire Ontario Coast and all The Great Lakes plus coastal Southeast Alaska often solo...Wyoming is special.
How many grizzly bear encounters have you had in The Winds?
@@Summitclym I've never seen a Grizzly in The Winds, although I had heard that their range had expanded South into the Winds over two-three decades ago...I haven't been there for 8 years now. I did experience several Black bears over the years (no aggression), but no more than in the Far upper Midwest. The most Grizzlies ever encountered (sometimes close and personal) was absolutely in Glacier Bay, AK often preventing attempted landings. In the upper regions where there are no trees yet, it was 100% Grizzly, once as close as 40ft. and conspicuously NO Black Bears LOL:) In the Southern part of the Park near the rain forested area, many areas are often closed due to huge populations of Black Bears present. Food canisters are required! Also...most Grizzly sightings in The Winds that I had heard of were more to the Northwest of the main range above the Green River Lakes...closer to Union Pass area...lots of more open terrain over there.
@@kayakdan48 Great info. I would like to backpack there next summer and was wondering which protection to take. I've hunted black bears in the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska and don't fear them, though I probably should. It's the grizzly I want to be prepared for so I'll probably take the 10mm Glock 20 with 15 round magazine! That would of course be the absolute last resort as my hiking companion will carry bear spray.
With jeeps and shovels? Scaring the land, hope you had fun. Geez. I hope you wasn't on reservation lands.
@@toddgenga4642 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I haven't been to Wyoming since 1979 but this is what I remember about my week visit to Jackson Hole. Most days the daily high was -15 degrees Fahrenheit. They had things along the streets that looked like parking meters but they were really electrical posts that the residents would plug into because all their vehicles had engine heaters. When they stopped somewhere the residents left their vehicles running out of fear they wouldn't start if left to get cold. Wyoming used simple numbers on their license plates, some had only three digits. I grew up in Michigan and live in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming is way too cold for me.
Still have a 3 number license plate
They’re called block heaters. Virtually every vehicle in Canada has them. If it’s -30 Celcius (I don’t know the Fahrenheit mumbo jumbo) or colder, your vehicle will struggle to start if the engine is cooled off, if it starts at all. Your oil will literally flow as well as cardboard at these temperatures. Pretty normal reality most winters.
@@oilersridersbluejays I understand the use of block heaters (I called them engine so readers would know what they did). The thing that surprised me was the availability of electrical outlets along the streets that were free of charge. When you think about it, they are a 20th century version of the EV charger.
Jackson Hole isn't really Wyoming
@@billybenson3834 haha as someone from Jackson hole born and raised. You are right. It’s its own little bubble. But we are also the most funded county in the nation as well so we have lots of public programs unfortunately not so much for other areas in Wyoming
Wyoming is mostly high desert plains and very windy like eastern Colorado. I lived in these areas but now I’m very happy to be in the mountains.
The county I live in is 85 percent public land with no development but the rest is lightly developed and very expensive.
Is it less windy where you are now? I’m thinking of moving to WY. Traveled through there in ‘21 and fell in love with it all and went to Yellowstone. If you don’t mind me asking, about where did you end up, even if just the general area?
@@worldupsidedown1 Central Colorado mountains. We’ve been here since 1996.
@@worldupsidedown1 Good luck with the future move
@@powerwagon3731 Ohh, I assumed you were still in WY, but are now in the mountains there! I currently live in the Colorado mtns as well.
@@johncollier9106 Thanks, have no idea which town I'll end up in!
I went to the devil's tower last may as part of a road trip. There were several states I'd never been to before (Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota) but I liked Wyoming, and the Dakotas the best of all of them. I'd never been to the great plains, so even though I went for the Dakota's national parks, the Great Plains were crazy to look at as well. Like being in a sea of green. Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt were both cool places to visit.
I have nothing negative to say about the other states, just that I usually was just driving through most of them. Montana for instance, I was driving through at night, the same for Minnesota. I stayed at hotels at both places and the people were friendly enough, but you can't really tell anything about places at night time. Other than Montana in May was freezing cold in comparison to my home state. It was 90 degrees already in May in Kentucky when I left. It was about 40 degrees up there at night time. I also liked Nebraska's Sandhills. I hadn't decided yet whether to drive through Kansas or Nebraska, and randomly chose Nebraska because the Rocky Mountain National Park was potentially going to be closed for snow (thus removing the reason I was going to Colorado) and just decided on Nebraska. So I had no idea about the sandhills and thought that area was cool to drive through and look at. Iowa kind of reminded me of KY except flatter.
Wyoming's people reminded me the most of the area of KY I'm from. Kind of people that wave as they drive by. Pleasant to talk to. I'll be back eventually.
As a European, citizen of Prague, CZ middle Europe, I would change immediately my place for one in Wyoming... I absolutely adore that nature, I dont care if there is not much to do, I do have my guitar and thats pretty much all I need.. If there would be some working oportunity to live there, I would go right now :) I hope one day I will have that oportunity to leave it here and go there, wait for me Wyoming :)
I've never been to Prague but I've seen video, and it's absolutely beautiful! At least from what I saw.
why don't you just go to live to Lipno area? my friends from czechia say it's a total s_thole
That's the problem with Wyoming. I was born and raised there, and I love it. It's just so hard to find work there. That's why the population is stagnant.
You better like consistent high winds because Wyoming has very windy weather.
I’d like Prague
Wyoming is definitely one of the most peaceful and beautiful states I’ve ever been to. I live in the mountains of North Carolina which is amazing but after spending last summer bouncing around out west living out of a van I can see myself settling down out there. Tetons and Yellowstone was cool, but the further you get from the touristy stuff and further into the wilderness the better it gets
The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is my home. 😊 Some days I don't see Humans, just Wildlife and snow.
@@Diana1000Smiles How are land prices out there? Thanks!
Might want to spend a winter before making that decision.
The Wind River area is so damn cool! One of my favorite places. (Hello from Cary, NC!)
@@Geeksmithing You're close to me bro. Ever heard of South Boston, VA?
I lived in Wyoming for a total of 6 months between 2021 and 2022. I really liked it. The people there were incredibly kind and I still found plenty to do
We’re there women? Lol I’m being serious
@@youtubedrifter5594great question!
It all depends on what one enjoys doing. I could have a great time there, I can't stand city life.
I remember hearing Don Imus doing a bit on the radio in NYC in the mid-70s where he stated that the State of Wyoming doesn’t actually exist. He posed the rhetorical questions “Have you ever been to Wyoming? Have you ever even met anyone from Wyoming? Have you ever met anyone who has been to Wyoming?” His conclusion was that since the answers to his questions were always “No” when he asked people directly, it’s not really there. It was a very funny bit.
Although I lived in Laramie Wyoming with my friends for 1 year, yet I really miss the life, which is so peaceful and comfortable. medicine bow snowy range, vedauwoo, laramie river, each scence is always in my mind. I still hope I can go back to Wyoming and live there for the rest of my life some day. It is not an advertisement, just a good memory.
I have visited Wyoming once. Absolutely loved it. One of the most beautiful states ive been to. Even thought about living there. But yeah the lack of opportunities would be a big barrier to living here.
Keep that mindset dont find yourself moving there and getting trapped, Ive seen this happen so many times, some Job "...that will turn out to be a disaster, like most of them there, crazy high rents, $ 300 dollar a month power bills, youll pay way more for gas, food, up there, Rents how about $ 1500 a month for some crummy shack, or $ 3000 a month for an old beater house ? Dont fall for it....Visit Wyoming dont live there,
“It’s like being in love with a beautiful woman who is trying to kill you!”
moved to wyoming 2 years ago from wisconsin.. this state is my home for life now... everything is beautiful
My neighbor is from Gilette,WY. She's a real hardworking woman, as all are from WY. She told me there's no jobs and the wind and snowstorms will crush you. So she's been here in California with her kids and grandkids for more than 30 years, all working for the grocery stores, which are plenty here.
I was stationed in F.E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne for 3 and a half years and loved it, minus the wind and lack of four seasons. There is a lot of history and natural landmarks to see and some of the highlights i was fortunate enough to experience wirh my family include Yellowstone National Park, Devils Tower, Thermopolis HotSprings, Independence Rock, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Museum, white water rafting in the Wind River Reservation, BigHorn Medicine Wheel, and lastly Cheyenne Frontier Days!!!
You are so right about the horrible winters, but also it is so windy. Due to lack of trees and being hilly, the wind never stops blowing
# "it is so windy"
The most-windy place in USA I have been. Driving east on I-80 and seeing the bottom of semis blown over every mile or so, was an eye-opener. 😯
I love when people talk about the relaxed pace of life in the country I used to own a ranch in west Texas started work when it was light enough to see worked until after sunset no time to relax during the day and horses and cows need to be fed 7 days a week city life working only 8 to 10 hours a day 5 or 6 days a week is actually a much slower pace
Depends on how you look at it. You get to work your own land and care for your animals while enjoying the outdoors and the fresh air. You don't have to fight traffic, beat deadlines, have staff meetings, or take orders from your boss. It's hard work, but there are definitely perks.
@@medmuscle enjoying the outdoors and your own land is a two edged word west Texas where I was located before I had my partner buy me out has some harsh weather cattle and horses need to be fed in the rain when the temperatures are single digit or in the summer when the high gets 115 or more deadlines are there diesel and feed kept going up price of beef not so much I wasn’t making a decent living so I started driving a semi traffic is only a minor inconvenience compared to what the ranchers are going through especially the small ones
People still have other things to do besides work in the city, there's taking care of kids, taking care of your health, getting groceries, working and going to school at the same time.
It really all depends on who you are and what your doing day to day. Maybe your country life was busier than city, but there's many others who might experience it the opposite.
Ney york is always hustling, lawyers, firms, entrrpreneurs. Some of these people work more than 10 hours a day and might even have multiple jobs or businesses.
@@Samuri5hit84 all those things you talk about having to do in the city has to be done in the country
One must remember I am talking about running a small ranch not just living in the country it was a wonderful way of life but the profit margin was just too small and by the time you think about actual hours of work to profit I was under minimum wage life is what you make it most business men I know are always complaining about being stressed then playing golf for exercise while hiring someone else to cut their lawn there is nothing wrong with that while owning a ranch is owning a business and the same stress is there I found the physical labor was a great stress reducer all in all live where you are most comfortable and find happiness in your life
Ex Wyomingite here. The reasons are cold and wind. 20 below F is not uncommon there. 50 mph winds are common. I remember one night where the temp was -30 F (not wind chil, actual temp) plus 70 mph winds.
I remember a study that was done where they matched the correlation between suicide rates and wind storms. The curves were identical. The winds there are just nuts. And ya.. the snow too. Crazy winters. I used to make a mint shoveling folks driveways for them. heh heh.
I lived in Wyoming, my sister still does. The people there are so kind and gracious. It's the winters I can't do anymore. Wonderful people everywhere! No state taxes!
Winters in New Mexico
Summers in Wyoming
Not a good place to live....sorry.....
When I lived in Montana 1990-2001 I visited Wyoming 12-15 times. Except for some barren, bleak parts of the state I found it to be a fine place. I’m an avid fly fisherman and enjoyed some great fishing. Never hunted there but friends who lived there told me of some great elk hunting.
On a different note, I found some excellent restaurants in Wyoming,the best of all being the Winchester Steak House in Buffalo,where I had the best ribeye I’ve ever had in theUS and returned to Buffalo four times just to have that steak again.
Wyoming has a lot to offer to anyone who is willing to get around and search a little.
Traveled through Wyoming a few times. I loved it. The lack of population keeps it beautiful and untouched. I plan on taking a trip there
Wyoming is paradise
I lived in Cody the fishing was amazing.
Another thing about the climate in Wyoming, the wind can be quite a bear. When I was out there, it was a constant 30 mph wind blowing sand in your face, and there was a little info panel on the side of every TV channel that told you how fast the wind was blowing that day. Also when you drive through on I-80 you'll see giant wood fences made to keep snow drifts away from the interstate, as well as big gates like you'd see at a railroad crossing that they use when they need to shut down portions of the highway in the winter. And it seemed like everything in Wyoming was always at least fifty miles away; being from the (congested) east, Wyoming was an eye-opening experience.
Ha tell me about it. I'm from Wyoming and visited Philly talk about a shock lol
30 mph? you got lucky that's a good day in Casper
"Ain't this place just a geographical oddity. Fifty miles from everywhere!" 😄 I used to do a lot of cross country motorcycle touring and camping, coast to coast and from the Arctic Circle in Alaska (Dalton Highway) to Cabo, Mexico, and some of my most challenging days on a motorcycle were crossing Wyoming in mid summer. Fighting gusty crosswinds and insane turbulence and riding at a 45 degree angle for hours on end just to keep from being blown off the road or under a tractor-trailer had me seriously reconsidering my choice of hobbies.
I moved to this state for a year to work on the oil lines as a land surveyor and when I tell you this state is empty I mean it and the wind and altitude is crazy
Geography and climate is everything. There is really no point in comparing Wyoming to NYC, or Rhode Island or any place else that is populous because its coastal or warm or a center of trade. No, it is not astonishing that one city can have 14 times more people than Wyoming. This type of thing happens all the time, all over the world. Where do most people want to live - a desert or mountain top, or a warm spot on the coast?
Good points, grew up in Wyo, don't live their now but my bro/sis still live there. One looks around to the land and soon sees there is no way for a large amount of people to live off most of it. What would they do to make a living? The towns that exist do so because there was an economic reason and as this succeeded they got larger if it didn't they grew smaller or died out. Also most towns of any size exist next to a river.
I think the largest 10 or so towns in Wyo are getting bigger and the 20-30 smallest getting smaller as different ways of doing business come along and people have to relocate to make a living. But this is also happening nation wide not just in Wyoming.
Mountains. Fuck the coast.
@@comradeeverclear4063 like 'em both to visit, not live. River valley works best for me.
Why would you compare the entire state of Wyoming to NYC? NYC is not NY state or aren't you privy to that? A relative out of state had a man tell her well New York has no rivers, mountains, fishing, hunting. She asked have you ever been there? He said NO. LOL Also Niagara falls is NY state on one side Canada on the other. At least a 10 hour drive from New York City.
California has lots of warm coastal land, but also has a government that overspends it's budget on a regular basis, then starts massive fires that kills their residents and destroys property so they can get billions of dollars from the feds.
I love WY, but I have a low tolerance for cold. That's why I live in TX.
Wyoming is TOO DAMN WINDY.
Takes its "great outdoors" joy out of everything. DEPRESSINGLY windy.
I went there in the winter and summer. The wind was a lot but I still felt like I was in a different world. Beautiful and enjoyable
I remember my first time driving through WY and noticed the permanent signs for high wind warning along the highway, which I have never seen before in other states. And sure enough during that drive I saw many vehicles, especially trucks and campers pulled over to the side, or many many had been toppled over.
I drove through Wyoming several years back and stopped at a Walmart in Gillette. On my way back to my car in the parking lot three teenage boys stopped me and asked me where I was from. I told them Portland OR and they responded basically in unison “take us with you we have to get out of this place!” I laughed and drove off but in hindsight I wonder if they were serious!
@user-pz8bl3uz2z Growing up anywhere in this state sucks. The only perk is the dirt cheap tuition at UW
even small states in the northeast can have a lot of "middle of nowhere" - I'm in north central Connecticut - 20 min. drive to western Massachusetts - plenty of farms - just smaller scale than the big mid-west operations - my wife works in Bolton CT - the town center is like a time warp - it has not changed much since 1781 when the French army encamped there on way to help Gen. George Washington win the Revolutionary war ..
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@Matt aaaannd Alaska and sometimes Idaho lol 😆
@Matt ~~ yes - I've been out there - and obviously the space is much more wide open - and yes I can go north to Maine and drive a couple of hours seeing nothing but woods - and maybe a moose ..
I lived much of my life in the Yukon Territory which is twice the size of Wyoming and barely has 40,000 people. My town had roughly 2,000 people and it was 300 miles by road to the only small city with malls, etc.
As a native goat roper I am very happy we have convinced the other 300
million+ a…holes. away!
The winters are long and sometimes brutal here. but I love it. The homeless hide away in the winter and its pretty safe here, no earthquakes or hurricanes.
Tornados? That's my biggest fear.
We live on top of the largest, most powerful caldera in the world.
@@YourPsychDoc Yep, we do.😀 But I'm not thinking it will take us out any time soon. If so, we will be close enough to ground zero that it won't matter.
@@terenarosa4790 Born and raised here in Wyoming and very seldom we ever get tornadoes here.
No earthquakes? Wyoming periodically experiences noticeable tremors, though mostly minor ones. However, in August 1959 the Yellowstone area experienced a 7.3 magnitude earthquake which resulted in millions of dollars in damage and killed 29 people.
I remember when I lived in Nebraska taking a detour through Wyoming as I was on my way to RMNP and wanted to take the scenic route (I had just come from Mt. Rushmore/Black Hills), I hit WY right as the sun was rising and its by far one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. It's hard to put to words the beauty of it.
Right now in my mid to late 20s I wouldn't want to live their as I like the city, but 30s and 40s? It's definitely up their on my places to live.
Curious how you heat your home? I know it’s a random question.
I grew up in Wyoming and loved it then and still love it today. Casper was a great place to live. My parents moved south and we ended up in Texas. If I could go back I would.
It's simple. I've been there briefly, and the WIND uh, you can't wear a hat, your property probably constantly gets wind damage. Wind weathers your skin/face, cuts you up, you have to squint all the time. It's ALL over the state. I cannot stand windspeeds of 20 mph or more, and it's common to be 30+ there all the the time.
Sounds like the one is an issue along that longitude
I wear a hat all the time here, and my house never has wind damage even though I live at the base of one of our mountains.
Cold as sin in the winter
If Utah didn't blow and Nebraska didn't suck Wyoming wouldn't have any wind. 🤣
I came to university of Wyoming in 1981 from Mumbai pop >12M and Pune population >3.5M to Laramie 18,000 people and when the schools was off then 5000. It was a shock of my life. I was used to 110 deg weather to -45 first year with windchill of -100 deg and you call Chicago the windy city? I saw my first snow there and in 1982 saw aurora borealis near VedaaWoo. It is my favorite place and over the next 2 yrs became my home as a graduate student. I became a tour guide 4 all friends. If Kashmir in India is a heaven on the earth the Yellowstone and grand Tetons (i was told it is proniunced as grand tit ons) are at least heaven in the USA. First national forest, first national park and first national monument. I ❤❤❤❤ the place. Every time I go back there it feels like I am visiting home. Such is my love 4 WY. WY gave me life, independence, livelihood, new direction and thinking and education and set me 4 life.
Are you still based there buddy? A Mumbaikar settled in States here
Chicago is not called the windy city because of wind
Indian ruining USA
@@ellisjackson3355 Yep, but Wyoming could be! It flat howls there.
To correct you ,Kashmir is not in India . Don’t be political .
We moved from CA to rural Casper WY 9 years ago. Bought a business, and husband retired 1 year ago.
Wyoming is very business friendly compared to CA. We own a small ranch raising cattle. Best thing we could have ever done. Yes, it's windy, and winters can be harsh, but I would rather live here than a big city or still in CA.
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Wyoming.. lived in Colorado and traveled back & forth to South Dakota. I miss those drives. I love Wyoming. Spent a lot of time in Cheyenne.
I’m sorry but those photos were not of Cheyenne they were of Salt Lake City.
I noticed that too.
*YES AT MiNUTE MARK* 03:20 *WAS A SALT LAKE CiTY PiCTURE*
That means Wyoming also has the smallest population of Karen's. Sounds like paradise.
When you feel the need to criticize people, you want to make an attempt to spell it correctly or you just look stupid.
Facts
Karens cannot stand Wyoming. Suburbia and HOAs are essentially non-existent. Those are two prerequisites for the development of Karen's. 😅
Hey the picture at 3:21 is not Wyoming. Looks like you got yourself a lovely picture of Utah. Lush vegetation like this doesn't appear in many places in Wyoming. Also you didn't mention the horrible wind Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins and most of the towns along i-80 endures most of the year. When a wreck happens along i-80 due to blowing and drifting snow the Highway department closes the entire stretch of i-80 from Cheyenne to Evanston. It may be sunny and warm in Laramie but if the road is closed in Evanston - too bad. The entire highway, 300+ miles, is closed.
Yeah it’s very clearly Salt Lake City. I don’t know why so many pictures of cities’ skylines end up with the wrong label
3:21 is Salt Lake City in Utah
I was gonna say I'm pretty sure thats the SLC Capitol Building lol
Blowing and drifting snow….in June or July or pretty much whenever 😅
First time I saw an antelope, I said 'hey somebody lost their dog'. Then saw a few more running around.
As a geographer… I appreciate you getting people to think geographically… One small note at 54 seconds in… You mentioned Delaware… Which is not accurate… But thanks. Wyo I is a great state with lots of natural beauty, resources and good people. I’ve been to most of the colleges and university there and salute them all.
Wyoming is among my top favorite states that I would love to live in. Along with Utah & Montana. I crave the peaceful, quiet and beautiful tranquility of those states. Give me the rockies! They're just drop dead gorgeous. And absolute wonders of nature . To think these mountains and canyons were carved into the earth over the course of over 200 million years.. truly incredible.
I visited my aunt in Meteetsee, Wyoming (pop. 289 at the time) some years back. I went into the town's only diner and asked where I might go to find my aunt. They knew where, and gave me directions. It was 160 miles, round trip, to get to a VCR tape rental store.
I had a similar experience in a little town in Italy trying to find relatives. When asked, although they knew perfectly well, nobody would tell me where they lived, but they immediately run to tell them that someone from America was looking for them. We finally met.
I hiked Glacier Trail 801 in the Wind River Range - August 13-17, 2019 as part of a Gannett Peak summit climb. Last summer I participated in a run -- the Wyoming Range 100 miler. The sparse population and large open spaces are an attractive feature of Wyoming. In order to expand my options, I purchased 10 acres of land a bit north of Rawlins. I live in S. Arizona full time but like to get out to my properties in WY and CO during road trips. Cheers.
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